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Gary McSheffrey
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| Gary McSheffrey | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Gary McSheffrey | |
| Date of birth | August 13, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth |  Coventry, England |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Nickname | Sheffers, Sheffchenko | |
| Playing position | Striker or Left-winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Birmingham City | |
| Number | 28 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1998-2006 2001-2002 2003 2004 2006- |
Coventry City → Stockport County (loan) → Luton Town (loan) → Luton Town (loan) Birmingham City |
143 (44) 5 (1) 18 (8) 5 (1) 33 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gary McSheffrey, (born Coventry, August 13, 1982), is an English football player, currently playing for Birmingham City in the Football League Championship. McSheffrey started his career for his home town club Coventry City, where he won England U-21s honours. During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town and Stockport County. He plays either on the left of midfield or as a striker.
McSheffrey held the record as the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League for several years after making his Coventry début against local rivals Aston Villa at the age of 16 years and 198 days on February 27, 1999; a game that Coventry won 4-1.
Playing primarily on the left wing in the 2005-06 Football League Championship season, McSheffrey ended up amongst the top scorers in the division, with 15 league goals. It was form like this that brought him to the attention of local rivals Birmingham City during the summer of 2006. After weeks of bidding, Coventry announced they had accepted an offer worth £4million.[1] This has since been estimated at £2.3m cash with a further £1.3m depending on promotion and appearances.[2] The deal was completed on August 16 and McSheffrey became a Birmingham City player three days after his 24th birthday.
Following his move to Birmingham McSheffrey featured in the Championship team of the month and won the Player of the Month award for October 2006. He scored his first professional hat-trick for his new club in a Football League Championship match against Preston North End on December 9, 2006.
- ^ Chairman sadness at McSheffrey departure. Coventry City F.C. (2006-08-16). Retrieved on March 20, 2007.
- ^ "McSheffrey didn't deserve the boos", Coventry Evening Telegraph, 2006-11-02. Retrieved on March 20, 2007.
| Birmingham City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Taylor | 2 Kelly | 3 Sadler | 4 Taylor | 6 Clemence | 7 Larsson | 8 Cole | 9 Forssell | 10 Jerome | 11 Gray | 12 Nafti | 13 Doyle | 14 Campbell | 15 Kilkenny | 16 Tébily | 17 Danns | 19 Vine | 21 N'Gotty | 22 Johnson | 23 Birley | 24 Jaïdi | 25 Aluko | 26 Muamba | 27 Bendtner | 28 McSheffrey | 29 Legzdins | 31 Pearce | Manager: Bruce |