Background
Sherlock was born and raised in Finglas on the northside of Dublin, the son of an Irish mother and a father from Hong Kong.
Sherlock was born and raised in Finglas on the northside of Dublin, the son of an Irish mother and a father from Hong Kong.
He was educated at Saint Vincent"s C.B.S.
He is also a sales manager. He played most of his club football for Na Fianna in Glasnevin in the northern suburbs of Dublin. In January 2007, he transferred to the nearby Saint Oliver Plunkett Gaelic Athletic Association. Sherlock made his debut for Dublin in their All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning year, 1995, at the age of 19.
He was responsible for crucial scores in the All-Ireland semi-final and final against Cork and Tyrone respectively.
Sherlock also played professional soccer for University College Dublin and signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1998 becoming the club"s top goalscorer in his first season. While at University College Dublin he scored 31 League of Ireland goals and made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21s.
During this time he played basketball before eventually deciding in 2003 to concentrate on football only. Since then he has regained his place on the Dublin team
He was part of the 2005 Leinster Senior Football Championship-winning side that defeated Laois, scoring a total of two points in the final.
He finished the 2005 Leinster and All-Ireland Championship with a total of one goal and six points compared to his total of one goal and one point in the 2005 National Football League. He finished the 2006 National Football League with one point due to a lack of first-team football. He scored the vital goal in the 2006 Leinster Final against Offaly and his experience was a telling factor throughout the game.
Jason is now playing with Street.Oliver Plunketts.
He was injured and was ruled out of Dublin"s opening championship match against Meath in Croke Park in 2007. Sherlock was on Dublin"s winning team for the 2008 O"Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final.
He proved to be the hero of the game by coming on as a substitute and scoring two goals to steal victory against Longford in the dying moments of the game. Following Dublin"s shattering defeat at the hands of Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final on 3 August 2009, Sherlock was thinking about hanging his boots up but Pat Gilroy persuaded him to stay.
Despite his planned retirement Sherlock was considering giving the 2010 Inter-County championship another go.
In May 2010, Gilroy decided to call time on Sherlock after spending 15 years on the panel. Sherlock announced his retirement from football on 1 June 2013. National League appearances Championship appearances League of Ireland First Division, 1995/96.