Corey Sheridan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corey Cummins-Sheridan | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Ballyshannon, County Donegal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Finn Harps | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Erne Wanderers | |||
| 2022–2025 | Finn Harps | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Finn Harps | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:57, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:57, 19 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Corey Cummins-Sheridan (born 6 June 2008) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League of Ireland First Division club Finn Harps and represents the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.
Sheridan played youth football with Erne Wanderers before joining Finn Harps in 2022. He made his debut for the club when he was 17 and has been playing in goals frequently ever since.
Sheridan originally represented Northern Ireland at U17 level before switching to the Republic of Ireland in 2025, whom he would go on to represent at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Early life
[edit]Sheridan played GAA with Aodh Ruadh CLG, from which he was selected to represent Ulster GAA in 2024.[1]
Club career
[edit]Finn Harps
[edit]On 13 September 2024, Sheridan was included on the bench for League of Ireland First Division club Finn Harps in a game against Longford Town.[2]
Sheridan was signed to a senior contract for the 2025 season, alongside teammates Adam McDaid and Josh Cullen.[3] On 20 June 2025, Sheridan made his debut for the club against Athlone Town.[4] Sheridan kept four straight clean sheets in his first four games in goals for Finn Harps.[5][6]
Sheridan re-signed for the club for the 2026 season.[7]
International career
[edit]Northern Ireland
[edit]On 14 March 2025, Sheridan was named in the Northern Ireland U17 squad for their 2025 U17 Euro qualifiers, where he was the second-choice keeper behind Finn McDonnell.[8]
Republic of Ireland
[edit]On 1 September 2025, Sheridan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U17 squad for the first time having made the switch from Northern Ireland.[9][6] On 7 September, he made his debut for the side in a 3–0 win over Turkey.[10] Sheridan was included in the squad that travelled to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup alongside Finn Harps teammates, Josh Cullen and Gavin McAteer.[11][12] Sheridan was Ireland's third-choice keeper at the tournament behind Alex Noonan and George Moloney.[13]
Sheridan was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in March 2026, but had to withdraw due to injury.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 September 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finn Harps | 2024 | LOI First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Aodh Ruadh's Corey Sheridan joins Ulster GAA team". facebook.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ "Corey Sheridan". extratime.com. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Academy Trio Sign Senior Deals". finnharps.ie. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ @FinnHarpsFC (June 20, 2025). "Corey Sheridan makes his debut as Oisin Cooney (Leaving Cert) is unavailable" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Clean sheets and confidence: Corey Sheridan stakes his claim". donegallive.ie. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- 1 2 "International 'tug of war' for Finn Harps 'keeper Corey Sheridan". donegallive.ie. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Corey Sheridan set for a big 2026 after an impressive debut season". instagram.com. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Waterworth reveals U17 squad for elite round qualifiers". irishfa.com. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Corey Sheridan joins Gavin McAteer and Josh Cullen with Ireland Under-17 call-up". donegallive.ie. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "REPORT | MU17 | Ireland end tournament with 3-0 Türkiye win". fai.ie. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Ireland squad named for FIFA Under-17 World Cup". fai.ie. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Finn Harps Trio Named in U17 World Cup Squad". finnharps.ie. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "A player-by-player guide to the Ireland U-17s World Cup squad". independent.ie. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Cullen and McAteer Feature in Ireland MU19 Qualifier Squad". finnharps.ie. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Corey Sheridan Stats". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2008 births
- Living people
- People from Ballyshannon
- Association footballers from County Donegal
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Finn Harps F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Aodh Ruadh Gaelic footballers
- Aodh Ruadh hurlers