Aidan O'Shea (Mayo Gaelic footballer)

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Aidan O'Shea
Personal information
Irish name Aodán Ó Sé
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34)
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Occupation Export Manager
Club(s)
YearsClub
2007–present
 Breaffy
Club titles
Mayo titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2009–2013
 Dublin Institute of Technology
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2009–present
 Mayo 83 (11-49)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 8
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 2 July 2023.

Aidan O'Shea (born 29 June 1990) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Breaffy and the Mayo county team. He is captain of the senior team at Breaffy.

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Career

O'Shea made his debut for the Mayo seniors against New York in 2009 and since then has been one of Mayo's best players, winning an All-Star in 2013 and playing in midfield in two All-Ireland football finals, the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost by 0–13 to 2–11 against Donegal and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost by 1–14 to 2–12 against Dublin. [1] [2] [3] In 2013, his man-of-the-match display drove Mayo to a 16-point victory in a rematch against 2012 conquerors Donegal at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage. [4] He was afterwards refused entry at one of Dublin's biggest nightclubs. [5] [6] He was awarded the GAA's Player of the Month for August 2013. [7]

He played in the first Test for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series, but club commitments ruled him out of the second Test. [8] [9] He is suspected of being concussed up to seven times. [10] In 2016 Mayo were denied another All-Ireland title by just one point to Dublin after a replay on 1 October. Coincidentally the following year Mayo lost again against Dublin in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final by another one-point margin. O'Shea has lost in a lot of All-Ireland finals along with Lee Keegan in 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2021. [11]

Personal life

O'Shea has family connections in County Kerry. [12]

O'Shea had a relationship with Sarah Rowe, the Mayo ladies' Gaelic footballer. [13] [14] [15] In the summer of 2023, he got engaged to Kristin McKenzie Vass, and the couple married in Kerry on 9 August 2024. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 July 2023.
TeamYear National League Connacht All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Mayo 2009 Division 1 62-0332-0411-01105-08
201082-0410-0010-00102-04
201150-0330-0020-00100-03
201250-0110-0130-0190-03
201380-0430-0130-01140-06
201470-0530-0231-00131-07
201571-0823-0531-01125-14
201670-0420-0161-03151-08
201720-0020-0080-07120-07
201871-0110-0030-03111-04
201980-0220-0070-01170-03
202070-0530-0320-01120-09
2021 Division 2 20-0132-0320-0072-04
2022 Division 1 80-0010-0030-01120-01
202381-0610-0150-08141-15
Career total957-47317-21524-2817818-96

Honours

Dublin Institute of Technology
Mayo
Ireland

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References

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  4. ↑ "Champions Donegal stunned by Mayo rampage". Irish Independent. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mayo GAA star Aidan O'Shea 'thanks' Dublin nightclub after he's refused entry". Irish Independent. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "'I was always geared to do this' - Aidan O'Shea". Irish Independent. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "O'Shea and Kelly win GAA/GPA Player Awards". GAA website. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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