Market value
—
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
12
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Sporting Fingal (- 2011)
top club · 68 apps
Career highs
€175k
peak value · 2012
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 16/17
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1986-05-23 · 6 players total
349Appearances
8Goals
6Assists
56Yellow cards
3Red cards
112Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Shane McFaul |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Shane Charles Alan McFaul |
| Date of birth | 1986-05-23 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 188.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-10-07 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | WSP Agency |
Oct 2022
Transfer: Hailstorm FC → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Hailstorm FC
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Transfer: KJP Kouvola → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Sudet Kouvola
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2019
Transfer: FC Arizona → Sudet
18/19 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Transfer: Mikkelin → FC Arizona
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Atlantic City → Mikkelin
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Mikkelin Palloilijat
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2018
Transfer: DSK Shivajians → Atlantic City
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: FC KTP → DSK Shivajians
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — DSK Shivajians FC
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — FC KTP
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — FC KTP
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — FC KTP
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: St. Pat's → FC KTP
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — St. Patrick's Athletic
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — St. Patrick's Athletic
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: FC Haka → St. Pat's
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — FC Haka
29 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: St. Pat's → FC Haka
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — St. Patrick's Athletic
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — St. Patrick's Athletic
36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2011
Transfer: Sporting Fingal → St. Pat's
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sporting Fingal (- 2011)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
2010 — Sporting Fingal (- 2011)
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Sporting Fingal (- 2011)
35 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: UCD → Sporting Fingal
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
2008 — University College Dublin
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Brighton → UCD
08/09 · Transfer
Jan 2008
Transfer: UCD → Brighton
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Brighton & Hove Albion
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
2007 — University College Dublin
30 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Virginia Beach → UCD
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
2006 — Virginia Beach Mariners (1994 - 2007)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Notts County → Virginia Beach
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Notts County
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Notts County
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Notts Co. U18 → Notts County
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Notts County
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €175k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
0.0%
Sudet Kouvola
8.5%
Mikkelin Palloilijat
0.0%
FC KTP
19.1%
St. Patrick's Athletic
8.9%
FC Haka
15.8%
Sporting Fingal (- 2011)
21.4%
University College Dublin
19.4%
Virginia Beach Mariners (1994 - 2007)
0.0%
DSK Shivajians FC
6.8%
Brighton & Hove Albion
0.0%
Notts County
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sudet Kouvola | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 858 |
| Mikkelin Palloilijat | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC KTP | 3 | 2014 | 2016 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1,920 |
| St. Patrick's Athletic | 4 | 11/12 | 2013 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 891 |
| FC Haka | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1,589 |
| Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 3 | 10/11 | 2010 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 2,150 |
| University College Dublin | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1,944 |
| Virginia Beach Mariners (1994 - 2007) | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DSK Shivajians FC | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 684 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Notts County | 3 | 02/03 | 04/05 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US Open Cup | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | USL1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Kakkonen - Group A | Sudet Kouvola | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 858 |
| 2018 | Kakkonen - Group A | Mikkelin Palloilijat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Suomen Cup | FC KTP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Ykkönen | FC KTP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Liigacup | FC KTP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rel. Veikkausliiga | FC KTP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Suomen Cup | FC KTP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | FC KTP | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Suomen Cup | FC KTP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Ykkönen | FC KTP | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,920 |
| 2013 | FAI Cup | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | League of Ireland Cup | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Leinster Senior Cup | St. Patrick's Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Premier Division | St. Patrick's Athletic | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 891 |
| 2012 | Liigacup | FC Haka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Suomen Cup | FC Haka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | FC Haka | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1,589 |
| 2011 | FAI Cup | St. Patrick's Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | League of Ireland Cup | St. Patrick's Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Leinster Senior Cup | St. Patrick's Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Premier Division | St. Patrick's Athletic | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | FAI Cup | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | League of Ireland Cup | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Premier Division | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,150 |
| 2009 | FAI Cup | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | First Division | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | League of Ireland Cup | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Play-Offs | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Premier Division | University College Dublin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | FAI Cup | University College Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | League of Ireland Cup | University College Dublin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Premier Division | University College Dublin | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,944 |
| 2006 | USL-1 | Virginia Beach Mariners (1994 - 2007) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Federation Cup | DSK Shivajians FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | I-League | DSK Shivajians FC | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 684 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | St. Patrick's Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying | St. Patrick's Athletic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League One | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Notts County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Notts County | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | EFL Trophy | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Notts County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Second Division | Notts County | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Notts County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Notts Co. U18 | Notts County | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Notts County | Virginia Beach | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Virginia Beach | UCD | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | UCD | Brighton | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Brighton | UCD | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | UCD | Sporting Fingal | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Sporting Fingal | St. Pat's | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | St. Pat's | FC Haka | Transfer | 50000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | FC Haka | St. Pat's | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-31 | St. Pat's | FC KTP | Transfer | 175000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-14 | FC KTP | DSK Shivajians | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-25 | DSK Shivajians | Atlantic City | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-17 | Atlantic City | Mikkelin | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Mikkelin | FC Arizona | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-10 | FC Arizona | Sudet | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | KJP Kouvola | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-07 | Without Club | Hailstorm FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-10-07 | Hailstorm FC | Retired | Transfer | 10000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€175k
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conan Byrne | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian Bermingham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Kenna | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronan Finn | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juuso Salonen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | I-League | DSK Shivajians FC | 2 | 16 |
| 2010 | Premier Division | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 1 | 26 |
| 2007 | Premier Division | University College Dublin | 1 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | FC Haka | 2 | 22 |
| 2009 | First Division | Sporting Fingal (- 2011) | 1 | 26 |
| 04/05 | League Two | Notts County | 1 | 24 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 858 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | 1,920 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2013 | 21 | 891 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 29 | 1,589 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2011 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | 2,150 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2009 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 19 | 684 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 11/12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier Division
106 apps
3 G
1 A
I-League
16 apps
2 G
0 A
Veikkausliiga
48 apps
1 G
2 A
Kakkonen - Group A
19 apps
1 G
0 A
Ykkönen
29 apps
1 G
0 A
League of Ireland Cup
10 apps
0 G
1 A
First Division
26 apps
0 G
1 A
League Two
24 apps
0 G
1 A
USL1
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Suomen Cup
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Shane McFaul?
Shane McFaul is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Shane McFaul?
Shane McFaul is 40 years old. He was born on May 23, 1986 in Dublin.
What position does Shane McFaul play?
Shane McFaul plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Shane McFaul play for?
Shane McFaul currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Shane McFaul scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Shane McFaul has scored 8 goals in 349 appearances.