Shayne D'Cunha

Shayne D'Cunha

Personal information
Full name	Shayne Warren Tiber D’Cunha
Date of birth	1 April 1996
Place of birth	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Western Sydney Wanderers
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2014	Blacktown City
2014–	Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–2014	Blacktown City	19	(2)
2015–	Western Sydney Wanderers	2	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Australia U-20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 April 2015

Shayne D'Cunha (born 1 April 1996) is an Indian born-Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League.

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]

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.

Career statistics

As of 11 April 2015^[3]

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Western Sydney Wanderers	2014–15	A-League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. Hill, Simon (7 April 2015). "Shayne D’Cunha the latest Indian-Australian to pick football over cricket". FOX Sports Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. "Shayne D'Cunha | A Reflection". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
3. Shayne D'Cunha profile at Soccerway

External links

• Western Sydney Wanderers FC Profile.