Shaun Close

Personal information
Shaun Close
Full name	Shaun Charles Close
Date of birth	September 8, 1966 (1966-09-08) (age 41)
Place of birth	Islington, England
Playing position	Centre-forward
Youth clubs
??–1986	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–1988 1988 1988–1989 1989–1993 1993–1994 1994–??	Tottenham Hotspur Halmstad Bournemouth Swindon Town Barnet Bishop's Stortford	09 (0) 0? (?) 39 (8) 44 (1) 27 (2) 0? (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Shaun Charles Close (born September 8, 1966 in Islington, England) is a former football (soccer) centre-forward. He started his career as a youth player for Tottenham Hotspur, then had a spell with Halmstad in Sweden and after that, spent a season at Bournemouth. In 1989 he was signed by Swindon Town manager Osvaldo Ardiles, but had a mostly disappointing time at the club, managing to score just 2 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions and just 1 league goal. In 1993 he spent a season with Barnet, before moving down to non-league with Bishop's Stortford.