Keelan Molloy

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Keelan Molloy
Personal information
Irish name Caolán O Maolmhuiadh
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1998
Dunloy,
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Dunloy
Club titles
Antrim titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Ulster University
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2018-present
Antrim
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Keelan Molloy (born 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Antrim Senior Championship club Dunloy and at inter-county level with the Antrim senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a midfielder.

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Career

A member of the Dunloy club, Molloy first came to prominence with the club's senior team that won County Championship titles in 2017 and 2019. [1] [2] He made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a member of the Antrim minor team that won consecutive Ulster Minor Championship titles in 2015 and 2016 before later playing for the under-21 team. [3] [4] Molloy joined the Antrim senior hurling team in 2018 and has since won a Joe McDonagh Cup title. [5]

Honours

Dunloy
Antrim

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References

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  3. "Ulster MHC final: Saffrons sink Oak Leafers". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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  5. Cormican, Eoghan (13 December 2020). "Antrim see off Kerry to secure McDonagh Cup success at Croke Park". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 December 2020.