Shaq Coulthirst

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Shaq Coulthirst
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Coulthirst in 2017
Personal information
Full name Shaquile Tyshan Coulthirst [1]
Date of birth (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Ebbsfleet United
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2013 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2014Leyton Orient (loan) 1 (1)
2014Torquay United (loan) 6 (2)
2014–2015Southend United (loan) 22 (4)
2015York City (loan) 11 (2)
2015Wigan Athletic (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2017 Peterborough United 35 (4)
2017Mansfield Town (loan) 20 (5)
2017–2020 Barnet 81 (23)
2020–2021 Boreham Wood 16 (1)
2021–2022 Billericay Town 11 (2)
2022– Ebbsfleet United 51 (8)
2023–2024Braintree Town (loan) 29 (11)
International career
2013 England U19 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

Shaquile Tyshan Coulthirst (born 2 November 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for National League side Ebbsfleet United.

Contents

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Coulthirst was born in Hackney, London. [2] He came from the youth academy of Tottenham Hotspur and in June 2013, Coulthirst signed his first professional contract with the club. [3]

Coulthirst made his first-team debut for Tottenham Hotspur on 12 December 2013 in the UEFA Europa League group stage against Anzhi Makhachkala. He replaced Roberto Soldado after 78 minutes in a 4–1 home win. [4]

Loan Spells

On 3 January 2014, Coulthirst signed for League One team Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal. [5] On 11 January he scored his first senior goal on his home debut for the club in a 4–0 win over Carlisle United. [6] He returned to Tottenham on 4 February 2014, after making two appearances and scoring one goal during his time at Brisbane Road. [7]

On 28 March 2014, Coulthirst joined League Two club Torquay United on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. [8] The next day, Coulthirst made his debut for Torquay United, coming on as a substitute for Jayden Stockley in the 60th minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Southend United. [9] Then on 12 April 2014, Coulthirst scored his first goal and assisted the goal for Torquay United, in a 2–1 win over Bristol Rovers (Ironically, Torquay United and Bristol Rovers were later relegated out of the Football League in 2013–14). [10] As a result of his performance, Coulthirst was named Football League Team of the Week. [11] Coulthirst later scored his second goal for the club on 26 April 2014, in a 3–1 win over Mansfield Town, in hope of survival relegation. [12] However, Coulthirst suffered an ankle injury, which caused him to miss the last match of the season and returned to his parent club after making six appearances and scoring twice during his time at Plainmoor. [13] As a result of his absence, Torquay United eventually lose 3–0 to Wycombe Wanderers, confirming Torquay United's relegation from the Football League. [14]

Coulthirst joined League Two club Southend United on loan until the end of 2014–15. [15] Five days later, Coulthirst made his Southend United debut, making his first start for them, in the opening match of the season, in a 1–0 win over Accrington Stanley [16] Coulthirst scored his first goal for Southend United, just three minutes after coming on as a substitute, in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth. [17] Coulthirst later score three more goals to his tally against Shrewsbury Town, [18] Northampton Town [19] and York City. [20] However, just two months left until the season end, Coulthirst was recalled by Tottenham Hotspur. [21] After his loan spell with Southend United came to an end, Coulthirst quoted: "The loan was the best experience of [my] career so far." [22]

Coulthirst joined League Two club York City on loan until the end of 2014–15 on 13 March 2015. [23] The next day, Coulthirst made his York City debut, coming on as a substitute for Jake Hyde in the second half, in a 0–0 draw against Carlisle United. [24] Weeks later on 28 March 2015, Coulthirst then scored his first goals, in a 4–1 win over Mansfield Town. [25] After the match, manager Russ Wilcox praised Coulthirst's performance, as well as his commitment into joining York City. [26] He finished the loan with 11 appearances and two goals. [27]

On 14 August 2015, Coulthirst joined League One club Wigan Athletic on loan until 1 November 2015. [28]

Peterborough United

On 22 January 2016, Coulthirst signed for League One club Peterborough United on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [29]

On 19 January 2017, Coulthirst joined League Two club Mansfield Town on loan until the end of 2016–17, with a view to a permanent transfer. [30]

Barnet

On 26 July 2017, Coulthirst signed for National League club Barnet on an undisclosed-length contract, after being allowed to leave Peterborough by mutual consent. [31] He scored his first goal for Barnet in a 3–1 EFL Cup win against former club Peterborough United on 8 August 2017. [32] He scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win over. Swindon Town on 2 September 2017. [33] He scored a winning penalty goal in the FA Cup against Sheffield United to send the National League side into the 4th round for the first time in 11 years, and also scored twice against Brentford in the following round. [34] Coulthirst left the Bees at the end of the 2019–20 season, having scored 33 goals in 94 games. [35]

Boreham Wood

Coulthirst signed for Boreham Wood on a one-year deal on 17 September 2020 after a successful trial. [36] He left the club at the end of the season after one goal in 20 appearances. [37]

Billericay Town

On 12 November 2021 he dropped down a division to sign for National League South side Billericay Town, having trained with the club for a number of weeks. [38] He scored twice in 12 games during his time with the club.

Ebbsfleet United

Coulthirst joined Ebbsfleet United on 8 February 2022. [39]

In October 2023, he joined Braintree Town on loan until the end of January 2024. [40] His loan was then extended until the end of the campaign however, was cut short in April with Coulthirst returning to Ebbsfleet for the final two games of the season as they looked to avoid relegation from the National League. [41]

International career

Coulthirst made his debut for the England national under-19 team as 62nd-minute substitute for Max Clayton in a 1–1 draw with Belgium on 26 May 2013. [42] [43] He earned his second and final cap at this level three days later in a 3–0 win over Scotland, opening the scoring in the 17th minute before being substituted for Callum Harriott in the 75th minute. [42] [44]

Career statistics

As of 16 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2012–13 [45] Premier League 0000000000
2013–14 [46] Premier League00001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2014–15 [27] Premier League0000
2015–16 [47] Premier League00000000
Total0000001010
Leyton Orient (loan) 2013–14 [46] League One 111021
Torquay United (loan) 2013–14 [46] League Two 6262
Southend United (loan) 2014–15 [27] League Two22410101 [lower-alpha 2] 0254
York City (loan) 2014–15 [27] League Two112112
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2015–16 [47] League One2020
Peterborough United 2015–16 [47] League One19221213
2016–17 [48] League One16232201 [lower-alpha 3] 0224
Total354532010437
Mansfield Town (loan) 2016–17 [48] League Two205205
Barnet 2017–18 [49] League Two401000212 [lower-alpha 3] 14412
2018–19 [50] National League 3412335 [lower-alpha 4] 54220
2019–20 [51] National League71001 [lower-alpha 5] 081
Total81233321869433
Boreham Wood 2020–21 [52] National League161301 [lower-alpha 4] 0201
Billericay Town 2021–22 [53] National League South 1121 [lower-alpha 4] 0122
Ebbsfleet United 2021–22 [53] National League South1433 [lower-alpha 6] 0173
2022–23 [53] National League South275301 [lower-alpha 4] 0315
2023–24 [53] National League1002000120
Total518500040608
Braintree Town (loan) 2023–24 [53] National League South2911002911
Career total284641855114632575
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Trophy
  5. One appearance in National League play-offs
  6. Three appearances in National League South play-offs

Honours

Individual

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