Maurice Shanley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Muiris Mac Seanlaoich | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
14 September 1999 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| 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
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2020
- All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship (1): 2019
- Munster Under-20 Football Championship (1): 2019
References
- ^ Divilly, John (2 August 2019). "New breed of Rebels a force to be reckoned with". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ O'Shea, John (16 June 2018). "Cork progress to Munster semi-finals after comfortable defeat of Tipp". The 42. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Brennan, Paul (29 June 2018). "EirGrid Munster U20 Final: Kerry claim title". GAA website. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Cork blow away defending champions Kerry to claim Munster U20 title". The 42. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Rebels reel in Dubs to complete amazing turnaround and claim All-Ireland U20 title". The 42. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Murphy, Éamonn (28 December 2019). "Ciarán Sheehan starts for Cork footballers against Kerry in McGrath Cup". The Echo. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "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.