Darren Morrissey (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Darán Ó Muireasa | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1999 Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2017-present | Sarsfields | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2019- | Galway | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:21, 5 February 2019. | |||
Playing career
editSarsfields
editMorrissey joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team during the 2017 Galway Championship.
Galway
editMinor
editMorrissey first played for Galway when he captained the minor team during the 2017 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 22 July 2017 in a 2-19 to 1-12 defeat of Clare.[1] On 3 September, Morrissey captained Galway to a 2-17 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat of Cork at Croke Park.[2]
Senior
editMorrissey made his senior debut for Galway on 3 February 2019 when he played at right corner-back in a 0-20 apiece draw with Carlow in the National Hurling League.[3][4]
Honours
edit- Galway
Career statistics
edit| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2019 | Division 1B | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| Total | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
References
edit- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (22 July 2017). "Canning goal sets Galway on road to All-Ireland quarter-final win over Clare". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Team news: All-Ireland minor winning captain handed Galway senior debut". Hogan Stand. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Marty Kavanagh the hero as Carlow claim stunning draw with Galway after injury time point". Irish Independent. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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