Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Cillian Mac Daibhéid | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | 14 August 1997 | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Monivea Abbey | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2017– | Galway | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Cillian McDaid (born 14 August 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer for Monivea Abbey and Galway.
He played Australian rules football with Carlton. [1] He had a two-year professional contract which ended in 2018. [2] He did not play a senior game though did play 6 games with the Northern Bullants Carlton's reserves affiliate in the Victorian Football League [3]
He scored a goal and two points in the 2022 All-Ireland quarter-final between Armagh and Galway at Croke Park. He was the man of the match. [4] He scored the second goal for Galway in the game. [5] He was voted Footballer of the Week on the GAA.ie website. [6] He also won an All Star that year. [7]
He also played hurling for Craughwell and won an All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship with Galway in 2015. [8]
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