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Kerry Gaelic footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seán O'Shea (Irish: Seán Ó Sé) (born 17 July 1998) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry SFC club Kenmare Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Sé | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | 17 July 1998||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Nickname | Seánie | ||
Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kenmare Shamrocks | |||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
University College Cork | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018– | Kerry | 37 (6–200) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 2 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of match played 30 June 2024. |
O'Shea played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Kenmare Shamrocks club.[citation needed] He eventually progressed onto the club's intermediate team and scored 1-05 when the club won the Munster Club Championship title in 2016.[1] O'Shea first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two year-stint with the Kerry minor football team. He won consecutive All-Ireland Minor Championships during this time, including one as captain of the team in 2016.[2][3] He subsequently progressed onto the under-21 team and also won a Sigerson Cup title with University College Cork in 2019.[4] O'Shea made his debut with the Kerry senior football team during the 2018 National League. His immediately established himself on the team and was named Young Footballer of the Year in 2019.[5] O'Shea's other honours include three Munster Championships and two National League titles.
On 10 July 2022, in the All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin, O'Shea scored a 53m free with the last kick of the game to win the game for Kerry, 1-14 to 1-13 and qualify for the 2022 All-Ireland Final.[6][7][8]
He captained Kerry in the 2022 All-Ireland season and lifted the Sam Maguire Cup, following the county's victory over Galway in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[9]
O'Shea is dating Molly O'Brien, the sister of Kenmare and Kerry teammate Stephen O'Brien.[10]
Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Kerry | 2018 | Division 1 | 5 | 0-21 | 2 | 0-11 | 3 | 0-13 | 10 | 0-45 |
2019 | 8 | 1-55 | 2 | 0-13 | 6 | 1-40 | 16 | 2-108 | ||
2020 | 6 | 2-27 | 1 | 0-02 | — | 7 | 2-29 | |||
2021 | 4 | 0-07 | 3 | 2-21 | 1 | 0-08 | 8 | 2-36 | ||
2022 | 4 | 1-17 | 2 | 0-16 | 3 | 1-10 | 9 | 2-43 | ||
2023 | 5 | 1-12 | 2 | 0-09 | 6 | 2-30 | 13 | 3-51 | ||
2024 | 2 | 0-15 | 4 | 0-12 | 6 | 0-27 | ||||
Career total | 32 | 5-139 | 14 | 2-87 | 23 | 4-113 | 69 | 11-339 |
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