Aidan O'Shea (Mayo Gaelic footballer)

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.

Aidan O'Shea
Personal information
Irish name Aodán Ó Sé
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34)
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
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.

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 July 2023.
Team Year National League Connacht All-Ireland Total
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

Honours

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Dublin Institute of Technology
Mayo
Ireland

References

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  1. ^ "Donegal 2-11 0-13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Champions Donegal stunned by Mayo rampage". Irish Independent. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Mayo GAA star Aidan O'Shea 'thanks' Dublin nightclub after he's refused entry". Irish Independent. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. ^ "'I was always geared to do this' - Aidan O'Shea". Irish Independent. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  7. ^ "O'Shea and Kelly win GAA/GPA Player Awards". GAA website. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Two changes to Ireland panel ahead of second Test". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  10. ^ Fogarty, John (14 January 2015). "Aidan O'Shea has suffered up to seven concussions in career". Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Mayo 'curse' continues as Tyrone wins All-Ireland football final". ABC News. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Perfect match: Mayo star to tie the knot in Kerry". Hogan Stand. 8 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Sarah and Co make their mark". www.mayonews.ie. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  14. ^ "'No mens [sic] team would put up with our conditions...They'd go nuts' - Mayo's Sarah Rowe taking a stand against inequality". www.independent.ie. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Rowe's sacrifices earn rich dividend as Girls in Green now focus their attentions on England". www.independent.ie. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.