Given, Shay

Newcastle United & Ireland

Birthdate: April 20, 1976
Birthplace: Lifford, Ireland
Height: 1.87 mts
Weight: 84 kgs
Position: Goalkeeper
International: 21 caps, 0 goals (as of September 10, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Celtic, Blackburn Rovers
Transfer Fee: $18.00 Millions of Dollars
Republic of Ireland's goalkeeper, Given has established himself as first choice 'keeper at St James' Park following his 1997 move from Blackburn where he was understudy to Tim Flowers. In spite of his youth, Given has a lot of maturity and possesses very good reflexes.