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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Sé | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
17 July 1998 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| 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. | |||
Career
editO'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]
Personal life
editO'Shea is dating Molly O'Brien, the sister of Kenmare and Kerry teammate Stephen O'Brien.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 30 June 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Honours
edit- University College Cork
- Sigerson Cup: 2019
- Kenmare Shamrocks
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2016
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship: 2016
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 2022 (c)
- Munster Senior Football Championship (5): 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 (c), 2023
- National Football League (3): 2020, 2021, 2022
- McGrath Cup: 2022 (c)
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship: 2017
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 2015, 2016 (c)
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 2015, 2016 (c)
- Individual
- GAA GPA All Stars Awards (2): 2019, 2022
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (3): 2019, 2022, 2023
References
edit- ^ "Kerry's minor-winning captain stars as Kenmare claim Munster Intermediate glory". The 42. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years". Irish Independent. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Dominant Kerry storm past Tipperary to retain All-Ireland minor football crown". The 42. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Sean O'Shea's haul of 0-7 helps UCC deliver first Sigerson Cup title since 2014". The 42. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "O'Shea is Young Footballer of the Year". The 42. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "O'Shea the hero as Kerry edge Dubs in dramatic semi". RTE Sport. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Marc Ó Sé: Sean O'Shea is one of the great free-takers of the modern era". The 42. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Listen: All The Brilliantly Manic Commentaries Of Seán O'Shea's Iconic Free". Balls.ie. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Neville, Conor (24 July 2022). "Kerry dig deep to edge Galway in entertaining final". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Girlfriend of Kerry GAA star Seán O'Shea, Molly O'Brien, has been here before with her well-known brother". 24 July 2022.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Kerry minor football team captain 2016 |
Succeeded by |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | All-Ireland MFC winning captain 2016 |
Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year 2019 |
Succeeded by |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by | All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning captain 2022 |
Succeeded by Incumbent
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