Maurice Shanley
Personal information
Irish name Muiris Mac Seanlaoich
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full-back
Born (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 24)
Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2018-present
 Clonakilty
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2019-present
 Cork 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:32, 11 November 2020.

Maurice Shanley (born 14 September 1999) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Premier Senior Championship club Clonakilty and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a full-back.[1][2]

Playing career

Cork

Shanley first lined out for Cork when he was drafted onto the Cork under-20 team for the 2018 Munster Under-20 Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 16 June 2018 when he played at midfield in the 1–20 to 0–08 defeat of Tipperary.[3] He was switched to right wing-forward for the subsequent 3–11 to 0–14 defeat by Kerry in the Munster final.[4]

Once again eligible for the under-20 the following year, Shanley won a Munster Under-20 Championship medal on 18 July 2019 after being selected at full-back in the 3–16 to 0–12 defeat of Kerry in the final.[5] He was again selected at full-back when Cork defeated Dublin by 3–16 to 1–14 to claim the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship.[6]

Shanley was drafted onto the Cork senior team for the 2020 McGrath Cup.[7] He made his National League debut on 1 March 2020 when he was selected at full-back in a 3–13 to 3–11 win over Derry.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2020.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2020 Division 3 1 0-00 1 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00
Career total 1 0-00 1 0-00 0 0-00 2 0-00

Honours

Cork

References

  1. ^ Divilly, John (2 August 2019). "New breed of Rebels a force to be reckoned with". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ Waldron, Alan (5 November 2020). "AFL player on bench for Cork with three debutants picked as Ronan McCarthy goes for youth to face Kerry". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ O'Shea, John (16 June 2018). "Cork progress to Munster semi-finals after comfortable defeat of Tipp". The 42. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ^ Brennan, Paul (29 June 2018). "EirGrid Munster U20 Final: Kerry claim title". GAA website. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Cork blow away defending champions Kerry to claim Munster U20 title". The 42. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Rebels reel in Dubs to complete amazing turnaround and claim All-Ireland U20 title". The 42. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. ^ Murphy, Éamonn (28 December 2019). "Ciarán Sheehan starts for Cork footballers against Kerry in McGrath Cup". The Echo. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  8. ^ "O'Rourke hits brace as Cork just hold off Derry in six-goal Páirc Uí Chaoimh clash". The 42. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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