Conor Corbett

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Conor Corbett
Personal information
Irish name Conchúr Ó Coirbín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2020-present
Clyda Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2022-present
Cork 6 (1-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002)[ citation needed ] is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork SAFC club Clyda Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.

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Career

Corbett played Gaelic football at school level with the Patrician Academy in Mallow. He won several titles with the school throughout 2019 and 2020, including the Simcox Cup. [1] [2] Corbett also lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Clyda Rovers club before making his senior team debut in 2020.

Corbett first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Cork minor football team that beat Galway in the 2019 All-Ireland minor final. [3] Corbett was subsequently named Minor Footballer of the Year. [4] He was included on the Cork under-20 football team in 2020 and 2021, however, his progress onto the senior team was stalled after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. [5] Corbett was included on the senior team's training panel in 2022. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 August 2023.
TeamYear Cork SAFC
AppsScore
Clyda Rovers 2020 30-13
2021 00-00
2022 41-06
2023 31-11
Total92-29

Inter-county

As of 7 April 2024
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2022 Division 2 00-0000-0000-0000-00
202362-0510-0041-01113-06
202442-0710-0100-0052-08
Total104-1220-0141-01165-14

Honours

Patrician Academy
Cork

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References

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  2. "O'Shea and Corbett fire Patrican Academy to Munster football glory". Echo Live. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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  6. "The Cork Senior Football team to play Limerick has been announced". Cork GAA website. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.