Shane Sutherland (born 23 October 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brora Rangers.
Sutherland has previously played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin City 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.
However, due to an extensive ACL injury, Sutherland was released by the club, which ignited controversy after Sutherland claimed to have been released by email and was having to fund the surgeries himself, which Inverness denied by claiming they had adhered to employment law and that the club was paying for specialist medical support.
He returned to football in 2024 signing for Highland League side Brora Rangers, signing a three-year contract.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInverness Caledonian Thistle2009–10Scottish First Division00000000002010–11Scottish Premier League2922010003222011–122711010002912012–13210103000250Total773405000863Elgin City (loan)2009–10Scottish Third Division175000000175Elgin City2013–14Scottish League Two361420101Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup140152014–153494310104012Total70236320218027Peterhead2015–16Scottish League One351310106Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs04313Elgin City2016–17Scottish League Two241835402133242017–1895000000952018–1921113040102911Total54346580317140Peterhead2018–19Scottish League Two132000000132Elgin City2019–20Scottish League Two26162144553726Inverness Caledonian Thistle2020–21Scottish Championship2433132003062021–2292004110143Total335317310449Career total3251012210276177391125
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
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