Karl Sheppard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Sheppard | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cork City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portmarnock A.F.C. | |||
| Shelbourne | |||
| 2007–2010 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Galway United | 35 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Shamrock Rovers | 24 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Shamrock Rovers (loan) | 26 | (5) |
| 2014 | Shamrock Rovers | 19 | (1) |
| 2015– | Cork City | 59 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 23 October 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2012 |
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Karl Sheppard (born 14 February 1991), is an Irish footballer who plays for Cork City. He began his playing career at schoolboy club Portmarnock AFC before moving on to the schoolboy team of League of Ireland club Shelbourne.
In February 2010 he signed for Galway United. He made his League of Ireland debut at Richmond Park on the opening day of the 2010 League of Ireland season. His goal scoring in April earned him the Airtricity SWAI Player of the Month Award. In his last game for the club he scored the winner in the Premier Division Promotion/Relegation play-off.
In January 2011, Sheppard signed for the League of Ireland Champions. He picked up his first senior trophy, playing all five games and scoring three goals en route to winning the 2011 Setanta Sports Cup.
In August 2011, Sheppard helped Shamrock Rovers make history in becoming the first ever League of Ireland team to reach the group stages of a major European club competition when they qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League group stage. Sheppard earned the penalty late in extra time that saw Rovers win through 3–2 on aggregate away to FK Partizan in the 2011 Europa League Playoff Round.
In October he scored at PAOK in the Europa League group stage.
He scored a total of 15 goals in 35 appearances in the 2011 Shamrock Rovers F.C. season.
On 12 January 2012, Sheppard announced via his Twitter page that he had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Reading, leaving Shamrock Rovers on a free transfer. Reading reportedly beat off interest from other Championship clubs including Blackpool, Cardiff and Peterborough United.
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