Liam Silke (born 22 November 1994) is an Irish
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
er who plays at senior level for the
Galway county team. He is a nephew of
All-Ireland SFC winning Galway captain
Ray Silke
Ray Silke (born 17 August 1970) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Corofin and was their centre-back and captain when they won the All-Ireland on St Patrick's Day in 1998.
Corofin were the first Conn ...
. Silke plays his club football for
Corofin.
Silke is an
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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The current champions are Cuala of D ...
winner, having been part of the Corofin team that beat
Slaughtneil in the
2015 Final.
Silke made his senior championship debut for Galway against
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in the
2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship, starting that game. He was part of the team that won the
2016 Connacht Championship, the county's first provincial title since 2008.
Honours
;Individual
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All Star
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References
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1994 births
Living people
All Stars Awards winners (football)
Corofin Gaelic footballers
Donegal Boston Gaelic footballers
Gaelic football backs
Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers
Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States