Sean Gannon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sean Gannon
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 11, 1991(1991-07-11)
Age	33
Country	Ireland
Birth City	Dublin
Horoscope	Cancer

Sean Gannon Biography

Sean Gannon is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on July 11, 1991 in Dublin, Ireland. Sean Gannon (born 11 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive player in Dundalk as part of Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He was previously a player with Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic and has been awarded seven league winners’ medals during his career to date. Gannon is regularly involved in European competitions with Dundalk in addition to being part of the team that became the second Irish team to ever reach an initial stage at the Europa League in August 2016.

The next campaign, Gannon appeared in all but one of Dundalk’s Premier Division matches as they maintained their league title, scoring one time in a 2-0 win against Shamrock Rovers. Gannon was a part of each of the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round games , as Dundalk lost to BATE Borisov. Gannon also took home his place in the FAI Cup, going off injured by an injury to his ankle ligament at the end of 43rd min of final. He celebrated the win by walking down the touchline with crutches and waved them toward the crowd. After the conclusion to the campaign, he awarded a place on the PFAI Team of the Year for the second time in a row.

Gannon grew up in Ringsend and regularly attended Republic of Ireland matches with his father at the nearby Lansdowne Road. He was a ball boy in several games, most notably a 1–1 draw with Portugal in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. In his teenage years, Gannon played for schoolboy clubs Cambridge Boys and St. Kevin’s Boys, before signing for Shamrock Rovers in the summer of 2010. He played in the club’s A Championship team and was part of their under-20s title-winning side under Andrew Myler. While appearing for the Shamrock Rovers youth teams, Gannon successfully graduated from a joint FÁS/FAI Youth Soccer Training course in Irishtown Stadium, giving him exposure to a year of full- time training and preparing him for professional football.

Gannon returned from his injury to appear in all 6 of Dundalk’s UEFA Champions League qualifier games in 2016 as they became the first ever Irish side to reach the play-off round. Gannon received significant exposure due to this achievement, appearing on The 7 O’Clock Show on TV3 and RTÉ’s Saturday Night with Miriam in August 2016. He regards the European qualifying games as the stage where League of Ireland players are truly judged, and considers the third qualifying round victory over BATE Borisov as the highlight of his career to date. 2017 was a more challenging year for Dundalk with rivals Cork City doing the League and FAI Cup double. Gannon signed a new three-year contract with Dundalk in November 2017, and was a key part of the team that retained the league title in 2018. He was also voted onto the PFAI Team of the Year for the fifth year in a row.

As of 2012, Gannon was moved toward his place in the Shamrock Rovers first team, playing in 8 league games and participating in seven cup matches In the majority of his games, he was used at right back. Gannon was part of the Shamrock Rovers team that won the Leinster Senior Cup and scored three times for Shamrock Rovers in the cup competition. The end of the season, he was let go by the club’s new coach Trevor Croly.

Sean Gannon Net Worth

Sean Gannon is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sean Gannon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gannon made his debut as a senior in the first team of Shamrock Rovers in February 2011 when he was a substitute at half-time to Craig Sives in a Leinster Senior Cup game against Dundalk. The first time he played in the league was on September 12, when he made his debut in a draw of 1-1 with St Patrick’s Athletic, his only league game of the season. Gannon made up his Shamrock Rovers squad that became the first Irish team to make it to the stage group of European competition, when they eliminated Partizan Belgrade in the Europa League 4th qualifying round however , he was not a part of the team in the qualifying round and was dropped out of the squad of 25 players to play in the group phase.

Gannon joined Liam Buckley at St Patrick’s Athletic on November 27, 2012. He played in 13 league matches with St Pat’s as they went to take their 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division with a predominant role as an attacking midfielder. Even though Gannon was prevented from playing in his preferred position by the right-back Ger O’Brien, the player later declared that he’d gained a lot from the experiences of playing in the same team with him.

On the 6 November 2013, Gannon linked back up with his former Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Kenny at Dundalk, becoming Kenny’s first new signing for the 2014 season. In his first season at the club, he was part of a defence that kept sixteen clean sheets on their way to winning the league title on the final day of the season. Gannon played in all thirty-three league games and scored two goals in wins over Drogheda United and his former club, St. Patrick’s Athletic. His goal against the latter included a 36-pass build-up involving all ten outfield players and was widely regarded as one of the league’s goals of the season. Gannon also won the League Cup appearing in a 3–2 defeat of Shamrock Rovers in the final and made his European debut in July 2014 against Jeunesse Esch. Gannon’s reliability, willingness to attack, and form over the course of the season earned him comparison to former Manchester United full-back Denis Irwin and also a place in the PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year. After the season ended, Gannon turned down the opportunity to go on trial to Millwall in favour of signing a new contract with Dundalk.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Sean Gannon Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Sean Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Sean Gannon celebrates birthday on July 11 of every year.

What happened to the cop that fought Kimbo?

Sean Gannon, a former UFC fighter who became the first man to beat the legendary Kimbo Slice in a street fight, has died. Gannon, also a former Boston police officer, went 3-0 as an amateur and 2-0 as a pro to start his brief MMA career in the early to mid-2000s.

Where is Sean Gannon now?

Sean Gannon, a former Boston police officer and a UFC veteran who once fought Kimbo Slice in a street fight, has passed away. Gannon’s death was first reported on social media as friends and family confirmed the sad news. MMA reporter Marcel Dorff also confirmed that Gannon has passed away.

How did Sean Gannon?

Sean Gannon. Gannon was shot and killed when he and other officers were serving an arrest warrant for a possible probation violation. Gannon’s dog, Nero, also was shot but survived. Latanowich was sentenced to life in prison, but will be eligible for parole after at least 35 years.

How much money did Kimbo Slice make?

Kimbo Slice was a Bahamian-born American boxer and a mixed martial artist who had a net worth of $500 thousand dollars at the time of his death. He became famous for street fights which were publicized across the internet. Rolling Stone once dubbed Slice as “The King of the Web Brawlers”.

Is Sean Gannon alive?

September 11, 2021