Shane Edward Smeltz ( English Shane Edward Smeltz ; September 29, 1981 , Göppingen , Baden-Württemberg ) - New Zealand footballer , striker . Member of two Confederations Cup draws. The best footballer of Oceania 2007 and 2008. Winner of the OFC Cup of Nations 2008 .
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| Full name | Shane Edward Smeltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Göppingen , Baden-Württemberg , Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 79 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He began his career in New Zealand and Australian clubs. In January 2005, he moved to the English club Mansfield Town , for which he played only 5 matches, of which Smelts started only one match in the first team. The next club was Smelts AFK "Wimbledon", created by fans of the bankrupt " Wimbledon " and playing in the regional league. Having played another season for Halifax Town , struggling to survive in the Conference (League 5), Smeltz returned to his homeland, to the Wellington Phoenix club, created that year and announced to participate in the Australian championship . In Wellington, Smeltz proved to be a good striker, distinguishing himself 12 times in the 2008/09 season, becoming the league's top scorer. In addition, with 21 goals, Smeltz is the club's record holder for the number of goals scored.
From 2009 to 2010 and in 2011, Smeltz plays for Gold Coast United . The club is a leader in the league, and Smeltz shows excellent performance. After the dissolution of the team, he transferred to the Perth Glory club and reached the final of the A-League with him.
May 18, 2014 signed a contract with the club " Sydney " for one year [2] .
In the main team of New Zealand Smeltz since 2003 (the first game on June 9 against the United States ). He participated in the Confederations Cup 2003 (1 game) and 2009 (3 games). In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup ( OFC Cup of Nations 2008 ), Smeltz scored 8 goals in 5 matches, becoming the tournament's top scorer.
At the 2010 World Cup, in the 7th minute of the second match of the group stage, he scored a goal against the current world champions of the Italian national team and put his team ahead (1: 0).
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Sydney FC signs Shane Smeltz Archived July 14, 2014. (eng.)
Links
- Player profile on Transfermarkt
- Soccerway Profile
- Profile on FIFA.com