Shane Sutherland - Player Profile
| Full Name: | Shane Sutherland |
| Born: | October 23rd, 1990 (Wick) |
| Height: | 1.82 |
| Position: | Striker or inside forward |
| Signed: | July 1st, 2020 |
| First Manager: | John Robertson |
| Left Club: | June 9th, 2023 |
| Career Stats: | 162 appearances, 21 goals |
| Debut (as sub): | August 1st, 2009 - Inverness CT 4 - 0 Annan Athletic (League Cup - Rd 1) |
| Full Debut: | September 22nd, 2010 - Celtic 6 - 0 Inverness CT (League Cup - Rd 3) |
| First Goal: | March 5th, 2011 - Inverness CT 3 - 0 Motherwell (League - ) |
| Also Played For: | Elgin City, Peterhead |
A young player who has come through the ranks and began to show excellent form last season. He made his 50th appearance for the club in the away fixture against Hearts at Tynecastle at the end of November 2011 and scored his first goal of the season against the same side on 21st January 2012 in Inverness. A very pacy and strong forward he will be looking to make a lot more appearances in the starting line-up this season. When given the opportunity, he has a lethal shot which has seen him scoring some excellent goals, both at senior level and also junior level. A lot will be expected of Shane this season as he strives to be one of the main strikers at the club.
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 where he is now a regular starter. At the end of season 20/21 having scored six goals Shane signed a one year contract extension.
Shane has now gone on to make 162 appearances for the Caley Jags scoring 21 goals in total and 12 this season (21/22) which included a vital one against Partick Thistle in the pay-off 1/4 final. Unfortunately he has suffered a serious knee injury in a play off game at Gayfield and will be out long term.
That injury has kept Shane out of season 22/23 and he has now been released by the club.
| Goals Scored |
| Mar 5th, 2011 | League | (H) | vs. Motherwell | 3 - 0 | (18') |
| May 4th, 2011 | League | (H) | vs. Celtic | 3 - 2 | (62') |
| Jan 21st, 2012 | League | (H) | vs. Hearts | 1 - 0 | (49') |
| Nov 10th, 2020 | League Cup | (A) | vs. Raith Rovers | 3 - 3 | (24') |
| Nov 14th, 2020 | League Cup | (H) | vs. East Fife | 1 - 0 | (64') |
| Jan 27th, 2021 | League | (A) | vs. Morton | 2 - 2 | (4') |
| Feb 3rd, 2021 | League | (A) | vs. Arbroath | 1 - 1 | (48') |
| Feb 20th, 2021 | League | (A) | vs. Ayr United | 2 - 0 | (54') |
| Apr 2nd, 2021 | Scottish Cup | (A) | vs. Ross County | 3 - 1 | (87') |
| Jul 17th, 2021 | League Cup | (H) | vs. Stirling Albion | 2 - 2 | (49') |
| Jul 31st, 2021 | League | (A) | vs. Arbroath | 1 - 0 | (66') |
| Sep 11th, 2021 | League | (H) | vs. Partick Thistle | 3 - 1 | (68') |
| Dec 11th, 2021 | League | (A) | vs. Morton | 6 - 1 | (60') |
| Dec 11th, 2021 | League | (A) | vs. Morton | 6 - 1 | (33') |
| Jan 22nd, 2022 | League | (A) | vs. Dunfermline | 1 - 1 | (39') |
| Feb 9th, 2022 | League | (H) | vs. Partick Thistle | 3 - 3 | (46') |
| Mar 12th, 2022 | League | (H) | vs. Arbroath | 3 - 0 | (5') |
| Mar 19th, 2022 | League | (A) | vs. Raith Rovers | 3 - 2 | (27') |
| Apr 9th, 2022 | League | (A) | vs. Ayr United | 2 - 2 | (6') |
| Apr 29th, 2022 | League | (H) | vs. Hamilton Academical | 4 - 0 | (15') |
| May 3rd, 2022 | League (Playoff) | (A) | vs. Partick Thistle | 2 - 1 | (71') |
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