Thomas Carroll (born 1992 in Clareen, County Offaly, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Seir Kieran and has been a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team since 2011.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Cearúil | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1992 Clareen, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2010-present | Seir Kieran | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011- | Offaly | 1 (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 20:35, 30 June 2011. | |||
Playing career
editClub
editCarroll plays his club hurling with the Seir Kieran club and has enjoyed some success. He first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels, winning a county under-16 'B' title in 2007.[2]
Carroll later played for the club's minor team but enjoyed little success in this grade. He is currently a member of the Seir Kieran under-21 and senior teams. He played on the losing side when Seir Kieran were defeated by Coolderry in the 2010 county under-21 final.[3]
Inter-county
editCarroll first played for Offaly as a member of the county's minor hurling team in 2008. He enjoyed three years with Offaly in that grade but enjoyed little success. He is currently a member of the Offaly under-21 team.[citation needed]
In 2011 Carroll made his senior debut for Offaly in a pre-season Walsh Shield game against UCD.[4] Offaly later went on to win the final of that competition, with Carroll scoring a goal against Carlow in the final.[5]
Carroll made his senior championship debut when he came on as a substitute against Cork in a 2-17 to 2-16 defeat in the 2011 All-Ireland qualifiers.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Hurler profile: Thomas Carroll". Hurling stats website. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Seir Kieran hang on as spirited Shamrocks lose out in low scoring encounter". Offaly Independent. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Coolderry win 7th U21 Hurling Title". Offaly GAA website. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Offaly outclass students". Irish Independent. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Dooley refuses to comment on county board dispute". Irish Times. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Cork 2-17 Offaly 2-16". RTÉ Sport. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.