Shane Merritt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Meirit | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
2000 Mallow, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mallow | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2019-present | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2022- | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:19, 29 January 2022. | |||
Shane Merritt (born 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with Mallow and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a centre-back.
Career
[edit]Merritt first played competitive Gaelic football with the Mallow club, while also lining out for divisional side Avondhu in various juvenile and underage competitions.[1] He claimed his first silverware at club level when he lined out at centre-back when Mallow beat St. Michael's in the 2021 Cork SAFC final.[2] Merritt first appeared on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Cork senior football team for the pre-season McGrath Cup competition in 2022.[3] He later earned inclusion on the team's National League panel.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 29 January 2022.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2022 | Division 2 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| Total | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Mallow
References
[edit]- ^ "U15 football squad 2014/15". Avondhu GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (28 November 2021). "SAFC: Seán Hayes on target at death to give Mallow victory over St Michael's". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "All change as Keith Ricken names Cork side for Clare clash". Cork Beo. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.