Shaun Bartlett
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Shaun Thurston Bartlett | |
| Date of birth | October 31, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Kaizer Chiefs | |
| Number | 17 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1991-1995 1996–1997 1997 1998–1999 2000–2006 2006– |
Cape Town Spurs Colorado Rapids Metrostars FC Zurich (loan) Charlton Athletic Kaizer Chiefs |
36 (9) 13 (2) 123 (24) 31 (11) |
| National team | ||
| 1993–2005 |  South Africa |
74 (28) |
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Shaun Bartlett (born October 31, 1972 in Cape Town) is a South African football (soccer) 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,[1] and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million.[2] Bartlett won the Premier League Goal of the Season award in 2000-01, for his volley against Leicester City.[3] 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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