Aidan O'Shea (Mayo Gaelic footballer)

Aidan O'Shea

Personal information
Irish name	Aodán Ó Sé
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Born	(1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 33) Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Occupation	Export Manager
Club(s)
Years	Club
2007–present	Breaffy
Club titles
Mayo titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2009–2013	Dublin Institute of Technology
College titles
Sigerson titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2009–present	Mayo	83 (11-49)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	8
All-Irelands	0
NFL	2
All Stars	3
*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.

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,2012,2013,2016, 2017, 2020, and 2021. Aidan enjoys playing the guitar and is fluent in several languages including French , Irish , Italian and Swedish .

Personal life

O'Shea had a relationship with Sarah Rowe, the Mayo ladies' Gaelic footballer. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Career statistics

As of match played 2 July 2023.

Team	Year	National League			Connacht		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Mayo	2009	Division 1	6	2-03	3	2-04	1	1-01	10	5-08
	2010		8	2-04	1	0-00	1	0-00	10	2-04
	2011		5	0-03	3	0-00	2	0-00	10	0-03
	2012		5	0-01	1	0-01	3	0-01	9	0-03
	2013		8	0-04	3	0-01	3	0-01	14	0-06
	2014		7	0-05	3	0-02	3	1-00	13	1-07
	2015		7	1-08	2	3-05	3	1-01	12	5-14
	2016		7	0-04	2	0-01	6	1-03	15	1-08
	2017		2	0-00	2	0-00	8	0-07	12	0-07
	2018		7	1-01	1	0-00	3	0-03	11	1-04
	2019		8	0-02	2	0-00	7	0-01	17	0-03
	2020		7	0-05	3	0-03	2	0-01	12	0-09
	2021	Division 2	2	0-01	3	2-03	2	0-00	7	2-04
	2022	Division 1	8	0-00	1	0-00	3	0-01	12	0-01
	2023		8	1-06	1	0-01	5	0-08	14	1-15
Career total			95	7-47	31	7-21	52	4-28	178	18-96

Honours

Dublin Institute of Technology

• Sigerson Cup: 2013

Mayo

• Connacht Senior Football Championship: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020 (c), 2021 (c)
• National Football League: (2) 2019, 2023
• Connacht Under-21 Football Championship: 2009
• Connacht Minor Football Championship: 2009
• FBD League: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2023

Ireland

• International Rules Series: 2013, 2015

References

1. "Donegal 2-11 0-13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
2. "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
3. "Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
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.
8. "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
9. "Two changes to Ireland panel ahead of second Test". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
10. Fogarty, John (14 January 2015). "Aidan O'Shea has suffered up to seven concussions in career". Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
11. "Sarah and Co make their mark". www.mayonews.ie. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
12. "'No mens [sic] team would put up with our conditions...They'd go nuts' - Mayo's Sarah Rowe taking a stand against inequality". www.independent.ie. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
13. "Rowe's sacrifices earn rich dividend as Girls in Green now focus their attentions on England". www.independent.ie. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.