Maurice Shanley

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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)
YearsClub
2018-present
Clonakilty
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (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]

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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.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2020 Division 3 10-0010-0000-0020-00
Career total10-0010-0000-0020-00

Honours

Cork

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