Liam Silke (born 22 November 1994) is an Irish
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
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 Con ...
. Silke plays his club football for
Corofin.
Silke is an
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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The current champions are Kilcoo of ...
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
*
All Star (1): 2022
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