Maurice Shanley

Maurice Shanley (born 21 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]

Maurice Shanley
Personal information
Irish name Muiris Mac Seanlaoich
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full-back
Born (1999-09-14) 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.

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
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2020 Division 3 10-0010-0000-0020-00
Career total 10-0010-0000-0020-00

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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