A Profile Of Shaun Goater

Last updated : 01 August 2003 By Rob Cooper

Name:

Leonard Goater (known as Shaun)

Date Of Birth:

25/2/1970

Date Of Signing For City:

26/3/1998

Birthplace:

Hamilton, Bermuda

Nickname:

The Goat

Nationality:

Bermudan

Height:

1.85m

Weight:

76kg

Position:

Centre-Forward

Contract Expiry (Man City):

June 2004

Last Season:

Netted seven times, despite being only a bit part player

Squad Number (Man City):

10

Previous Clubs:

Man Utd, Bristol City, Notts County (loan), Rotherham

Recent Career History By Club (1999 onwards)

Team

Debut

Apps (as sub)

Goals

Yellows

Reds

Man City

142 (20)

51

4

1

Recent Career History By Season (1999 onwards)

Season

First App.

Apps (as sub)

Goals

Yellows

Reds

2002/2003

28/08/2002

28 (13)

7

0

0

2001/2002

11/08/2001

45 (0)

32

3

1

2000/2001

23/10/2000

32 (7)

12

1

0

1999/2000

21/09/1999

36 (0)

0

0

0

1997/1998

11/04/1998

1 (0)

0

0

0

OTHER FACTS & STATS

* Received an MBE for services to football (June 2003)

* Goater is the Bermudan equivalent of David Beckham

* Bermuda once held a national holiday in honour of their most celebrated player.

* Was rejected by Man Utd as a youth.

* Made Sir Alex Ferguson pay last season for his error in judgement, scoring three times against the Old Trafford side as City took four points off their more illustrious rivals.



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