1. Cillian Sheridan was born on 23 February 1989 and is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Highland League club Brechin City.
41 Facts About Cillian Sheridan
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Cillian Sheridan earned three international caps for the Republic of Ireland in 2010.
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Cillian Sheridan began playing the association code with Bailieboro Celtic before travelling to Dublin to play for Belvedere, where he received call-ups for Irish youth squads.
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Cillian Sheridan had trials with several clubs before being offered a contract by Scottish Premier League club Celtic, which he accepted.
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Cillian Sheridan signed a new three-year contract with the club two days later.
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Cillian Sheridan made his European debut on 21 October 2008, coming on as a substitute for Scott McDonald in Celtic's Champions League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
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On 2 February 2009 Cillian Sheridan signed for Motherwell on loan until the end of the season, to replace Chris Porter, who had signed for Derby County the previous day.
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On 13 August 2009, Cillian Sheridan joined Plymouth Argyle on a six-month loan deal.
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Cillian Sheridan played 14 times for the Championship team but failed to find the net.
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Cillian Sheridan completed his loan spell at Plymouth and returned to Celtic on 14 January 2010.
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Cillian Sheridan signed a three-year contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia on 13 August 2010.
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Changes of management made it difficult for Cillian Sheridan to settle in Bulgaria.
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On 7 June 2011, Cillian Sheridan appeared in a reserve match for American side Seattle Sounders FC.
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On 8 July, Cillian Sheridan joined SPL club Hibernian on trial, but instead decided to return to St Johnstone on a loan deal until January 2012.
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Cillian Sheridan scored four goals in 15 appearances before he was prevented from playing by a hamstring injury.
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Cillian Sheridan continued his goalscoring form into the second half of the season, but then suffered a hamstring injury which ruled him out for several weeks.
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On 20 June 2013, Cillian Sheridan signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further season with APOEL from Cyprus.
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On 31 May 2014, Cillian Sheridan gave APOEL their 23rd Cypriot First Division title after scoring the only goal in the title decider match against AEL Limassol.
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On 25 May 2015, one day after winning his second consecutive double with APOEL, the team announced that Cillian Sheridan was leaving the club as his contract would not be renewed.
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On 10 June 2015, Cillian Sheridan signed a contract with rival Cypriot club Omonia.
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Cillian Sheridan played his first league match for Omonia on 22 August 2016 at home against Nea Salamis.
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Cillian Sheridan went on to enjoy the most prolific season of his career to date, scoring a total of 15 goals in the league to add to the three he scored early in the season in the Europa League qualifying rounds.
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On 28 February 2017, Cillian Sheridan signed a two-and-a-half-year contract, with Jagiellonia from Poland.
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On 5 July 2019, Cillian Sheridan signed for the Israeli Premier League club Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
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On 19 July 2021, after a trial period with the club, Cillian Sheridan made his return to Scottish football by signing a two-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee.
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Cillian Sheridan made his debut in a Scottish League Cup win over Forfar Athletic.
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On 8 February 2023, Cillian Sheridan would suffer yet more injury heartbreak, as his other Achilles tendon ruptured during a Challenge Cup game against Raith Rovers.
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On 31 May 2023, Dundee announced Cillian Sheridan had not been offered a new contract, but would continue to receive support from the club for his injury recovery.
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On 26 October 2023, Cillian Sheridan signed for Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a short-term contract until January 2024.
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Cillian Sheridan made his debut off the bench two days later in a league win over Airdrieonians.
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On 14 January 2024, Inverness announced that Cillian Sheridan had departed the club following the end of his contract.
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On 22 February 2024, after having trained with the club for a couple of weeks, Cillian Sheridan joined Scottish Championship club Queen's Park on a deal until the end of the season.
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Cillian Sheridan made his debut for the Spiders two days later as a substitute away to Dundee United.
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Cillian Sheridan enjoyed a small career renaissance with the Spiders through a link-up with fellow Irishman Ruari Paton that was a big factor in the club confirming their Championship status at the end of the season.
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In May 2024, Queen's Park confirmed that Cillian Sheridan would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract.
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On 5 December 2024, Cillian Sheridan joined Highland League club Brechin City on a permanent deal.
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Cillian Sheridan made his debut for the Hedgemen the following evening in a defeat to Banks o' Dee in the Highland League Cup.
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On 8 February 2025, Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal for Brechin in a league draw at home to Banks o' Dee.
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Cillian Sheridan has been capped for the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, scoring in the 2005 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship win over England.
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Cillian Sheridan scored his first goal in the seventh minute of a match against Estonia U21, on the virtue of which, the match ended in a draw.
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Cillian Sheridan went on to play a total of 10 times for the side, finding the net twice.