Shaun Goater

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shaun Goater
Occupation	Footballer
Date Of Birth	Feb 25, 1970(1970-02-25)
Age	54
Birthplace	Hamilton
Country	Bermuda
Horoscope	Aquarius

Shaun Goater Biography

Shaun Goater is one of the most popular and richest Footballer who was born on February 25, 1970 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Leonard Shaun Goater, MBE (born 25 February 1970) is a Bermudian professional footballer who was striker for various of English clubs during the 1990s and the 2000s. He currently works as an assistant coach for youth in Macclesfield Town.

In the 1992-93 season Goater did not play for eight weeks in the club season to allow him to represent Bermuda in qualification for 1994’s World Cup. But, Bermuda came in last place of the group which included El Salvador, Canada and Jamaica. The final game occurred in June of 2004, against El Salvador.

In the 1995–96 close season, Goater received offers from Spanish club Osasuna and newly formed South Koreans Suwon Samsung Bluewings, but having recently married, he decided to stay in England. Shortly after, he moved to Bristol City for a fee of £175,000. Goater’s Bristol City debut came against Gillingham. Goater scored, but Bristol City lost 3–2. City finished the season in fifth, qualifying for the playoffs, but lost to Brentford. The following season Bristol City were pushing for promotion into the First Division, and Goater scored regularly, eventually being named in the PFA Team of the Year for the division. In a little under two years with Bristol City, he scored 45 goals in 81 appearances. On 26 March 1998, transfer deadline day, Goater signed for Manchester City, who paid Bristol City £400,000 for his services.

He is most well known for his time at Manchester City, where he scored over 100 goals between 1998 and 2003, finishing as the club’s top scorer for four consecutive seasons. After leaving City, Goater had spells with Reading, Coventry City and Southend United, before retiring in May 2006. He represented Bermuda 36 times, scoring 32 goals.

Goater’s first professional team is Manchester United, but he didn’t make it to the first team. He made his League debut in 1989 following his move from Rotherham United. He was a player at Rotherham during seven years prior to making the move into Bristol City in 1996. The following year, he transferred into Manchester City for a fee of PS400,000.

Shaun Goater Net Worth

Shaun Goater is one of the richest Footballer from Bermuda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shaun Goater 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Goater was born in Hamilton, the Bermudian capital Hamilton and was raised in Hamilton with his mom Lynette along with his grandmother, and two aunts. The first time he was exposed to English football was in April 1987, when Goater was invited to participate in the Saltus Grammar School football and basketball tour. He was able to play for two weeks against different English team from high schools and teams, including those of the Leicester City youth team. At 17 years old He left home to pursue his studies at the United States, where he received a soccer scholarship from Columbia High School, New Jersey. While in Bermuda during the vacation, Goater was spotted by the scouts of Manchester United, who invited Goater to England to try out. Encouraged by his mother herself a former soccer player, Goater accepted, forfeiting his scholarship in the process. At the time, Goater did not play as a striker but rather played as an imaginative midfielder.

Goater’s test resulted in being offered an official contract, however the player was not accepted into first-team football. When 1989 came around, Goater was signed by Rotherham United to be a part of the first-team football. In the early years, Goater suffered homesickness, having a difficult time adjusting to the English environment: “It took me a good two years to get used to life in England. At first I thought the sun never shone and it wasn’t for me.” But he slowly became accustomed to life in England and, during the span of his seven years at Rotherham He earned a name as a reliable, lower division striker who scored 86 goals over 262 games, with an award to the winner of his 1996 Auto Windscreens Shield the highlight. The 1993 League Cup tie against Everton was the occasion to give Goater his first taste of playing against an actual Premier League team. In the first match, Goater scored the only goal of the match when Rotherham beat Everton by 1-0. But, Everton won the return game 3-0 and Rotherham lost. The year 1993 was also a turbulent one for Goater. Goater did have a short loan stint with Notts County, though he only played one match with the Nottingham club because of an issue with his work permit. In the final stages of the 1995-96 season Goater was at odds over his relationship with Rotherham director Archie Gemmill, and decided that his future was elsewhere.

Goater joined Manchester City at a turbulent point in their history, with newly appointed manager Joe Royle battling to save the club from relegation to the Second Division. Goater scored three goals in the seven remaining matches of the 1997–98 season, but this was not enough to prevent the club from being relegated to the third tier of English Football for the first time ever. Fans were initially sceptical as to Goater’s ability, but as goals were scored supporters were gradually won over, creating a song in his honour, “Feed The Goat And He Will Score” (to the tune Cwm Rhondda). The 1998–99 season saw Goater score 21 goals, finishing the season as Manchester City’s top goalscorer. The last of these was the winning goal in a play-off semi-final against Wigan Athletic, sending Manchester City to Wembley Stadium for a playoff final which saw City promoted after a penalty shootout.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Shortly before the end of the 2002–03 season, Goater announced his intention to leave Manchester City when the season finished in order to seek regular first team football. In his final match for Manchester City, he was asked to captain the side in Manchester City’s final game at Maine Road. In total, Goater scored 103 goals in 212 appearances for Manchester City. Since ending his footballing career, Goater has been critical of both Kevin Keegan, who he claims never praised him and Nicolas Anelka, who he feels wanted to be ‘the daddy’ of Manchester City.

Facts & Trivia

Shaun Ranked on the list of most popular Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bermuda. Shaun Goater celebrates birthday on February 25 of every year.

After retiring, Goater returned to Bermuda, receiving an official welcome from the Premier of Bermuda Alex Scott on his arrival. A week later, Southend played the Bermuda national team in an appreciation game for their former striker. Goater has expressed a wish to enter coaching following his retirement, and studied for the UEFA B coaching licence in 2005. Since 2003, Goater has organised the annual Shaun Goater Grass-roots Soccer Festival, a football coaching event for children in Bermuda. On 14 September 2006, Goater and the United Soccer Leagues announced that Bermuda would receive a professional football team that would play in the third division of American football, the USL Second Division. Goater had roles as both a director and player of the team, the Bermuda Hogges. Goater left Bermuda Hogges in 2008, to concentrate on youth coaching with North Village Rams in his home town.

How many goals did Shaun Goater score in the Premier League?

Appearances52
Goals| 13
Assists| 2

How old is Shaun Goater?

52 years (February 25, 1970)

Where is Shaun Goater from?

Hamilton, Bermuda

What is Shaun Goater doing now?

Shaun Leonard Goater, MBE (born 25 February 1970) is a Bermudian former professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s. He currently works as a youth coach at Manchester City.

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