Shaun Bartlett

Football player infobox
playername= Shaun Bartlett


fullname = Shaun Thurston Bartlett
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|10|31
cityofbirth = Cape Town
countryofbirth = South Africa
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = Kaizer Chiefs
clubnumber = 17
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991-1995 1996–1997 1997 1998–1999 2000–2006 2006–
clubs = Cape Town Spurs Colorado Rapids Metrostars FC Zurich (loan) Charlton Athletic Kaizer Chiefs
caps(goals) = 036 0(9) 013 0(2) 123 (24) 031 0(11)
nationalyears = 1993–2005
nationalteam = flagicon|South Africa South Africa
nationalcaps(goals) = 074 (28)

Shaun Bartlett (born October 31, 1972 in Cape Town) is a South African football striker.

Bartlett began his career with his hometown Cape Town Spurs and then moved to Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids in the league's inaugural season in 1996. In 1997, he was traded to the MetroStars halfway through the season. Bartlett left MLS, without leaving much of a mark, first on loan to FC Zurich and then transferring there for good in 1998. He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000, [cite news
title=Bartlett bound for the Valley
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/1038472.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2000-11-24
accessdate=2007-10-28] and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million. [cite news
title=Bartlett bound to The Valley
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/1345349.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2001-05-22
accessdate=2007-10-28] Bartlett won the Premier League Goal of the Season award in 2000-01, for his volley against Leicester City. [cite news
title=Bartlett wins Goal of the Season
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/match_of_the_day/1332243.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2001-05-15
accessdate=2007-04-22] He was released by the club in May 2006. He recently signed with SA giants Kaizer Chiefs.

Bartlett is currently 2nd all-time leading scorer behind Benni McCarthy for the South African national team, with 28 goals in 74 caps. He helped his country to the 1996 African Nations Cup and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.

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