Shane Patrick Redmond (born 23 March 1989) is an Irish

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who played as a

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. He now plays

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with St Mary's, Saggart in the

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Career

Born in

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, Redmond began his career with Rathcoole Boys before moving to famed Dublin schoolboy club Cherry Orchard.

Nottingham Forest

Redmond signed for

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from Cherry Orchard in July 2006. In November 2008 he joined

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

on loan. He spent five months on loan with the eventual

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winners, making a total of 31 appearances: 24 in the league and seven in Eastwood's successful

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run. Redmond was recalled by Forest on 6 April 2009 as cover for Paul Smith.

Burton Albion

On 6 July 2009, Forest agreed to loan the Republic of Ireland under-21 keeper to

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home groun ...

until January, with the possibility of a season-long agreement. After his first game for Burton Albion, in which they suffered a 3–1 defeat against

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

, he was replaced by his fellow on-loan goalkeeper

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Darlington

Redmond returned to Forest in January 2010, but was soon loaned out again to

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strugglers

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. He made his full league debut against

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which ended in a 2–1 defeat for his new club.

Chesterfield

Redmond was among a number of players released by Forest at the end of the 2009–10 season. On 4 August 2010, he signed for

side

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on a monthly contract after a successful pre-season trial with the club. Despite not playing in a single match for the Spireites, Redmond was reserve goalkeeper on a regular basis he was able to gain a

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winners medal. Redmond was released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2010–11 season as his contract had expired.

Mansfield Town

On 1 July 2011, Redmond was announced as

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

's latest signing. He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Bray Wanderers

In July 2013, Redmond signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club

Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Fánaithe Bhré) are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''B ...

. He was largely understudy to first choice goalkeeper Darren Quigley in the Carlisle Grounds.

International

Redmond has been capped 21 times by the Republic of Ireland at U21 level, a record number of appearances.

Gaelic football

After finishing playing professional football, Redmond returned to

with St. Mary's, Saggart in the

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Redmond, Shane 1989 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Eastwood Town F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Cherry Orchard F.C. players Gaelic footballers who switched code St Mary's (Dublin) Gaelic footballers Bray Wanderers F.C. players