| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Grimes | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Drogheda United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundalk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2009 | Dundalk | 40 | (2) |
| 2009-2011 | Monaghan United | 67 | (2) |
| 2012- | Drogheda United | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Shane Grimes is an Irish football player who currently plays with Drogheda United.[1]
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Shane Grimes is a defender. He had played for Dundalk since 2005 when he made his debut after being signed from the youth academy until his move to Monaghan United in 2009. He has re-signed for Monaghan for 2010.
Grimes was first called up to the senior panel by Jim Gannon in April 2005 having impressed in the clubs underage teams. He made his first senior appearance as a second-half substitute in June 2005 in a 3-0 defeat to Galway United at Terryland Park. In August 2005, Shane made the starting line-up for the very first time against Drogheda United in the FAI Cup at Oriel Park, on the Lilywhites’ new artificial pitch. It was to get even better for Grimes later in the season when he scored a terrific free-kick in a 2-2 draw with Athlone Town in September, his only goal during 17 appearances under Gannon. After Jim Gannon resigned, new manager John Gill decided to keep Grimes in his plans for the 2006 season as Dundalk remained in the First Division. However, Gill relied more upon experienced players rather than looking to youth and Grimes' opportunities were limited with only one start, a 1-0 defeat to Kildare County in March 2006. The 2007 season was kinder to Grimes as with an injury crisis came his chance to impress.[2] He made 16 appearances in 2007 but Dundalk missed out on promotion. He remained with Dundalk for the 2008 season and was part of the team which lifted the League of Ireland First Division trophy and got promoted to the Premier Division. Grimes signed Monaghan United in 2009 and has committed to the Magic Mons for the 2010 season. He made 34 appearances and one substituted appearance for Monaghan in 2009 and scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Finn Harps in October.
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