Sean Thomas Canham (born 26 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Gwelup Croatia.

Sean Canham
Personal information
Full name Sean Thomas Canham[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-26) 26 September 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Exeter, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Sorrento
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Exeter City 22 (5)
2004–2005Tiverton Town (loan) 4 (0)
2005Moor Green (loan) 11 (0)
2005–2008 Team Bath 120 (72)
2008–2010 Charlton Athletic 24 (3)
2008–2010Notts County (loan) 42 (11)
2010–2012 Hereford United 48 (11)
2011Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 12 (2)
2011–2012Bath City (loan) 24 (9)
2012Bath City (loan) 9 (5)
2013 Hume City 6 (3)
2014–2019 Sorrento 80 (42)
2019- Gwelup Croatia 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2017

Career edit

Signed a three-year contract with Charlton Athletic,[2][3] he signed on loan for Notts County in early August 2008, for the start of the 2008–09 season.[4] Canham made his debut for Notts County on 9 August 2008, in the 2–1 away defeat to Bradford City.[5] On 1 September 2009, Canham went on loan to Hayes & Yeading United.

After helping lead the Magpies to the League 2 Championship on 10 May 2010, it was announced that he had been released by Notts County along with 7 other players.[6]

Canham signed for Hereford United in July 2010 on a two-year deal.[7] During the season he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan in February 2011 for an initial one-month period after finding first team opportunities limited.[8] This was later extended until the end of the season,[9] but he was recalled to Hereford on 27 April 2011.[10] Canham joined Bath City on loan for two months on 30 September 2011. After returning to Hereford for a short spell where he made no appearances Canham re-joined Bath City on loan for the rest of the season in January.

Despite signing a new short-term contract with Hereford and scoring three goals in his four games of the season he was again allowed to join Bath City on loan for three months on 5 October 2012. He was released by Hereford United upon the expiry of his contract on 1 January 2013. He joined Australian side Hume City on 29 January 2013.

He currently plays for Western Australia State League division 1 side Gwelup Croatia. Canham was an influential member of Sorrento's 2015 squad winning the Coolridge cup and helping lead Sorrento into the FFA cup round of 32 where they faced A League side Sydney FC live on Foxtel going down to a respectable 2–0 scoreline.

References edit

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 75. ISBN 9781845966010.
  2. ^ "Charlton check out striker Canham". BBC Sport. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Striker Canham impresses Charlton". BBC Sport. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  4. ^ "County swoop for strike duo". Setanta Sports. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Bradford 2–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Notts County release eight out-of-contract players". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Striker Sean Canham joins Hereford United". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Kidderminster Harriers sign Hereford's Sean Canham". BBC Sport. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Kidderminster agree new deal for Hereford's Sean Canham". BBC Sport. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Hereford United recall Sean Canham from Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.[permanent dead link]

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