South Africa · 1996–2001Shaun Bartlett
Rating
83
Caps
74
Goals
28
Life
1972
Clubs
Cape Town Spurs, FC Zürich, Charlton Athletic
#8
Editorial rank of 33 for South Africa
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Charlton were leading Leicester 1-0 at The Valley on 1 April 2001 when Bartlett, on loan from Zurich, hit the left-foot volley that won the BBC goal of the season. Second only to Benni McCarthy among South Africa's scorers, with 29 goals in 74 caps, he won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, scored twice at France 98, and made the Team of the Tournament when Bafana took third place in 2000. Career record: 74 caps and 28 goals for South Africa; club career at Cape Town Spurs, FC Zürich, Charlton Athletic.
Career record
| 1992–1995 | Cape Town Spurs |
| 1996–1997 | Colorado Rapids |
| 1997–1997 | New York Red Bulls |
| 1997–1998 | Cape Town Spurs |
| 1998–2000 | FC Zürich |
| 2000–2006 | Charlton Athletic |
| 2006–2008 | Kaizer Chiefs |
| 2008–2009 | Bloemfontein Celtic |
| — | Vasco da Gama |
| South Africa | 74 caps, 28 goals |
Shared the era
South Africa legends whose careers overlapped Bartlett's