Shayne D'Cunha explained

Shayne D'Cunha
Fullname:Shayne Warren Tiber D’Cunha
Birth Date:1 April 1996
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Position:Right back
Youthyears1:–2014
Youthclubs1:Blacktown City
Youthyears2:2014–2015
Youthclubs2:Western Sydney Wanderers
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:Blacktown City
Caps1:19
Goals1:2
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Western Sydney Wanderers
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2016
Clubs3:Western Sydney Wanderers NPL
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Years4:2016–2017
Clubs4:Blacktown City
Caps4:19
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:20 September 2017
Ntupdate:11 April 2015

Shayne Warren Tiber D'Cunha (born 1 April 1996) is an Indian-born Australian former professional soccer player who most notably played as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League. Born in India, he represented Australia at youth level internationally.

Career

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India, D'Cunha moved to Sydney, Australia with his parents in 2000 when he was four years old.[1] His parents moved their family to Australia in order to give their children a better chance at life. D'Cunha started playing football at the local level at the age of five or six and soon choose it as his sport of preference over cricket.[1] Eventually, D'Cunha joined the youth ranks of the Western Sydney Wanderers and played for Blacktown City.[2]

D'Cunha was one of three players released by the Wanderers on 1 June 2016, along with Daniel Alessi and Alusine Fofanah.[3]

In September 2016, D'Cunha joined Wellington Phoenix on trial.[4]

International

D'Cunha has stated that had he thought about representing India internationally but after getting capped by Australia at the under-20 level, he pledged his allegiance to Australia.[1]

Personal

Shayne D'Cunha attended the prestigious selective secondary school, North Sydney Boys High School in Crows Nest (North Shore) and graduated in 2014. He is one of the most recent alumni for the school, having represented Australia at an international level.

Shayne joined the Seminary of the Good Shepherd in Homebush to study for the Catholic priesthood in 2019.

Honours

Blacktown City

Notes and References

  1. News: Hill. Simon. Shayne D'Cunha the latest Indian-Australian to pick football over cricket. 11 April 2015. FOX Sports Australia. 7 April 2015.
  2. News: Shayne D'Cunha | A Reflection. 11 April 2015. Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Transfer news: Wanderers release young trio. A-League. Football Federation Australia. 1 June 2016.
  4. News: Phoenix coach Merrick sizes up Blacktown defender D'Cunha. 16 September 2016. 17 September 2016. Prichard, Greg. The World Game.