Alan Freeman (Gaelic footballer)

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Alan Freeman
Personal information
Irish name Alan Mac an tSaoir
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born Castlebar, Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Aghamore
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2010–
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Alan Freeman is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Aghamore and the Mayo county team.

He came on as a substitute in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final which Mayo lost by 0–13 to 2–11 against Donegal. [1] [2] In the 2013 All-Ireland final, Freeman started at full forward as Mayo lost by a point to Dublin. [3]

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References

  1. "Donegal 2-11 0-13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. "Dublin win 2013 All-Ireland football final". The Score. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.