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Fullname: Cillian Sheridan
Born: 23 February 1989
Birthplace: Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland
Signed: 10 Feb 2006 (youth)
Left: 13 Aug 10 (to CSKA Sofia)
Position: Striker, Centre-forward
Debut: Celtic v Inv Caledonian Scottish Cup, Feb 2007
Squad no.:
Internationals: Rep of Ireland
International Caps: ?
International Goals: ?

Biog

Cavan-born Cillian Sheridan joined Celtic in the summer of 2006 from Dublin side Belvedere F.C.

The young lanky (6ft 5!) striker - who represented his county at minor level in Gaelic Football - made an instant impression with the Bhoys at both under 19 and reserve team level finding the back of the net on a regular basis. His rapid rise was capped on February 25th 2007 when he came off the bench to make his first team debut as Celtic came from behind to win a Scottish Cup tie at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Just days later the young Irishman agreed a new three year contract with the club and in October 2008 he made his Chamipons League bow as a substitute for Scott McDonald at Manchester United. He made his first start for the Bhoys on November 5th and netted in a 4-2 win over Hibernian.

In early 2009 the Irishman went on loan to Motherwell in a bid to gain experience of regular first-team football and he produced some solid performances for the Fir Park club. In August that year, with Tony Mowbrary now installed as Parkhead boss, Sheridan went on loan again - this time to English Championship side Plymouth Argyle. When the Argyle manager was moved upstairs to the boardroom he found himself somewhat out in the cold with new manager Paul Mariner. However, in January 2010 he joined St Johnstone on a loan deal to the end of the 2009-10 season.

Lots of experience, but difficult to convince anyone of his ability it seemed.

In May 2010 Sheridan made his senior international debut for Ireland in a friendly match against Paraguay at the RDS in Dublin. He gained a further 2 caps that summer against Algeria and Argentina.

With opportunities become increasingly difficult, Cillian moved to Bulgaria and signed a 3 year deal with CSKA Sofia in August 2010. He had overall a good short run when given the opportunity but was not seen as likely to make the full claim as a first team regular.

Later moved to Kilmarnock, and now sporting a bearded look, he scored for his club to help them in a 2-0 win against Celtic at Parkhead for the first team in around 55 years, making him popular with the Killie fans. A great victory for them coming only a few days after Celtic had competed gallantly in the Champions League v Barcelona garnering plenty of plaudits.

We wish him the best.

Playing Career

CLUB	FROM	TO	FEE	LEAGUE		Scottish/FA CUP		LGE CUP		OTHER
				APPS	GLS	APPS	GLS	APPS	GLS	APPS	GLS
CSKA Sofia	13-Aug-10		Signed	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0	3 (2)	1
St Johnstone	26-Jan-10	31-May-10	Loan	12 (4)	6	0 (1)	0	1 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Plymouth	14-Aug-09	14-Jan-10	Loan	5 (8)	0	0 (1)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Motherwell	02-Feb-09	31-May-09	Loan	9 (4)	2	1 (1)	0	0 (0)	0	0 (0)	0
Celtic	10-Feb-06	13-Aug-10	Youth	6 (8)	4	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	1 (2)	0

Honours with Celtic

Scottish Premier League

• 2006-07, 2007-08

Scottish Cup

• 2007

KDS Honours
MOTM Winners 2008-09
12-Nov-08	Celtic 3-0 Killie	SPL

Pictures

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Links

• Sheridan signs for CSKA Sofia (Aug 10)
  

Sheridan gets Celtic seal of approval

Irish Examiner, 2007.