Introduction
Shane Sutherland (born 23 October 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Elgin City. Sutherland has also previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Peterhead.
Career
Sutherland made his senior début for Elgin City in the Third Division on 23 January 2010, while on loan from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He was released by Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the end of the 2012–13 season, and signed for Elgin City in July 2013. After two season with Elgin, Sutherland moved to Scottish League One side Peterhead in June 2015, signing a one-year contract. At the end of his contract Sutherland returned to Borough Briggs for his third spell with Elgin. In January 2019 he returned to Peterhead.
On 16 January 2020, Elgin announced that Sutherland would be leaving at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season to rejoin his first club, Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2009–10 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 77 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | ||
| Elgin City (loan) | 2009–10 | Third Division | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Elgin City | 2013–14 | League Two | 36 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 15 |
| 2014–15 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12 | ||
| Total | 70 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80 | 27 | ||
| Peterhead | 2015–16 | League One | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| Elgin City | 2016–17 | League Two | 24 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | ||
| Total | 54 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 40 | ||
| Peterhead | 2018-19 | League Two | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| Elgin City | 2019-20 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 23 | |
| Career total | 286 | 93 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 341 | 103 | ||
Honours
Individual
- PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year (1): 2014–15
- Scottish League One Player of the Month (1): January 2016
- Scottish League Two Player of the Month (1): October 2016