Kevin Flahive

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Kevin Flahive
Personal information
Irish name Caoimhín Ó Flaithimh
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left corner-back
Born (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 28)
Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nickname Kev
Occupation Accounting Associate/Chonk Enthusiast (RIP)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2014-present
 Douglas
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2015-2019
 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2018-present
 Cork 10 (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 22:50, 18 November 2020.

Kevin Flahive (born 30 March 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Douglas and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back, wing back or does the man marking role. [1]

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Playing career

University College Cork

During his studies at University College Cork, Flahive was selected for the college's senior football team. On 20 February 2019, he won a Sigerson Cup medal after lining out at full-back in the 0-16 to 1-09 win over St. Mary's University College in the final. [2]

Douglas

Flahive joined the Douglas club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He first enjoyed success with the club's minor team, claiming a Premier 1 Minor Championship medal after a defeat of St. Finbarr's in 2013, before winning an under-21 title after a win over Cill na Martra in 2017. [3] [4] By this stage Flahive had joined the Douglas senior team, having made his debut in a 0-09 to 0-05 win over Newcestown during the 2014 Cork County Championship.[ citation needed ]

Cork

Flahive first played for Cork when he was drafted onto the Cork minor team for the 2013 Munster Minor Championship. [5] Once again eligible for the grade the following year, he was appointed team captain and was at full-back when Cork suffered a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat by Kerry in the 2014 Munster final. [6]

Flahive progressed onto the Cork under-21 team in advance of the 2016 Munster Under-21 Championship. He ended the campaign with a winners' medal after a 3-09 to 1-14 win over Kerry in the final. [7] On 30 April 2016, Flahive was at left wing-back when Cork suffered a 5-07 to 1-13 defeat by Mayo in the All-Ireland final. [8]

On 27 January 2018, Flahive made his first appearance for the Cork senior team when he lined out at right wing-back in a 3-16 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary in the opening round of the 2018 National League. [9] He made his championship debut on 26 May 2018 when he played at left corner-back in a 1-17 to 0-09 win over Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. [10] Flahive was switched to centre-back for the subsequent 3-18 to 2-04 defeat by Kerry in the Munster final. [11]

After a second successive Munster final defeat by Kerry in 2019, Flahive claimed his first senior silverware when Cork secured the delayed National League Division 3 title after remaining undefeated for the entire campaign in 2020. [12] [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 November 2020.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2018 Division 2 60-0020-0010-0090-00
201970-0020-0040-00130-00
2020 Division 3 10-0010-0000-0020-00
Total140-0050-0050-00240-00

Honours

University College Cork
Douglas
Cork

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