Shane Conway

Shane Conway (born 26 October 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kerry Senior Championship club Lixnaw and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Shane Conway

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Conbhuí
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-forward
Born	(1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 26) Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Quality assurance engineer
Club(s)
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
2015-present 2018-2021	Lixnaw → UCC	34 (10-254) 11 (2-82)
Club titles
Kerry titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College	Apps (scores)
2017-2021	UCC	10 (0-71)
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2018-present	Kerry
Inter-county titles
NHL	0
All Stars	0

Career

A member of the Lixnaw club, Conway first came to prominence at underage levels by winning minor and under-21 championship titles. He progressed onto the club's senior team and won a County Championship title in 2018.^[1] Conway subsequently lined out with University College Cork, winning consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup titles in 2019 and 2020.^[2][3] He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry minor and under-21 teams that won All-Ireland titles in the respective second tier championships. He made his debut with the Kerry senior hurling team in 2018.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 June 2024

Team	Season	Kerry		Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Lixnaw	2015	3	1-07	—		—		3	1-07
	2016	3	1-03	—		—		3	1-03
	2017	5	2-35	—		—		5	2-35
	2018	5	1-58	2	0-21	—		7	1-79
	2019	4	4-40	—		—		4	4-40
	2020	1	0-09	—		—		1	0-09
	2021	4	0-35	—		—		4	0-35
	2022	2	0-06	—		—		2	0-06
	2023	4	0-33	—		—		4	0-33
	2024	1	1-07	—		—		1	1-07
Total		32	10-233	2	0-21	—		34	10-254

Inter-county

As of match played 25 May 2024

Team	Year	National League			McDonagh Cup		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Kerry	2018	Division 2A	4	1-21	5	0-36	—		9	1-57
	2019		4	2-45	4	0-44	—		8	2-89
	2020		5	1-49	5	2-45	—		10	3-94
	2021		3	1-28	3	1-22	—		6	2-50
	2022		6	1-41	6	3-24	1	0-00	13	4-65
	2023		6	1-27	5	0-38	—		11	1-65
	2024		1	1-09	0	0-00	—		1	1-09
Career total			29	8-220	28	6-209	1	0-00	58	14-429

Honours

University College Cork

• Fitzgibbon Cup: 2019, 2020
• Canon O'Brien Cup: 2020

Lixnaw

• Kerry Senior Hurling Championship: 2018
• Kerry Under-21 hurling championship: 2016
• Kerry Minor Hurling Championship: 2014, 2015

Kerry

• All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship: 2017, 2018
• All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship: 2015, 2016

Awards

• Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurler of the Year: 2017
• Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Rising Stars Hurling Team of the Year: 2019, 2020
• GAA/GPA Joe McDonagh Cup Team of the Year: 2020, 2021
• Fitzgibbon Cup Player of the year: 2019