Damien Cahalane

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Damien Cahalane
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Personal information
Irish name Damien Ó Cathaláin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1992-08-10) 10 August 1992 (age 31)
Wilton, Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Bar owner
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Castlehaven
St Finbarr's
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Cork titles 2 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2011-
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2012-present
 Cork 31 (0-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:52, 3 July 2021.

Damien Cahalane (born 10 August 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays as a centre-back for club sides St Finbarr's and Castlehaven and as a full-back at senior level with the Cork county hurling team.

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Early life

Cahalane was born in Wilton, Cork. His father, Niall Cahalane, and his uncle, John Cleary, won All-Ireland medals as members of the Cork senior football team in 1989 and 1990. [1] His aunt, Nollaig Cleary, won nine All-Ireland medals with Cork. [2] His brother, Conor Cahalane, has also played for Cork.

Playing career

College

Cahalane first came to prominence as a dual player with Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh in Bishopstown. Having played both codes at every grade, he won a Cork Colleges Under-16½ B medal in 2009.

University

As a student at University College Cork, Cahalane also became involved in Gaelic games. On 8 March 2012, he won an All-Ireland Freshers Championship medal following a 0-24 to 3-11 defeat of the University of Limerick. [3]

Club

In spite of living in Cork city, Cahalane joined the Castlehaven football club in West Cork at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning two divisional under-21 championship medals and a county under-21 championship medal in 2010. He simultaneously played hurling with the St Finbarr's club. [4] [5] On 8 October 2012, Cahalane was at centre-back when Castlehaven defeated Duhallow by 1-7 to 0-9 to win the county senior championship. [6] Castlehaven retained the title on 13 October 2013 after a two-point defeat of Nemo Rangers, with Cahalane winning a second championship medal. [7]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Cahalane first played for Cork as a member of the minor football team in 2009. A dual player in his second season at minor, he won a Munster medal with the footballers after a one-point defeat of Kerry in the final. [8] On 19 September 2010, Cahalane was at midfield when Cork were defeated by Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. [9]

Cahalane continued his dual status with the Cork under-21 teams, however, he enjoyed little success with the hurling team. During his three years with the Cork under-21 footballers, the team remained undefeated in the provincial championship, with Cahalane winning successive Munster medals in 2011, 2012 and 2013. [10] [11] [12] Cahalane was captain of the team for the third title. [13] On 4 May 2013, Cahalane was at full-back when Cork suffered a 1-14 to 1-11 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final. [14]

Senior

Cahalane made his senior debut for Cork in a Waterford Crystal Cup defeat of Kerry on 4 February 2012. [15] He made his first start in a National League game in a four-point defeat of Galway on 18 March 2012, before making his first championship start at full-back later that season in an All-Ireland Qualifier against Wexford. [16] [17] The following season, Cahalane switched codes to Gaelic football, making his senior debut in a McGrath Cup game on 6 January 2013. [18] [19] He made his first start in a National League game in a 1-18 to 2-09 defeat by Dublin on 2 February 2013, before making his first championship start later that season in a Munster Championship quarter-final against Limerick. [20] [21] Cahalane underwent a double hip operation at the end of the season. [22]

At the start of 2014, Cahalane committed to playing for both the Cork senior hurling and football teams for the upcoming season. [23] [24] Following Cork's defeat by Kerry in the Munster final, Cahalane suffered a large gash to his heel when he stepped on a medicinal vial in the shower in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. [25] The injury threatened his participation in the provincial hurling final, however, on 13 July 2014, Cahalane won his first Munster medal after a six-point defeat of Limerick. [26]

At the end of the 2014 season Cahalane decided to end his association with the Cork football team and to concentrate on hurling. [27] [28] On 9 July 2017, he won his second Munster medal following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final. [29]

On 1 July 2018, Cahalane won a third Munster medal following a 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final. [30]

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2021.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2012 Division 1A 10-0000-0010-0020-00
2013————
2014 Division 1B 20-0040-0110-0070-01
2015 Division 1A 50-0010-0030-0190-01
201650-0110-0020-0080-01
201740-0030-0010-0080-00
201810-0050-0010-0070-00
201950-0020-0020-0090-00
202020-0410-0020-0050-04
202140-0110-0000-0050-01
Career total290-06180-01130-01600-08

Honours

University College Cork
Castlehaven
St. Finbarr's
Cork

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