Cillian Sheridan (born 23 February 1989) is an Irish professional

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who plays for

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side

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

. Sheridan began his career with

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in 2006, but a lack of first team opportunities saw him being loaned to other Scottish clubs. In 2010, he switched clubs and countries joining

CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia ( bg, ЦСКА София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ''Central Sport ...

of Bulgaria, from where he was loaned to Scottish side

St Johnstone St Johnstone Football Club is a professional association football club in Perth, Scotland which is a member of the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season. The club's name is derived from St John's Toun ''aka'' Saint Johnstoun – an old ...

in 2011. After playing for

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

between 2012 and 2013, he signed for defending Cypriot champions

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. In both his seasons with the club, he won the

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. Subsequently, he moved to rivals Omonia. He earned three international

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for the

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in 2010.

Club career

Early years

Born in

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, County Cavan, Sheridan grew up playing

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for Bailieboro Shamrocks. He began playing the association code with Bailieboro Celtic before travelling to

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to play for

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, where he received call-ups for Irish youth squads. During his time at Belvedere, Sheridan chose to focus on his football career, having turned down an offer to join

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club

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. He had trials with several clubs before being offered a contract by

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club

, which he accepted.

Celtic

After joining Celtic in the summer of 2006, Sheridan was promoted to the reserve team and then the first team squad during his first season at the club, a "spectacular rise" according to coach Joe McBride. He made his first team debut for Celtic in the

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on 25 February 2007, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Mark Wilson in a 2–1 away victory. He signed a new three-year contract with the club two days later. On 20 May 2007, the final game of the season, he made his league debut against Hibernian, playing the final two minutes of a 2–1 defeat at

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in place of

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. Sheridan made his European debut on 21 October 2008, coming on as a substitute for

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in Celtic's Champions League game against

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. He also started in the return game at

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on 5 November 2008, a 1–1 draw. Just four days after his European debut, Sheridan made his first league start against Hibernian, scoring the second goal of a 4–2 win.

Loan moves

On 2 February 2009 Sheridan signed for

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on loan until the end of the season, to replace Chris Porter, who had signed for

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the previous day. He made his debut five days later, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw with St Mirren in the

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in Motherwell's 1–0 win over

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, playing the entire 90 minutes as his strike partner David Clarkson scored the only goal of the game. Sheridan scored his first league goal for The Well a fortnight later, the winner in a 2–1 victory at Inverness. His only other goal for Motherwell came near the end of the season in a 3–0 win over Hamilton. On 13 August 2009, Sheridan joined

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

on a six-month loan deal. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against

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. He played 14 times for the

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team but failed to find the net. Sheridan completed his loan spell at Plymouth and returned to Celtic on 14 January 2010. Later the same day he was again loaned out, this time to

for the rest of the season. On his debut, on 17 February, he scored two goals in a 5–1 win against Hibernian. On 30 March he scored the opening goal for St Johnstone in a 4–1 win over Rangers.

CSKA Sofia

Sheridan signed a three-year contract with

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n club

on 13 August 2010. Sheridan made his debut in the 2–2 draw against

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side

The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, also known as The New Saints ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Seintiau Newydd) or TNS, are a professional football club that currently play in the Cymru Premier. They are the most successfu ...

; CSKA won 5–2 on aggregate. He scored his first goal for the club in their 3–1 away win against

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. On 25 September, Sheridan scored twice in a 2–0 win against

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. Changes of management, however, made it difficult for Sheridan to settle in Bulgaria.

Trials in the United States and loan to St Johnstone

On 7 June 2011, Sheridan appeared in a reserve match for American side

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. Sheridan started the game and scored in the 7th minute of a 2–0 victory over

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. Following his spell with Seattle, Sheridan went on trial with their major rivals

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, appearing for their reserve team. On 8 July, Sheridan joined SPL club Hibernian on trial, but instead decided to return to St Johnstone on a loan deal until January 2012. He made his second St Johnstone debut on 23 July against

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, and scored his first two goals of his second stint with the club against Hearts on 25 September. Sheridan scored four goals in 15 appearances before he was prevented from playing by a hamstring injury. In January 2012 St Johnstone and CSKA Sofia agreed to extend the loan deal until the end of the season.

Kilmarnock

After being released by CSKA Sofia, due to the club's financial problems, Sheridan signed a two-year contract with

side

on 6 September 2012. Sheridan made his debut in a 2–1 loss against Hibernian on 15 September 2012. Seven days later on 22 September 2012, he scored his first goal when he opened the scoring in a 3–1 win over St Mirren. The following week, he scored a hat trick at Tynecastle in 3–1 victory over Hearts. After the match, teammate Manuel Pascali compared Sheridan comparison to former Kilmarnock striker

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On 17 October 2012, Sheridan scored against his former club Celtic in a 2–0 win at Parkhead. 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. During Sheridan's injury absence Kilmarnock signed

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, and even after recovering from injury, Sheridan struggled to regain his first team place.

