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Shane joined the club on 12th January 2023 after moving to Leeds from Australia.

He was born in Germany, raised on Australia’s Gold Coast and gained international recognition playing for New Zealand, who he represented 58 times scoring 24 goals including against then World Champions Italy in a 1-1 draw at the 2010 World Cup.

Smeltz had many moments in football in his 18 years as a pro in a number of countries.

A two-time A-League golden boot winner Smeltz played for Borneo FC in Indonesia and the old-fashioned predatory No 9 also played for clubs in Australia, England, Turkey and Malaysia.

He is second on the A-League’s record goal scorers list with 92 goals. He was the competition’s top scorer in 2008-09 for Wellington and 2009-10 for Gold Coast United. He also played for Perth Glory (28 goals in 58 appearance) and Sydney FC (12 goals in 43 games) in the A-League.

On 19th May 2023 it was announced that Shane had left the club at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.