Michael Shields (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Siail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
8 August 1986 Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2003– | St. Finbarr's | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2006– | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Michael Shields (born 8 August 1986) is an Irish sportsperson. Born in Cork, he plays Gaelic football with his local club St. Finbarr's and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2006.
Shields plays his club Gaelic football with the famous St. Finbarr's club on the south side of Cork city. He first came to prominence on the club scene at underage levels, however, he enjoyed little success with the St. Finbarr's minor or under-21 teams.
In 2007, after fifty years of playing in the top flight of the county senior football championship, St. Finbarr's were relegated to the intermediate level. This grade of football didn't pose any problem to Shields's side, as they reached the final in 2008. St. Vincent's provided the opposition on that occasion, however, 'the Barr's' were held to a draw. The replay a week later was more conclusive. St. Finbarr's won by 2–13 to 0–14, giving Shields a county premier intermediate championship winners' medal.
Shields first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor football team in 2004. That year Cork qualified for a Munster final showdown with arch-rivals Kerry. That game ended in a 0–9 apiece draw. Cork lost the second game by three points. In spite of this Cork were still in with a chance of claiming the All-Ireland title. A 1–9 apiece draw was the result of their All-Ireland quarter-final game against Laois. Shields did not participate in the replay which Laois won.
In 2005 Shields joined the Cork under-21 football team. He made his debut in a Munster quarter-final victory over Kerry. He lined out in the subsequent semi-final trouncing of Clare. Shields played no further part in the under-21 championship seasons. Cork went on to win the Munster title but lose the All-Ireland semi-final to Galway.
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