Gary McSheffrey
McSheffrey in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gary McSheffrey | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Coventry City | 143 | (44) |
| 2001 | → IK Brage (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Luton Town (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2004 | → Luton Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | Birmingham City | 83 | (16) |
| 2009 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Leeds United (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Coventry City | 104 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Chesterfield | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Scunthorpe United | 80 | (12) |
| 2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016– | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:59, 8 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Gary McSheffrey (born 13 August 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers. He began his career as a striker but eventually became a left-winger. He has made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and Premier League, including 247 for Coventry City, where he became the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League.
McSheffrey began his professional career with Coventry City, and has previously played for , Luton Town, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United before returning to Coventry in 2010. Released in September 2013, he signed for Chesterfield later that month. In January 2014 he signed for Scunthorpe United on a free transfer until the end of the 2013–14 season. McSheffrey has played internationally for England three times at both under-18 and under-20 level.
McSheffrey was born in Coventry, and began his football career at home town club Coventry City. When he made his first-team debut against local rivals Aston Villa at the age of 16 years and 198 days on 27 February 1999, a game that Coventry won 4–1, he became the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League. He held the record for over four years until Aaron Lennon made his Leeds United debut at a younger age in August 2003. During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town, , and Swedish side IK Brage. He won England under-18 and under-20 honours.
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