{{short description|English footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kaine Sheppard | fullname = Kaine Sheppard | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Wellingborough, England | height = 1.90m | position = Forward | currentclub = Manningham United Blues | clubnumber = 14 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Leyton Orient | years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = Leyton Orient | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → St Albans City (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = → Histon (loan) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Braintree Town | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2012 | clubs5 = → Histon (loan) | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = → Histon (loan) | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 5 | years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Histon | caps7 = 30 | goals7 = 5 | years8 = 2014–2016 | clubs8 = Heidelberg United | caps8 = 49 | goals8 = 24 | years9 = 2017 | clubs9 = Avondale | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 3 | years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = SJK | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2018 | clubs11 = Avondale | caps11 = 26 | goals11 = 20 | years12 = 2018–2020 | clubs12 = Newcastle Jets | caps12 = 28 | goals12 = 3 | years13 = 2021 | clubs13 = Western United | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2022–2024 | clubs14 = Heidelberg United | caps14 = 76 | goals14 = 32 | years15 = 2025 | clubs15 = Melbourne Knights | caps15 = 12 | goals15 = 1 | years16 = 2025– | clubs16 = Manningham United Blues | caps16 = 9 | goals16 = 2 | club-update = 3 April 2026 }}
'''Kaine Sheppard''' (born 26 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manningham United Blues in VPL Men's 1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaine Sheppard - Player Statistics |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197758945&client=1-8746-162542-644366-27183066&ocompID=644366 |website=GameDay |access-date=22 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Match Centre - Dribl Match Centre |url=https://fv.dribl.com/memberprofile?date_range=default&m=nmYnX4zoyN&season=nPmrj2rmow&timezone=Australia%2FSydney |website=fv.dribl.com |access-date=22 March 2026}}</ref>
==Career== On 19 July 2017, Sheppard signed for Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK until the end of the 2017 season, with an option for the 2018 season.<ref name="SJK Sign 3">{{cite web|title=Hambo, Sundman and Sheppard SJK|url=http://www.sjk2007.fi/w/hambo--sundman-ja-sheppard-sjk-paitaan|website=sjk2007.fi|publisher=SJK|accessdate=25 July 2017|date=19 July 2017|archive-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000326/http://www.sjk2007.fi/w/hambo--sundman-ja-sheppard-sjk-paitaan|url-status=dead}}</ref>
After scoring 14 goals in 22 league games for Avondale,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197764070&client=0-10178-151208-478257-20439433|title=Kaine Sheppard profile at NPL Victoria|publisher=National Premier Leagues Victoria|accessdate=19 September 2018}}</ref> Sheppard joined A-League side Newcastle Jets on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/player-signing-npl-talent-commits-jets|title=Player signing: NPL talent commits to Jets|publisher=Newcastle Jets|date=19 September 2018|accessdate=19 September 2018}}</ref>
In February 2021, Sheppard joined Western United for the remainder of the 2020–21 A-League season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wufc.com.au/news/western-united-sign-kaine-sheppard|title=Western United sign Kaine Sheppard|website=Western United|date=26 February 2020}}</ref>
In February 2022, Sheppard rejoined Heidelberg United for the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hufc.com.au/kaine-sheppard-raring-to-go-on-club-return/|title=KAINE SHEPPARD RARING TO GO ON CLUB RETURN|publisher=Heidelberg United FC|date=15 February 2022|accessdate=9 March 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&client=0-10178-151188-598163-20439453&pID=197764070&news_task=DETAIL Kaine Sheppard Players Stats]</ref>
==Personal life== Sheppard holds Australian citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-20|title=Every foreign Hyundai A-League player for 2019/20 Season|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/signing-news-all-hyundai-a-league-overseas-players|access-date=2021-08-17|website=A-League|language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Soccerway|kaine-sheppard/173196}} *[https://avondalefc.com.au/player/kaine-sheppard/ Kaine Sheppard at Avondale FC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153301/https://avondalefc.com.au/player/kaine-sheppard/ |date=25 July 2018 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheppard, Kaine}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football forwards Category:English men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Finland Category:English expatriate men's footballers Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Australia Category:St Albans City F.C. players Category:Histon F.C. players Category:Braintree Town F.C. players Category:Heidelberg United FC players Category:Avondale FC players Category:Newcastle Jets FC players Category:Western United FC players Category:Footballers from Wellingborough Category:Naturalised soccer players of Australia Category:21st-century English sportsmen