| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin de Búrca | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner forward | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2012– | Corofin | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 7 | ||
| Connacht titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2017–2020 | Galway | 19 (1-20) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Ian Burke is a Gaelic footballer from Corofin, County Galway, who played at senior level for the Galway county team. [1]
In November 2018, Burke won an All-Star award. It was Galway's first football All-Star since 2003. [2] [3]
Burke plays his club Gaelic football for Corofin. [4] He based his style of play upon his small height, utilising quick passes and fast movement. [4] He played in their unsuccessful Galway Senior Football Championship campaign in 2012 but became an ever present member of the Corofin team that went on to win seven Galway SFCs in a row. [5] [6] During this time, they also won four All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships. [7]
Burke made his inter-county debut for Galway in 2017 against Donegal. [8] In 2018, during Galway's 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship success, Burke assisted in a third of all points scored by Galway. [1] As a result, Burke won an All-Star award at the GAA GPA All Stars Awards. This made him Galway's first All-Star for fifteen years since Kevin Walsh. [9] He started Galway's 2019 campaign late due to a rib injury [10] but still managed to help Galway reach the final of the 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship. [11]
Burke studied at the University of Limerick, where he also played for the university GAA team. [12] Away from Gaelic football, Burke works as a commodities trader in Dublin. [1] He is the cousin of fellow Corofin and Galway footballer, Daithí Burke. [13]