Diarmuid O'Connor (Mayo Gaelic footballer)

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Diarmuid O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Ó Conchúir
Sport Gaelic football
Position Wing forward
Born(1995-01-10)10 January 1995
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Height6 ft 14 in (1.84 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballintubber
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Mayo titles 1
Connacht titles 2
All-Ireland titles Minor + U21
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2014–
Mayo 5-25

Diarmuid O'Connor (born 10 January 1995) [1] is an Irish sportsperson. He has played Gaelic football at senior level for both his club Ballintubber and the Mayo county team. [2]

He was awarded the GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year in 2015 and 2016. [3] [4] [5]

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Diarmuid O'Connor may refer to:

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. News, The Mayo. "Diarmuid O'Connor: a special one".{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Round 3B Qualifier: Diarmuid O'Connor inspires Mayo win".
  4. O'Brien, Ronan (16 July 2016). "Diarmuid O'Connor drives slick Mayo past Kildare". RTÉ.ie .
  5. "Mayo's Diarmuid O'Connor named the Under-21 Footballer of the Year".
Sporting positions
Preceded by U21 Footballer of the Year
2016
Succeeded by
Aaron Byrne
(Dublin)