Seamus Sharkey

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Seamus Sharkey
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Laxey, Isle of Man
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–2007 Derry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Derry City 5 (1)
2009Finn Harps (loan) 10 (0)
2011 Southern Cross United
2011 Lisburn Distillery 1 (0)
2014 Rochester Lancers (indoor) 3 (0)
2015 Derry City 11 (0)
2016 Limerick 5 (0)
2017–2018 Sligo Rovers 33 (1)
2019–2020 Glenavon 18 (1)
2020–2023 Institute
International career
Ellan Vannin
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 September 2025

Seamus Sharkey (born 11 May 1990) is a Manx former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Career

Club career

Sharkey started his career with League of Ireland First Division side Derry City, helping them earn promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division. [1] Before the 2011 season, he signed for Southern Cross United in Australia, where he played for a few months until returning home and signing for Lisburn Distillery for a brief period. [2] In 2014, he signed for Rochester Lancers in the United States. [3] Before the 2015 season, Sharkey returned to League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City. [4] [5] Before the 2016 season, he signed for Limerick in the League of Ireland First Division. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Before the 2017 season, he returned to the League of Ireland Premier Division, signing for Sligo Rovers. [10] [11] [12] Before the second half of 2018–19, Sharkey signed for Glenavon in the NIFL Premiership, helping them win the 2019 Mid-Ulster Cup. [13] [14] [15] [16] In 2020, he signed for NIFL Championship club Institute. [17]

International career

He represented Ellan Vannin at the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup but missed the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. [18] [19] [20]

References

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  2. "Sharkey heads down under". extratime.com.
  3. "Britain's other national team: Ellan Vannin". footballpink.net.
  4. "Sharkey keen to make Brandywell breakthrough". derrynow.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-10-19.
  5. "2015 Season Preview: Derry City". punditarena.com.
  6. "An Inspiring Underdog Story: Isle of Man Footballer Sets Sights on the Big Leagues".
  7. "Isle of Man footballer aims high for Limerick FC". itv.com.
  8. "Seamus Sharkey 'excited' to get going at Limerick FC". donegalsporthub.com.
  9. "The Isle of Man team with a strong Irish connection". the42.ie.
  10. "Seamus Sharkey: sports fitness".
  11. "Seamus Sharkey puts pen to paper on new Sligo Rovers deal". donegaldaily.com.
  12. "Sharkey signs for Sligo Rovers".
  13. "Shay makes debut for Blues". iomtoday.co.im.
  14. "Glenavon boss hails 'Rolls Royce' recruit after victory over Newry". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  15. "Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton gets his set-piece goal wish as Sharkey delivers in Mid-Ulster Cup Final". belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  16. "Lurgan Blues sign defender Sharkey". bbc.com.
  17. "Institute new signing Seamus Sharkey wants regular football". derryjournal.com.
  18. "SLIGO STAR SHARKEY A MAN ON A MISSION; Isle do my very best to win World Cup, vows Seamus". thefreelibrary.com.
  19. "Seamus Sharkey to miss Isle of Man duty due to Sligo injury crisis". extratime.com.
  20. "A Complete Team-by-Team Guide to the CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 in London". 90min.com.