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| Born | 14 September 1999 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:27,8 March 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 corner-back. Maurice made his 50th appearance for the Cork senior football team on the 22nd of February 2026 in a win against Meath. [1] [2]
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]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| 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 | ||