Shaun Bartlett

Shaun Bartlett (born 31 October 1972 in Cape Town) is a retired South African football striker who last played for Bloemfontein Celtic. He is currently the manager of University of Pretoria F.C. in South Africa.

Raised by his grandmother in Factreton on the Cape Flats, Bartlett began playing for his church team and quickly developed a deft striking ability on the field. He was also a talented cricketer.

Bartlett began his career with his hometown Cape Town Spurs and then moved to Major League Soccer and the Colorado Rapids in the league's inaugural season in 1996. Halfway through the 1997 season, he was traded to the MetroStars on 10 July. Bartlett left MLS, without leaving much of a mark and returned to his home country. He later went on loan to FC Zürich and then transferring there for good in 1998. He went on loan to Charlton Athletic in 2000, and moved there in 2001 on a permanent deal worth £2 million. Bartlett won the Premier League Goal of the Season award in 2000-01, for his volley against Leicester City. He was released by the club in May 2006. He then signed with SA giants Kaizer Chiefs and in the summer of 2008 retired from professional football. After several discussions, he then made a return to football with Bloemfontein Celtic.

Bartlett made his full international debut in a friendly against Lesotho on 26 April 1995. He is currently the 2nd all-time leading scorer behind Benni McCarthy for the South African national team, with 28 goals in 74 appearances. He helped his country to the 1996 African Nations Cup and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1995-11-24	Mmabatho, South Africa	Egypt	2-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
2	1995-11-26	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	1-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
3	1995-11-26	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	2-0	2-0	Four Nations Cup
4	1996-01-31	Johannesburg, South Africa	Ghana	2-0	3-0	1996 African Nations Cup
5	1996-06-15	Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	1-0	3-0	1998 World Cup qual.
6	1996-06-15	Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	3-0	3-0	1998 World Cup qual.
7	1997-10-11	Lens, France	France	1-0	1-2	Friendly match
8	1998-05-20	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zambia	1-1	1-1	Friendly match
9	1998-06-24	Bordeaux, France	Saudi Arabia	1-0	2-2	1998 FIFA World Cup
10	1998-06-24	Bordeaux, France	Saudi Arabia	2-2	2-2	1998 FIFA World Cup
11	1998-10-03	Johannesburg, South Africa	Angola	1-0	1-0	2000 African Nations Cup qual.
12	1999-02-27	Mabopane, South Africa	Gabon	3-1	4-1	2000 African Nations Cup qual.
13	2000-01-23	Kumasi, Ghana	Gabon	2-1	3-1	2000 African Nations Cup
14	2000-01-23	Kumasi, Ghana	Gabon	3-1	3-1	2000 African Nations Cup
15	2000-01-27	Kumasi, Ghana	DR Congo	1-0	1-0	2000 African Nations Cup
16	2000-02-02	Kumasi, Ghana	Algeria	1-0	1-1	2000 African Nations Cup
17	2000-02-12	Accra, Ghana	Tunisia	1-0	2-2	2000 African Nations Cup
18	2000-04-08	Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	1-0	2-0	2002 World Cup qual.
19	2000-04-23	Bloemfontein, South Africa	Lesotho	1-0	1-0	2002 World Cup qual.
20	2000-12-16	Johannesburg, South Africa	Liberia	1-0	2-1	2002 African Nations Cup qual.
21	2001-01-27	Rustenburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	1-0	1-0	World Cup qualifier
22	2001-05-05	Johannesburg, South Africa	Zimbabwe	1-0	2-1	2002 World Cup qual.
23	2001-11-10	Johannesburg, South Africa	Egypt	1-0	1-0	Nelson Mandela Challenge
24	2002-11-19	Johannesburg, South Africa	Senegal	1-0	1-1	Nelson Mandela Challenge
25	2003-06-22	Polokwane, South Africa	Ivory Coast	1-0	2-1	2004 African Nations Cup qual.
26	2004-07-03	Johannesburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	2-0	2-0	2006 FIFA World Cup qual.
27	2004-11-17	Johannesburg, South Africa	Nigeria	1-0	2-1	Nelson Mandela Challenge
28	2005-09-07	Bremen, Germany	Germany	1-1	2-4	Friendly match
Correct as of 9 March 2017

Goal of the Season, Match of the Day

Club

FC Zürich

• Swiss Cup: 2000

Kaizer Chiefs

• Telkom Knockout: 2007
• MTN 8: 2008

International

South Africa

• African Cup of Nations: 1996

Managerial Career

Golden Arrows

• 2014–15 National First Division