Fionn Herlihy

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Fionn Herlihy
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full-forward
Born 2000 [1]
Dunmanway,
County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2018-present
Dohenys
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2019-present
University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2022-present
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:50, 2 July 2023.

Fionn Herlihy (born 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Dohenys, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams.

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Career

Herlihy first played Gaelic football with the Sam Maguires juvenile team in Dunmanway. He was part of the team that won divisional and Cork MAFC titles in 2017, while also claiming a West Cork U21AFC title that year. [2] Herlihy made his senior team debut for Dohenys in 2018, while he was still a student at Hamilton High School with whom he played both hurling and Gaelic football. [3] [4] He later captained University College Cork to the All-Ireland Freshers' AFC title in 2019. [5]

Herlihy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a member of the under-17 team that took part in a one-off Munster U17FC in 2017. [6] He progressed to the under-20 team and scored a goal when Cork beat Kerry to win the Munster U20FC title in 2019. [7] Herlihy was an unused substitute for Cork's defeat of Dublin in the 2019 All-Ireland under-20 final. [8]

Herlihy made his senior team debut in 2022. [9]

Honours

University College Cork
Dohenys
Cork

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