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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aodán Ó Sé | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
29 June 1990 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
editO'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
editO'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
edit- 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
edit- Dublin Institute of Technology
- Sigerson Cup: 2013
- Mayo
- Connacht Senior Football Championship: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020 (c), 2021 (c)
- National Football League: (2) 2019, 2023
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship: 2009
- Connacht Minor Football Championship: 2009
- FBD League: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2023
- Ireland
References
edit- ^ "Donegal 2-11 0-13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ "Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Champions Donegal stunned by Mayo rampage". Irish Independent. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Mayo GAA star Aidan O'Shea 'thanks' Dublin nightclub after he's refused entry". Irish Independent. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "'I was always geared to do this' - Aidan O'Shea". Irish Independent. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Two changes to Ireland panel ahead of second Test". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ Fogarty, John (14 January 2015). "Aidan O'Shea has suffered up to seven concussions in career". Examiner. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Mayo 'curse' continues as Tyrone wins All-Ireland football final". ABC News. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Perfect match: Mayo star to tie the knot in Kerry". Hogan Stand. 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Sarah and Co make their mark". www.mayonews.ie. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "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.
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