Steven Sherlock
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| Born | 28 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| * club appearances and scores correct as of 20:09, 9 December 2025. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:43, 27 June 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven Sherlock (born 28 March 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level, he plays with St Finbarr's and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.
Career
[edit]Sherlock attended Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown and played in all grades of Gaelic football during his time there.[1] At club level, he first played for St Finbarr's at juvenile and underage levels. Sherlock won a Rebel Óg Premier 1 MFC title in 2015, after scoring 0–06 in the 1–09 to 0–08 win over Douglas in the final.[2]
Sherlock was still eligible for the minor grade when he made his St Finbarr's senior team debut in 2015. He won his first Cork SFC medal in 2018, before claiming further titles in 2021 and 2025.[3][4][5] Sherlock was also the championship's top scorer in each of those title-winning years, while also winning a Munster Club SFC medal in 2021.[6] He was included on the Club Team of the Year in 2021 and 2026.[7]
At inter-county level, Sherlock first played for Cork as a member of the minor team in 2015.[8] He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and was a substitute for Cork's 5–07 to 1–14 defeat by Mayo in the 2016 All-Ireland U21FC final.[9] Sherlock made his senior team debut in 2018, but was among a small cohort of players cut from manager Ronan McCarthy's squad at the end of 2019.[10] He returned to the team in 2022, opted out for 2025 but returned to the team in 2026.[11][12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 7 December 2025.
| Team | Season | Cork | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| St Finbarr's | 2015 | 2 | 0-02 | — | — | 2 | 0-02 | ||
| 2016 | 3 | 0-29 | — | — | 3 | 0-29 | |||
| 2017 | 7 | 2-48 | — | — | 7 | 2-48 | |||
| 2018 | 5 | 3-37 | 1 | 0-06 | — | 6 | 3-43 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 1-22 | — | — | 3 | 1-22 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 3-36 | — | — | 5 | 3-36 | |||
| 2021 | 6 | 3-41 | 2 | 0-13 | 1 | 0-10 | 9 | 3-64 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1-18 | — | — | 5 | 1-18 | |||
| 2023 | 3 | 2-24 | — | — | 3 | 2-24 | |||
| 2024 | 5 | 4-32 | — | — | 5 | 4-32 | |||
| 2025 | 6 | 6-41 | 2 | 0-25 | — | 8 | 6-66 | ||
| Career total | 50 | 25-330 | 5 | 0-44 | 1 | 0-10 | 56 | 25-384 | |
Inter-county
[edit]- As of 27 June 2026
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2018 | Division 2 | 6 | 0-08 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-08 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-03 | 7 | 0-06 | ||
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | 5 | 1-36 | 1 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-19 | 9 | 1-61 | ||
| 2023 | 6 | 0-32 | 1 | 0-10 | 5 | 1-15 | 12 | 1-57 | ||
| 2024 | 7 | 0-07 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-11 | 13 | 0-19 | ||
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2026 | 8 | 0-51 | 3 | 0-13 | 3 | 0-30 | 14 | 0-94 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1-136 | 9 | 0-31 | 19 | 1-78 | 61 | 2-245 | ||
Honours
[edit]- St Finbarr's
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2021
- Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (3): 2018, 2021, 2025
- Rebel Óg Premier 1 Minor Football Championship (1): 2015
- Cork
References
[edit]- ↑ "Steven Sherlock Mystery: Cork man is now close to the complete package". The Times. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Blue Monday for victorious Barrs". Evening Echo. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ Leen, Tony (28 October 2018). "After eight haunting losses, St Finbarr's show they're made of the right stuff". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ↑ "Sherlock delivers for St Finbarr's in epic climax to deny gallant Clonakilty". Echo Live. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ "At the sixth attempt, Barrs finally get the better of Nemo in final that went to the wire". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ↑ "Barrs are Munster club champions after epic win over Austin Stacks". Echo Live. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ "Steven Sherlock named on AIB Club Football Team of the Year". Echo Live. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Heartbreak for Cork minor footballers". The Southern Star. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mayo's two late goals leave Cork in ruins". Irish Examiner. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Steven Sherlock's return saw a boost to Cork footballers' firepower". Echo Live. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ Cormican, Eoghan (30 November 2021). "Now Steven Sherlock will work hard on Cork breakthrough". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ "Huge blow for Cork as Steven Sherlock opts out for 2025". Echo Live. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Steven Sherlock profile at the Cork GAA website