Greg Shields

Personal information
Full name	Greg Shields
Date of birth	August 21, 1976 (1976-08-21) (age 33)
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Carolina RailHawks
Number	2
Youth career
	Gairdoch United
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1997	Rangers	7	(0)
1997–1999	Dunfermline Athletic	75	(0)
1999–2002	Charlton Athletic	25	(2)
2002	→ Walsall (loan)	7	(0)
2002	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	5	(0)
2002–2004	Kilmarnock	53	(2)
2004–2009	Dunfermline Athletic	129	(4)
2009–	Carolina RailHawks	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Greg Shields (born August 21, 1976 in Falkirk) is a Scottish soccer player who currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early career

Shields started his career with Gairdoch United boys club where he actually started of as a midfield player before moving to Rangers as a youth player. Shields made his debut in 1996 in UEFA Champions League tie against Ajax alongside current teammate Scott Wilson. He went on to make only a handful of appearances for the Glasgow club before a £200,000 move to Dunfermline Athletic.

[edit] England and Scotland

After 86 consecutive appearances for the 'Pars' he swapped west Fife for south London in a £600,000 move to Alan Curbishley's Charlton Athletic. After an impressive start at The Valley, Shields ran into some injury problems which coupled with poor commitment in the reserves eventually ruined his Charlton career. After a brief spell on loan at Walsall, Jim Jeffries brought him back home to Scotland at SPL side Kilmarnock. He quickly established himself in the Rugby Park side becoming captain in season 2002-03. This alerted his former employers Dunfermline Athletic who swooped to take him back during the January 2004 transfer window.

Dunfermline played in the Scottish Cup final that season but Shields was cup-tied after playing in an earlier round for Kilmarnock. Injury again wrecked most of the 2004-05 season for him but now seems to have a clean bill of health.

[edit] United States

On 26 May 2009, Shields was poised to join Carolina Railhawks in the USA.^[1] Carolina RailHawks FC announced on 16 July 2009 that they have signed Shields.^[2]

[edit] See also

• Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season 2007-08 | 2008-09

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Greg Shields career stats at Soccerbase