Cian McCarthy

Cian McCarthy

Personal information
Irish name	Cian Mac Cárthaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-forward
Born	(1989-09-03) 3 September 1989 (age 33) Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
2008-2016 2017-2018 2019- 2021	Sarsfields Douglas Passage → Seandún	52 (17-309) 4 (1-22) 1 (1-02)
Club titles
Cork titles	4
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2010-2016	Cork	14 (1-16)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 23:09, 27 January 2019. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:00, 28 July 2014.

Cian McCarthy (born 3 September 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Junior Championship club Passage. He usually lines out in the half-forward line. McCarthy is a former member of the Sarsfields and the Cork senior hurling team.

Early life

McCarthy was born in Glanmire, County Cork. His father, Teddy McCarthy, was a dual player with Cork and is the only player to have won All-Ireland medals at senior level in the same year. ^[1]

Playing career

Sarsfields

McCarthy joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, experiencing Cork Minor Championship success in 2007. ^[2]

McCarthy made his first appearance with the Sarsfields senior team on 3 May 2008 in 2-09 to 2-08 defeat of Ballinhassig. On 28 September 2008, McCarthy lined out at right wing-forward in his first senior championship final. He scored one point from play in a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers to claim his first Cork Senior Championship medal. ^[3]

After losing the 2009 final to Newrtownshandrum, Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. ^[4] McCarthy top scored for the team with eight points in the 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of Glen Rovers. ^[5]

On 7 October 2012, Sarsfields lined out in their fourth championship final in five seasons. Trailing Bishopstown in the second half, McCarthy was the game's top scorer with eight points as Sarsfields went on to win by 1-15 to 1-14. ^[6]

Sarsfields failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by Midleton, however, McCarthy played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014. ^[7] He was the game's top scorer with ten points in the 2-18 to 0-08 defeat of Glen Rovers. ^[8]

Douglas

In February 2017, McCarthy transferred to the Douglas club. ^[9] He made his first championship appearance in a 0-22 to 0-20 defeat by Cork Institute of Technology on 7 May 2017.^{[ citation needed ]}

Passage

In November 2018, it was announced that McCarthy was transferring to the Passage club. ^[10]

Cork

Minor and under-21

McCarthy first played for Cork at minor level on 29 July 2007 in a 2-19 to 0-08 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Galway. On 2 September, he was introduced as a substitute in Cork's 3-14 to 2-11 defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.

On 3 June 2009, McCarthy made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 2-22 to 0-25 defeat by Tipperary. ^[11]

Senior

In spite of failing to make the Cork under-21 team, McCarthy was drafted onto the Cork senior team in November 2008 as part of the so-called "development squad" that replaced the regular members of the team who were on strike. ^[12] He made his first appearance for the team on 11 January 2009 in a 0-14 to 0-09 defeat by the Waterford Institute of Technology in the Waterford Crystal Cup. ^[13] On 14 February, McCarthy made his first appearance in the National Hurling League when he was introduced as a substitute in a 2-15 to 0-09 defeat by Tipperary.

McCarthy made his first championship appearance on 8 August 2010 when he was introduced as a substitute in Cork's 3-22 to 0-19 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. ^[14]

On 28 September 2013, McCarthy lined out at centre-forward for Cork's All-Ireland final replay against Clare. He was the only change from the drawn match and replaced Jamie Coughlan in a reshuffled forward division. ^[15] McCarthy was held scoreless in the 5-16 to 3-16 defeat. ^[16]

On 13 July 2014, McCarthy won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute after a six-point defeat of Limerick in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. ^[17]

McCarthy made only one appearance during the 2015 National Hurling League before quitting the panel on 20 March 2015. ^{[18] [19] [20]}

In October 2015, McCarthy was recalled to the Cork senior team under new manager Kieran Kingston. ^[21] He made one appearance during the National League before being released from the panel in April 2016. ^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 November 2021

