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| Born | Letterkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finnbarr [1] Roarty is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Donegal county team. He is a former Minor and Under-20 captain of Donegal. [2] He made his Senior inter-county debut against Armagh a short while before he turned 18. It was reported at the time that he was Donegal's first Senior inter-county player who had yet to make his Senior debut for his club. [3] His premature debut led to two-week suspension for Roarty and an eight-week suspension for manager Jim McGuinness with the McGuinness suspension later overturned because McGuinness was not involved in picking the team. [4] Roarty played in his first National League match for Donegal in 2025 at MacCumhaill Park against Dublin as a corner-back. [5] [6] He played in his first SFC match for Donegal on 6 April 2025 against Derry. [7] He won the Man of the Match award in the All Ireland semi-final victory over Meath. [8] [9] His impact on the team was praised by Conor McManus and Michael Murphy. [10] [11] [12]
Roarty played for his club in the 2025 Donegal SFC,when his club won the final,with Roarty scoring 0–3 in that game. [13] It was his first time to win it. [14] [15]