Maurice Shanley (born 14 September 1999) is an

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er who plays for Premier Senior Championship club

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and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a full-back.

Playing career

Cork

Shanley first lined out for Cork when he was drafted onto the Cork under-20 team for the 2018 Munster Under-20 Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 16 June 2018 when he played at midfield in the 1–20 to 0–08 defeat of

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. He was switched to right wing-forward for the subsequent 3–11 to 0–14 defeat by

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in the Munster final. Once again eligible for the under-20 the following year, Shanley won a Munster Under-20 Championship medal on 18 July 2019 after being selected at full-back in the 3–16 to 0–12 defeat of Kerry in the final. He was again selected at full-back when Cork defeated

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by 3–16 to 1–14 to claim the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship. Shanley was drafted onto the Cork senior team for the 2020 McGrath Cup. He made his

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debut on 1 March 2020 when he was selected at full-back in a 3–13 to 3–11 win over

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Career statistics

Honours

;Cork * National Football League Division 3 (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shanley, Maurice 1999 births Living people Clonakilty Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers