Gearóid McInerney (born 24 September 1990) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a centre-back for the Galway senior team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Mac an Airchinnigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born |
24 September 1990 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Nickname | Mac | ||
| Occupation | Sports Shop | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2008– | Oranmore-Maree | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014– | Galway | 18 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:35, 7 August 2017. | |||
Born in Oranmore, County Galway, McInerney was born into a strong hurling family. His father, Gerry McInerney, was a Galway player and won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1987 and 1988.
McInerney first played competitive hurling during his schooling at the Oranmore boys national school where he won 2 A county titles in hurling and football. He later played more hurling for Calasanctius College. He simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Ornamore-Maree club, before eventually joining the club's top team.
Career
editMcInerney made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Galway intermediate team. He subsequently joined the Galway under-21 team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 2011. McInerney made his senior debut during the 2014 league and became a regular member of the starting fifteen after a number of seasons. Since then he has won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal. On 3 September 2017, Galway won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years with McInerney started at centre back.[2][3]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 5 August 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2014 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-03 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | Division 1B | 7 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-01 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0-05 | 13 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 41 | 0-05 | ||
Honours
edit- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- National Hurling League Division 1 (2): 2017, 2021
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2011
- Individual
- The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2017
- The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year (1): 2017
- All-Stars (1): 2017
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Gearóid McInerney". Galway GAA website. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.