| Code: | Football |
| Sport: | Gaelic football |
| Matt Gilsenan | |
| Irish: | Maitiú Mac Giolla Seanáin |
| Birth Place: | Moynalty, County Meath, Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1915 |
| Death Place: | Navan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| County: | Meath |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Club: | St Mary's |
| Clcounty: | 1 |
| Counties: | Meath |
| Icposition: | Left wing-forward |
| Icyears: | 1935-1946 |
| Icprovince: | 2 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nfl: | 0 |
Matthew Gilsenan (28 October 1915 – 6 April 2013) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Meath county team.
Gilsenan made his first appearance for the team during the 1935 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1946 championship. During that time he won two Leinster medals. Gilsenan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Gilsenan was a county football championship medalist with moynalty GFC.
In retirement from playing Gilsenan became involved in coaching and team management. He served as a selector at various times between 1939 and 1970, a period which saw Meath win three All-Ireland titles and eleven Leinster titles.[1] [2] [3]