Brian Howard (Gaelic footballer)

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Brian Howard
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half Forward
Born Dublin, Ireland
Height 5"11
Club(s)
YearsClub
Raheny
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2017–
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 7
All-Irelands 5
NFL 1
All Stars 2

Brian Howard (born 1997) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Raheny club and for the Dublin county team.

Playing career

2018 was the breakthrough year for Brian Howard as a senior footballer with Dublin. [1] The Raheny clubman won an All-Star at midfield with fellow Raheny player Brian Fenton for his performances with Dublin throughout the year. [2] He won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin against Laois at Croke Park and scored one point in Dublin's comfortable victory. [3]

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References

  1. "How all-rounder Brian Howard became a complete footballer".
  2. "PWC 2018 Football All-Stars announced".
  3. Keane, Paul (24 June 2018). "Dublin canter to victory over Laois in Leinster final". RTÉ.ie .