Connor Gleeson

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Connor Gleeson
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 30)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Dunmore MacHales
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2020–
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3

Connor Gleeson (born 13 June 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Dunmore MacHales and the Galway county team. His usual position is as a goalkeeper. [1]

He saved a Conor McManus penalty in Pádraic Joyce's first game as manager. [2]

He played association football as a goalkeeper for Galway United in the League of Ireland until 2015. [3] [4]

Honours

Galway

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References

  1. "Galway 2–21 Armagh 3–18: Tribesmen defeat Orchard County in penalty shootout after epic All-Ireland quarter-final". Sky Sports. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. "Gleeson saves Tribe as Joyce era kicks off with victory over Farney". Irish Independent. 27 January 2020.
  3. "Best of luck to Galway GAA vs Doire". Galway United. 9 July 2022. GUFC would like to wish former goalkeeper Conor Gleeson and his Galway GAA team the very best of luck in their All-Ireland Semi-Final today.
  4. "Connor Gleeson departs United". Galway United. 25 June 2015.