Jack Gillen (born 2001) is an Irish hurler who plays for Westmeath Championship club Cullion and at inter-county level with the Westmeath senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Giolláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
2001 Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Cullion | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Westmeath titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2021-present | Westmeath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editGillen first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Cullion club just outside Mullingar.[citation needed] He eventually progressed onto the club's top adult team and won a Westmeath SBHC title in 2021.[1] Gillen first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Westmeath minor hurling team in 2017 before later lining out with the under-21 team.[2][3] He was drafted onto the Westmeath senior hurling team in 2021.[4]
Honours
edit- Cullion
- Westmeath Senior B Hurling Championship: 2021
- Westmeath
References
edit- ^ "SHC 'B' final: Delvin blown away by Gillen and co". Westmeath Independent. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Leinster MHC Round up: Offaly's Kiely and Sampson are too strong for Laois men". Irish Independent. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Incredible drama as Laois U-20 hurlers score six point extra time win over Westmeath". Laois Today. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "'There's a great buzz in the Westmeath camp' — O'Brien". Westmeath Independent. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.