| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Ó hAodha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 2001 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student [1] | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2019-present 2019-present | St Finbarr's (SH) St Finbarr's (SF) | 20 (8-37) 25 (5-31) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 1 | 1 | |
| Munster titles | 1 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Cork | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2021-2022 2022- | Cork (SF) Cork (SH) | 3 (0-00) 10 (3-11) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| * club appearances and scores correct as of 22:46, 2 August 2024. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:46, 7 July 2024. | |||
Brian Hayes (born 2001 [2] ) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who plays for club side St Finbarr's and at senior level with the Cork county hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
Hayes first played Gaelic football and hurling at underage and juvenile levels with St. Finbarr's, before joining the respective senior teams as a dual player in 2020. He won a Cork PSFC title after a defeat of Clonakilty in 2021, before later winning a Munster SCFC title. [3] [4] Hayes added a Cork PSHC title to his collection after a win over Blackrock in the 2022 final. [5]
Hayes's inter-county career began with the Cork under-20 hurling team that won consecutive All-Ireland U20C titles after defeats of Dublin in 2020 and Galway in 2021. [6] [7] He also lined out with the Cork under-20 football team and captained the team to the Munster U20FC title in 2021. [8] Hayes was a part of the Cork senior football team in 2022, and made a number of championship appearances. He later joined the Cork senior hurling team. [9]
Hayes's father, Paddy Hayes, was a member of the Cork senior football team that won the All-Ireland SFC title in 1990. [10] His uncle, Ger Cunningham, won All-Ireland SHC titles with Cork in 1984, 1986 and 1990. [11] His cousin, Ben Cunningham, also plays with the Cork senior team. [12]
| Team | Year | Cork PSHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | Cork PSFC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| St Finbarr's | 2019 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | — | — | 2 | 0-00 | ||||
| 2020 | 3 | 0-09 | — | — | 3 | 0-09 | 5 | 0-08 | — | — | 5 | 0-08 | |||||
| 2021 | 3 | 1-06 | — | — | 3 | 1-06 | 6 | 0-06 | 1 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-09 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 4-16 | 1 | 0-02 | — | 7 | 4-18 | 5 | 4-09 | — | — | 5 | 4-09 | ||||
| 2023 | 5 | 2-03 | — | — | 5 | 2-03 | 4 | 1-05 | — | — | 4 | 1-05 | |||||
| 2024 | 3 | 1-03 | — | — | 3 | 1-03 | 5 | 2-04 | — | — | 5 | 2-04 | |||||
| Career total | 21 | 8-37 | 1 | 0-02 | — | 22 | 8-39 | 27 | 7-32 | 1 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 29 | 7-35 | ||
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2023 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-06 | 3 | 1-00 | — | 9 | 1-06 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1-06 | 4 | 0-05 | 4 | 2-08 | 12 | 3-19 | ||
| 2025 | 6 | 5-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 5-07 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 6-19 | 7 | 1-05 | 4 | 2-08 | 27 | 9-32 | ||