David Geaney (Kerry Gaelic footballer, born 1985)

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David Geaney
Personal information
Irish name Daithí Ó Geibheannaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half/Full Forward
Born 1985 (age 36–37)
Kerry, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2002-2012
2013-2015
2015-
 An Daingean
St Peters Dunboyne
An Daingean
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2011 - 2012
 Kerry 1 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

David Geaney (born 1985 in County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer, formerly playing for Kerry and An Daingean and playing for St Peters Dunboyne since 2013.

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Playing career

Schools

Geaney first became known while playing with Dingle CBS.

Club

At club level, he helped Dingle win the Intermediate county title with a win over West Kerry rivals Annascaul. He played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship, [1] where Dingle lost to Dr Crokes in the final in 2012. He later joined Meath side, playing for St Peters, Dunboyne. [2]

Underage

In 2003, he was part of the Kerry minor team. [3] That seasons Munster Minor Football Championship had a round-robin phase and Geaney played in the first three games against Tipperary scoring 0-03, Limerick scoring 1-01 and Waterford scoring 0-02. He returned for the semi-final with Clare where he scored 0-04. Kerry faced Cork in the final where he scored 0-02 to pick up a Munster medal. He failed to score as Kerry overcame Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was limited to a single point as Kerry lost out to Laois in the All-Ireland semi-final. [4]

He later moved on to the Under 21 team as a panel member but had little success as Kerry lost out to Cork in both 2005 and 2006. [5]

Junior

He was part of the county Junior side in 2005. His first appearance was in the semi-final win over Limerick where he scored a point. He also appeared in the subsequent Munster final loss to Cork. [6]

Senior

After a number of years away from intercounty football, he became part of the Kerry panel in 2011. He was part of the team that won the pre-season McGrath Cup after overcoming Clare in the final. [7]


He made his first league appearance with 4 points against All-Ireland champions Cork, and went on to play 4 more games. [8] He later made his championship debut against Limerick in the Minster semi-final. [9] He played no part for the rest of the championship< including the All-Ireland final loss to Dublin.

He played in the 2012 McGrath Cup but left the panel before the start of the league.

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References

  1. ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (27 October 2012). "Geaney ready to savor Dingle's county final day". The Score. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dunboyne recruit ex-Kerry player". HoganStand. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Minor Football". Munster GAA. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ↑ http://terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/721/David-Geaney/Minor
  5. ↑ http://terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/721/David-Geaney/U21
  6. ↑ http://terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/721/David-Geaney/Junior
  7. ↑ https://munster.gaa.ie/history/mcgrath-cup-football/
  8. ↑ http://terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/721/David-Geaney/League
  9. ↑ "David Geaney". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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