Shane Walsh (born 4 June 1993) is a

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er who plays for the

Kilmacud Crokes Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Background Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...

club and at senior level for the Galway county team. He previously played for the Kilkerrin-Clonberne club from 2010 to 2022.

Club

Kilkerrin-Clonberne

Walsh played for the Kilkerrin-Clonberne club in North Galway from 2010 to 2022. They compete in the Galway Intermediate Football Championship.

Kilmacud transfer

On 30 July 2022, news emerged that Walsh was seeking a transfer to reigning Dublin Senior Football Champions

. On 1 August 2022, he confirmed his intention to join Kilmacud Crokes in time to play in the upcoming Dublin championship. In a brief statement, Walsh pointed out that he was now studying and living in Dublin and that while he intended to return to his home club of Kilkerrin-Clonberne before the end of his playing days, a switch to the Stillorgan-based club was "the right move" for him. His transfer was completed on 25 August. Walsh made his debut as a substitute on 4 September against Templeogue Synge Street. He scored 0-1 in their 3-25 to 1-06 win. He scored 1-3 in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Final and in the process won his first

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London. The current champions are Kilcoo of ...

Inter-county

Walsh joined the

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in 2013 after a highly successful underage county and schools career with St Jarlath's College, Tuam. Walsh was nominated for both an All-Star and the Young Footballer of the Year award in 2014. In addition he has received All Star nominations in 2018, 2020 and 2021. He has reached

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

Quarter Finals in 2014 and 2016. An

Semi Final in 2018. He is the winner of three Connacht Senior Football Championships in 2016, 2018 and 2021.

Galway captaincy

Galway manager

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named Walsh as

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ahead of the 2020 season. He remained as captain for two seasons until Joyce appointed Seán Kelly as his successor ahead of the 2022 season.

2022 season

Walsh was at the centre of an incident during the first half of Galway's 2022 All-Ireland SFC semi-final win against

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when the

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score detection system malfunctioned and overruled an umpire who signalled that Walsh's '45 into

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late in the half had gone over the bar. This meant that Galway entered the half-time break a point behind. However, the referee retrospectively awarded the point and the game resumed for the second half with the teams level on the scoreboard. Walsh was voted Footballer of the Week on the GAA.ie website after Galway's defeat in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC final, a game in which he scored nine points. He also won an All Star that year.

Career statistics

: ''As of match played 24 July 2022''

Honours

Galway

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship The Connacht GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Connacht Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the hig ...

(1): 2013 *

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

(1): 2013 *

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

(3): 2016, 2018, 2022

Kilmacud Crokes

(1):

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Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...

(1): 2022 *

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...

(1):

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Individual

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Team of the Year: 2022 * All Star (1): 2022

References

External links

* 1993 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Gaelic football forwards Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Kilkerrin-Clonberne Gaelic footballers {{Galway-gaelic-football-bio-stub