APOEL

On 20 June 2013, Sheridan signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further season with

from

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. He made his official debut on 17 August 2013 against

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

in the

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final, in a match which APOEL won 1–0 and lifted the trophy. He scored his first official goal for APOEL on 7 December 2013, in his team's 2–0 away win against

Ethnikos Achna Ethnikos Achna Football Club ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club current ...

for the

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. On 8 January 2014, he scored the only goal in

's 1–0 home victory against

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for that season's

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. On 5 February 2014, he gave his team the three important points after scoring the winning goal against

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in APOEL's 2–1 away win. On 29 March 2014, he scored the second goal of the match against

, in APOEL's 3–0 home win for the

play-offs. On 21 May 2014, Sheridan scored APOEL's second goal in the

final against

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and helped his team to lift the trophy after a 2–0 win. On 31 May 2014, Sheridan gave APOEL their 23rd

title after scoring the only goal in the title decider match against

. On 30 July 2014, Sheridan scored the equalizer against

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, in APOEL's 2–2 first leg draw for the

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of the

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. One week later, he scored again in the return leg against HJK Helsinki, opening the scoring in APOEL's 2–0 home victory and advancement to the

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of the

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. On 26 August 2014, he scored the fourth goal in APOEL's 4–0 triumph over

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for the

, helping his team to reach the

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of the

. Sheridan appeared in every group stage match in APOEL's

campaign. On 25 May 2015, one day after winning his second consecutive

with APOEL, the team announced that Sheridan was leaving the club as his contract would not be renewed.

Omonia

On 10 June 2015, Sheridan signed a contract with rival Cypriot club Omonia. He made his debut on 9 July in the second leg of the Europa League first round qualifying tie against Dinamo Batumi, helping his side to a 2–1 aggregate win. His first goal for his new club came on 23 July in the second leg of the next round qualifying tie against

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, the only goal in a 1–0 win which saw his side qualify for the third qualifying round. He then scored two penalties on 6 August in a 2–2 draw with Brøndby in the Europa League third qualifying round second leg, but his team were eliminated on away goals. Sheridan played his first league match for Omonia on 22 August 2016 at home against Nea Salamis. He levelled the match at 1–1 after 20 minutes, then helped his side come back from 3–1 down to win 5–3, scoring Omonia's fifth goal from the penalty spot in injury time. 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.

Jagiellonia Białystok

On 28 February 2017, Sheridan signed a two and half-year contract, with Jagiellonia from

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Wellington Phoenix

In January 2019, Sheridan signed with

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who play in the Australian

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until the end of the

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season.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

On 5 July 2019, Sheridan signed for the

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club Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

Wisła Płock

On 2 February 2020, Sheridan signed for

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

club

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Dundee

On 19 July 2021, after a trial period with the club, Sheridan would make his return to Scottish football by signing a two-year deal with

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side

. He would make his debut in a

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win over

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. On 30 October in an away win against St Mirren, Sheridan suffered a ruptured

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, which kept him out of action for the remainder of the season. After playing his first competitive minutes in nearly a full year in an

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match against

the previous week, Sheridan made his first team return for Dundee in a

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, in which Sheridan would be credited with the opening goal, his first for the ''Dark Blues''.

International career

Sheridan has been capped for the

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, scoring in the 2005

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win over England. He also line up for the Republic of Ireland under-21, making his debut for the team, in a friendly match, against Germany U21. He appeared in the 2011 UEFA U–21 qualifiers. He 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. He went on to play a total of 10 times for the side, finding the net twice. On 25 May 2010, Sheridan won his first

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for the

in a 2–1 friendly win against

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at the

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, as a 62nd-minute substitute for

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. Three days later, he featured as a 72nd-minute substitute for

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as the Irish defeated

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3–0 at the same ground. His final of three caps was his only start, playing 56 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to

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at the

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on 11 August before being withdrawn for

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Career statistics

Honours

Republic of Ireland U17 *

: 2005 CSKA Sofia *

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APOEL *

: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

: 2013

References

External links

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APOEL official profile
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Cillian Sheridan Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheridan, Cillian 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from County Cavan Bailieboro Shamrocks Gaelic footballers Gaelic footballers who switched code Republic of Ireland association footballers Association football forwards Belvedere F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players PFC CSKA Sofia players Kilmarnock F.C. players APOEL FC players AC Omonia players Jagiellonia Białystok players Wellington Phoenix FC players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Wisła Płock players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Cypriot First Division players Ekstraklasa players Israeli Premier League players Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland international footballers Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Israel Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Irish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Irish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Irish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Dundee F.C. players