Sean Shields
Date of birth: 31st March 1990
Date joined: 6th October 2023
Position: Midfield
Sean has had a rich career since joining Tottenham Hotspur as an eight year-old and spending eight years as a youth player with the north London giants.
Whilst born in Enfield, he qualified to play for Northern Ireland through his father and made two Under-21 appearances for the Irish.
Moving into senior football, he found his first real home at St Albans City, where he made 71 appearances and scored 13 times in a three season spell. In 2013, he earned a move into the Football League when he joined Dagenham and Redbridge, then of League Two. In a two year term, he made 13 appearances, but was also loaned back to St Albans with a further loan move to Ebbsfleet United, where in 2015 he really put down roots with a successful five season term in which he amassed 116 appearances, scoring 15 times.
Sean’s time at Stonebridge Road was also punctuated with various loan moves before departing for Weymouth in 2020 where he spent two seasons making 66 appearances (seven goals).
He has established himself as a firm fans’ favourite at Longmead and was named Manager’s Player of the Season for 2023/24.
Squad No #23
Appearances: 32
Goals: 6
Published Saturday 7th October 2023 (last updated Friday 9th August 2024)