Shaun Bartlett
Personal information
Full name	Thurston Shaun Bartlett
Date of birth	October 31, 1972 (1972-10-31) (age 37)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Norway Parks Vasco Da Gama
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–1995 1996–1997 1997 1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009	Cape Town Spurs Colorado Rapids MetroStars →Cape Town Spurs (loan) FC Zurich Charlton Athletic Kaizer Chiefs Bloemfontein Celtic	00? 0(?) 036 0(9) 013 0(2) 018 0(8) 077 (38) 123 (24) 031 (11)
National team2
1995–2005	South Africa	074 (28)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 4, 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of April 4, 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Shaun Bartlett (born October 31, 1972 in Cape Town) is a South African football striker who is currently without a club having last played for Bloemfontein Celtic.

[edit] Early life

Raised by his grandmother in Factreton on the Cape Flats, Bartlett began playing for his church team and quickly developed a deft striking ability on the field. He was also a talented cricketer.

[edit] Club career

Bartlett began his career with his hometown Cape Town Spurs and then moved to Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids in the league's inaugural season in 1996. In 1997, he was traded to the MetroStars halfway through the season. Bartlett left MLS, without leaving much of a mark and returned to his home country. He later went on loan to FC Zurich and then transferring there for good in 1998. He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000,^[1] and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million.^[2] Bartlett won the Premier League Goal of the Season award in 2000-01, for his volley against Leicester City.^[3] He was released by the club in May 2006. He then signed with SA giants Kaizer Chiefs and in the summer of 2008 retired from professional football. After several discussions, he then made a return to football with Bloemfontein Celtic. ^[4]

[edit] International career

Bartlett made his full international debut in a friendly against Lesotho on April 26, 1995. He is currently the 2nd all-time leading scorer behind Benni McCarthy for the South African national team, with 28 goals in 74 appearances. He helped his country to the 1996 African Nations Cup and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1995-11-24	Mmabatho, South Africa	Egypt	2-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
2	1995-11-26	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	1-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
3	1995-11-26	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	2-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
4	1996-01-31	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ghana	2-0	3-0	African Nations Cup
5	1996-06-15	Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	1-0	3-0	World Cup qualifier
6	1996-06-15	Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	3-0	3-0	World Cup qualifier
7	1997-10-11	Lens, France	France	1-0	1-2	Friendly match
8	1998-05-20	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zambia	1-1	1-1	Friendly match
9	1998-06-24	Bordeaux, France	Saudi Arabia	1-0	2-2	FIFA World Cup
10	1998-06-24	Bordeaux, France	Saudi Arabia	2-2	2-2	FIFA World Cup
11	1998-10-03	Johannesburg, South Africa	Angola	1-0	1-0	African Nations Cup qualifier
12	1999-02-27	Mabopane, South Africa	Gabon	3-1	4-1	African Nations Cup qualifier
13	2000-01-23	Kumasi, Ghana	Gabon	2-1	3-1	African Nations Cup
14	2000-01-23	Kumasi, Ghana	Gabon	3-1	3-1	African Nations Cup
15	2000-01-27	Kumasi, Ghana	Congo DR	1-0	1-0	African Nations Cup
16	2000-02-02	Kumasi, Ghana	Algeria	1-0	1-1	African Nations Cup
17	2000-02-12	Accra, Ghana	Tunisia	1-0	2-2	African Nations Cup
18	2000-04-08	Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	1-0	2-0	World Cup qualifier
19	2000-04-23	Bloemfontein, South Africa	Lesotho	1-0	1-0	World Cup qualifier
20	2000-12-16	Johannesburg, South Africa	Liberia	1-0	2-1	African Nations Cup qualifier
21	2001-01-27	Rustenburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	1-0	1-0	World Cup qualifier
22	2001-05-05	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	1-0	2-1	World Cup qualifier
23	2001-11-10	Johannesburg, South Africa	Egypt	1-0	1-0	Nelson Mandela Challenge
24	2002-11-19	Johannesburg, South Africa	Senegal	1-0	1-1	Nelson Mandela Challenge
25	2003-06-22	Polokwane, South Africa	Côte d'Ivoire	1-0	2-1	African Nations Cup qualifier
26	2004-07-03	Johannesburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	2-0	2-0	World Cup qualifier
27	2004-11-17	Johannesburg, South Africa	Nigeria	1-0	2-1	Nelson Mandela Challenge
28	2005-09-07	Bremen, Germany	Germany	1-1	2-4	Friendly match

[edit] References

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