Stephen O'Shaughnessy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stiofán Ó Seachnasaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left Full Back | ||
| Born | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Nickname |
Shaugho (pronounced shocko) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ?-present | Lucan Sarsfields | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2005-2008 | Dublin | 13 (0-2)[1] | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 10:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC). | |||
Stephen O'Shaughnessy is a Gaelic footballer who plays inter-county football for Dublin in Ireland. He plays his club football for Lucan Sarsfields.
Inter-county
2005
O’Shaughnessy made his debut for Dublin in 2005. He made a huge impact and received much acclaim for his performances. He proved an important asset to the Dublin team in the absence of former Dublin captain, Paddy Christie, who was out due to injury. O’Shaughnessy met the same fate when he too had to drop out of the Championship due to a shoulder injury. However, he returned to play in the Leinster final and All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Tyrone. He was nominated for an All-Star later that year.
2006
Due to a recurrence of a shoulder injury O’Shaughnessy has missed the entire league campaign. He was expected to return to the Dublin side after Dublin's first championship match against Longford although he didn't make his return until Dublins victory in the 2006 Leinster senior football championship final against Offaly.
2007
He came on as a substitute in the 2007 O'Byrne Cup final for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois. He is yet to make a championship appearance for Dublin in 2007.
2008
O'Shaughnessy played in all Dublin's 2008 O'Byrne Cup games, including scoring a point in the Semi final against Carlow. Stephen was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final.He also played in Dublin first two wins in the championship over Louth and Westmeath before a hamstring injury keep him out of the Leinster Senior Football Championship final.[2]