David Burke (Galway hurler)

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David Burke
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David Burke in action for St Thomas' in 2013
Personal information
Irish name Daithí de Búrca
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 34)
Ballinasloe, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
2007–
 St Thomas'
Club titles
Galway titles 8
All-Ireland Titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 UL
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2009–
 Galway 63 (8-73)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NHL 3
All Stars 4
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18 June 2022.

David Burke (born 7 January 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder or half forward for the Galway senior team. [1]

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Burke joined the team in 2010 and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He has won one Leinster winners' medal and two National Hurling League winners' medal.

At club level Burke plays with St Thomas'.

Playing career

Club

Burke plays his club hurling with St Thomas'. His honours include a County Minor A Championship from 2008 and also a County U-21 A Championship from 2011. Burke was captain of the St Thomas' team on both occasions. David Burke also won a County Senior championship in 2012 and an All-Ireland Club championship in 2013. He won another county total in 2016 but lost to Ballyaodh in the All Ireland club semi-finals. In 2018 he won another county total beating Liam Mellows. He went on to the All-Ireland club final only to lose to Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny. He once again went on to beat Liam Mellows in the 2019 County Hurling final.[ citation needed ]

Inter-county

Burke first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor hurling team. In 2008 he lined out in the All-Ireland final; however, Kilkenny accounted for the westerners.

Two years later Burke had joined the Galway under-21 team and lined out in that year's championship decider.

Burke made his senior debut in championship against Wexford.

In 2011, Burke was a member of the victorious Galway All-Ireland Under 21 Championship winning team.

In 2012, Burke was a member of the Galway team which won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship for an historic first time. He played at right half forward on the Galway team which defeated Kilkenny on a scoreline of 2-21 to 2-11. Galway were defeated in the final by Kilkenny after a replay. In October 2012, as recognition for his season for the county, Burke received his first All Star Award.

In 2015, Burke was a key player at midfield in Galway's run to the All-Ireland Final, where they were defeated by Kilkenny. His form in the championship earned him his second All-Star Award in November 2015. At the beginning of the 2016 season, Burke became captain of the Galway senior hurling team. In November 2016, Burke received his third All-Star award.

On 22 April 2017, Burke captained Galway to win the 2017 National Hurling League after a 3-21 to 0-14 win against Tipperary in the final. [2] [3]

On 3 September 2017, he captained Galway to their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship win for 29 years. [4] [5]

At 32 years of age, Burke became his county's appearance record holder (63) against Cork in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final on 18 June 2022. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 June 2022.
TeamYear National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2009 Division 1 00-0000-0000-0000-00
201080-0530-0310-01120-09
201170-0920-0330-03120-15
2012 Division 1A 61-0934-0432-02127-15
201320-0221-0210-0151-05
201470-0830-0211-00111-10
201500-0040-0330-0570-08
201660-0730-0520-03110-15
2017 Division 1B 81-1430-0420-05131-23
201820-0160-0530-08110-14
2019-40-06-40-06
2020 Division 1A 20-0110-0220-0050-03
202120-0210-00-30-02
202230-0060-0410-02100-06
Total532-55415-43223-3011610-128

Honours

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Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Ten Questions with David Burke". GAA website. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final". The 42. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Clinical Galway leave Tipp reeling in league final". RTE Sport. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "'A magician of rare skill' — tributes paid to Tyrone hurling star Damian Casey who died in tragic swimming pool accident in Spain". Independent.ie. 18 June 2022. To put that into context, Galway hurling's long-serving midfielder David Burke (32) will become his county's record appearance maker with 63 outings, when they play against Cork later today.
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