Team	Year	Cork SHC		Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Sarsfields	2008-09	5	1-04	2	0-05	—		7	1-09
	2009-10	5	1-10	—		—		5	1-10
	2010-11	6	0-41	1	1-06	—		7	1-47
	2011-12	3	1-18	—		—		3	1-18
	2012-13	5	2-38	1	0-08	—		6	2-46
	2013-14	6	4-37	—		—		6	4-37
	2014-15	6	2-54	1	0-12	—		7	2-66
	2015-16	7	3-58	—		—		7	3-58
	2016-17	4	2-18	—		—		4	2-18
	Total	47	16-278	5	1-31	—		52	17-309
Douglas	2017-18	2	0-14	—		—		2	0-14
	2018-19	2	1-08	—		—		2	1-08
	Total	4	1-22	—		—		4	1-22
	Year	Cork JAHC		Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Passage	2019-20	—		—		—		0	0-00
	2020-21	—		—		—		0	0-00
	2021-22	1	1-02	—		—		1	1-02
	Total	1	1-02	—		—		1	1-02
Career total		52	18-302	5	1-31	—		57	19-333

Inter-county

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2009	Division 1	2	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	2	0-00
	2010		4	1-02	0	0-00	1	0-00	5	1-02
	2011		7	0-09	1	0-01	2	1-03	10	1-13
	2012	Division 1A	1	0-00	1	0-01	4	0-10	6	0-11
	2013		6	0-05	2	0-01	2	0-00	10	0-06
	2014	Division 1B	5	0-02	1	0-00	0	0-00	6	0-02
	2015	Division 1A	1	0-00	—		—		1	0-00
	2016		1	0-01	—		—		1	0-01
Career total			27	1-19	5	0-03	9	1-13	41	2-35

Honours

Sarsfield's

• Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
• Cork Minor Hurling Championship: 2007

Passage

• City Junior A Hurling Championship: 2021

Cork

• Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 2014

References

1. "Mighty Mac: Teddy McCarthy". Joe.ie. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
2. Cormican, Eoghan (8 October 2015). "Robert O'Driscoll: 2008 win brought unity to Sarsfields". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
3. O'Toole, Fintan (29 September 2008). "Sars young guns bridge 51-year gap". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
4. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (12 October 2009). "Newtown know-how snuffs out Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
5. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (11 October 2010). "Sars show true grit to battle back for victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
6. Moynihan, Michael (8 October 2012). "Style and steel seal third title in five years for Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
7. "Lehane steals show as Magpies soar again". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
8. Cormican, Eoghan (13 October 2014). "Just the perfect day for merciless Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
9. Cormican, Eoghan (6 May 2017). "Douglas shoot down rumours former Cork hurler Cian McCarthy was poached". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
10. Horgan, John (21 February 2019). "Kieran Kingston comes on board with Douglas in a new management team that includes former Kerry star Shane Brick". Evening Echo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
11. "Tipp edge battle at Semple". Irish Examiner. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
12. "McCarthy's men: the 15 who will line out for Cork". Irish Independent. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
13. "Cork's struggling third string prove no match for Waterford IT". Irish Times. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
14. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 August 2010). "Cork in shock, everyone in awe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
15. Russell, Adrian (25 September 2013). "Cian McCarthy gets the nod from JBM in only change for Cork". The 42. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
16. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
17. Breheny, Martin (14 July 2014). "Supersub Paudie O'Sullivan gives Cork real belief". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
18. "Cian McCarthy leaves Cork hurling panel". GAA website. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
19. "McCarthy quits Cork hurlers". Hogan Stand. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
20. "2013 All-Ireland final starter has left the Cork senior hurling panel". The 42. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
21. "Cork welcome back some big names as Kingston announces provisional hurling panel". The 42. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
22. Cahill, Jackie (5 April 2016). "Kingston cuts five experienced names from Cork hurling panel – including two former captains". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

External links

• Cian McCarthy profile at the Cork GAA website