Kaine Sheppard (born 26 November 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently ...

Career

On 19 July 2017, Sheppard signed for Finnish

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club SJK until the end of the

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season, with an option for the 2018 season. After scoring 14 goals in 22 league games for Avondale, Sheppard joined

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side

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on a one-year deal. In February 2021, Sheppard joined

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for the remainder of the

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season. In February 2022, Sheppard rejoined

for the season.

Personal life

Sheppard holds Australian citizenship.

References

External links

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Kaine Sheppard at Avondale FC
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheppard, Kaine 1993 births Living people Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Finland English expatriate sportspeople in Finland English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Australia St Albans City F.C. players Histon F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Heidelberg United FC players Avondale FC players Newcastle Jets FC players Western United FC players Sportspeople from Wellingborough Footballers from Northamptonshire Naturalised soccer players of Australia