Shane Murphy (born 1993) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Dr Crokes, having previously lined out with Kilcummin, and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Murphy first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a schoolboy at St Brendan's College in Killarney. He was part of the school team that won the Dunloe Cup in 2008, before later being sub-goalkeeper on the Corn Uí Mhuirí-winning team in 2010.

Shane Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

Murphy began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with Kilcummin and won a Kerry MAFC medal in 2010. He later transferred to the Dr Crokes club and won three successive Kerry SFC medals in his first three seasons with his adopted club. Two of these wins were converted into Munster Club SFC titles before claiming an All-Ireland Club SFC medal after a defeat of Slaughtneil in the 2017 final.

Shane Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry during unsuccessful spells with the minor and under-21 teams. He later spent two seasons with the junior team and won an All-Ireland JFC medal after a defeat of Mayo in 2015. Murphy was part of the senior team's extended panel in 2017 and captained the team to the Munster SFC title in 2018. He was dropped from the panel at the end of the season but earned a recall in 2021. Murphy won an All-Ireland SFC medal as sub-goalkeeper after a defeat of Galway in the 2022 final.

Shane Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

Honours

St Brendan's College

Corn Uí Mhuirí: 2010

Dunloe Cup: 2008

Kilcummin

Kerry Minor A Football Championship: 2010

Dr Crokes

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 2017

Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 2016, 2018

Kerry Senior Football Championship: 2016, 2017, 2018

Kerry

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2022

Munster Senior Football Championship: 2017, 2018 (c), 2022, 2023

National Football League: 2017, 2022

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 2015

Munster Junior Football Championship: 2014, 2015

References

External link

Shane Murphy profile at the Terrace Talk website

1993 births

Living people

Kilcummin Gaelic footballers

Dr Crokes Gaelic footballers

Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers

Gaelic football goalkeepers