Jon McShane (born 14 September 1991) is a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

professional

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who most recently played for

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; ) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west, where the nearest rail access is located ...

. He previously played for St Mirren,

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, who currently compete in . They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilto ...

, Celtic Nation, East Fife and

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...

. He now resides in

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and currently plays for

Dandenong City SC Dandenong City Soccer Club, commonly as Dandenong City Hajduk and formerly known as Chelsea Hajduk, is an Australian soccer club based in the South-East region of Melbourne, Victoria. The club's home is at Frank Holohan Soccer Complex in the s ...

Career

Born in Paisley, McShane began his career with St Mirren and came through the youth system from the age of 12. McShane spent the 2010–11 season on loan at

where he scored 13 goals in 29 games before returning to St Mirren for the 2011–2012 season. McShane joined

on loan in January 2012. After he returned to St Mirren a permanent deal was agreed for McShane to join

for an undisclosed fee. On 25 January 2014, McShane was released by Hamilton Academical. On 28 March 2014, he signed for Celtic Nation of the Northern League Division One. On 23 May 2014, McShane signed for East Fife and then on 9 January 2015, moved on loan to

until June 2015. In 2016, McShane moved to Australia, signing for

Altona Magic SC Altona Magic Soccer Club (Commonly known as Altona Vardar SC) is a soccer team based in Altona North, a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Magic currently compete in the second tier of the Australian soccer league system. Foun ...

in the

Victorian State League Division 1 The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...

, the fourth tier of

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. McShane scored 17 goals in 21 games in his first season in Australia, the second highest tally in the league as his side won the championship. The following season, McShane scored 12 goals in 21 games as his side claimed back-to-back State League 1 championships, this time, with the league system opened up, helping his side achieve promotion to the

National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 The National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria or NPL VIC) is a semi-professional association football, soccer league in Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level w ...

where he has signed for Altona Magic leading his team to consecutive titles and promotion to the top tier of Victorian football scoring 31 goals thus far. In the NPL2, Magic made it three consecutive league titles and achieved promotion to the top tier of football in Victoria, with McShane grabbing 17 goals in 27 games, the highest in the NPL2 West conferences and second highest in the NPL2 overall, with only Apai Ukuno scoring more (18).

Career statistics

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Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,1991 births Living people Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish men's footballers St Mirren F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Celtic Nation F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Men's association football forwards Scottish Professional Football League players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Altona Magic SC players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen