page_title: Gary Shaw (Irish footballer)
section_title: Youth career
hierarchical_section_title: Gary Shaw (Irish footballer) / Club career / Youth career
caption_attribution_description: English: The Irish Schools Team which won the International Centenary Shield in 2010. Back (L-R) Sean Skelly, Nathan Murphy, Hugh Douglas, Josh Byrne, Jason Dwane, Gary Shaw. Front (L-R) Robbie Benson, Brian Nolan, Sean Brosnan, Daryl Horgan, Tomas Boyle (Capt)
context_page_description: Gary Shaw is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bray Wanderers in the League of Ireland First Division. He has previously played for St Patrick's Athletic, Shamrock Rovers, Longford Town and his hometown club Newbridge Town.
context_section_description: A native of Newbridge, County Kildare, Shaw started out playing for his local side Newbridge Town at underage level. A prolific goalscorer, he was soon promoted to the first team before catching the eye of Shamrock Rovers who invited him to play as a guest in the 2009 SuperCupNI, an international youth tournament held in Northern Ireland and known then as the Milk Cup. It was contested by teams from all around the world and has been won in the past by the likes of Liverpool, Barcelona, Tottenham and Manchester United. Although Rovers failed to progress beyond the group stages, Shaw did score in Rovers' victory over Mexican side Cruz Azul.
  In 2010, Shaw was selected for the Irish Schools’ team which took part in the Centenary Shield, an annual international tournament made up of teams from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. After losing their opening match, Ireland went on to record victories over Wales 1-0, Scotland 5–2 (Shaw amongst the scorers) and England 1-0 to claim the title, with Shaw setting up the winning goal for team-mate Robbie Benson in the final game of the series against England at the Pirelli Stadium, home of Burton Albion.
  Later in 2010, Shaw was selected for the Republic of Ireland U19 team taking part in the qualifying phase for the 2011 European Championships. He made his international debut in a 5–0 win over Luxembourg in Bulgaria, starting up front alongside Robbie Brady in a team which also included Shane Duffy, Jeff Hendrick, John Egan and Daryl Horgan. Ireland went on to qualify for the Finals, reaching the semi-final where they were beaten by Spain, who went on to win the tournament, beating the Czech Republic in the final. The Spanish team included future stars Alvaro Morata, Dani Carvajal and Gerard Deulofeu.
caption: Irish Schools Team 2010
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