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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.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Aodán Ó Sé | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Born |
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland | 29 June 1990||
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 | 2 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 2 July 2023. |
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]
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]
O'Shea enjoys playing the guitar and is fluent in several languages including French, Irish, Italian and Swedish.[citation needed]
Team | Year | National League | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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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 |
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