Shayne D'Cunha

Shayne Warren Tiber D'Cunha (born 1 April 1996) is an Indian-born Australian former professional soccer player who most notably played as a defender for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League. Born in India, he represented Australia at youth level internationally.

Career Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in India, D'Cunha moved to Sydney, Australia with his parents in 2000 when he was four years old. His parents moved their family to Australia in order to give their children a better chance at life. D'Cunha started playing football at the local level at the age of five or six and soon choose it as his sport of preference over cricket.

D'Cunha was one of three players released by the Wanderers on 1 June 2016, along with Daniel Alessi and Alusine Fofanah.

In September 2016, D'Cunha joined Wellington Phoenix on trial.

International D'Cunha has stated that had he thought about representing India internationally but after getting capped by Australia at the under-20 level, he pledged his allegiance to Australia.

Shayne was ordained as a priest for the Diocese of Broken Bay by Archbishop Anthony Randazzo, (Prefect for the Dicastery of Legislative Texts & Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Broken Bay) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026.

Honours Blacktown City National Premier Leagues NSW: 2014, 2016 Waratah Cup: 2014