Kevin McLoughlin

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Kevin McLoughlin
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Half Forward
Born 22 May 1989
Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
?–
Knockmore 2
Club titles
Mayo titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2009–
Mayo 5-60
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 8
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Kevin McLoughlin (born 1989) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Knockmore and the Mayo county team, known for his consistency, adaptability and dedication to club and county.

He has started at right half forward in four All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal and the 2013 decider, which Mayo lost by 1-14 to 2-12 against Dublin. [1] [2] [3] He also played in the 2016 and 2017 finals.

McLoughlin played in the first Test for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series, scoring one goal. [4]

He is a secondary school teacher at Rice College in Westport, County Mayo.[ citation needed ]

Honours

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References

  1. "Donegal 2-11 0-13 Mayo". BBC Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  2. "Murphy rocket sees Donegal strike gold". Irish Independent. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. "Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.