Luke Connolly

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Luke Connolly
Personal information
Irish name Lúcas Ó Conghaile
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 31)
Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
2011-2024
 Nemo Rangers 71 (33-255)
Club titles
Cork titles 5
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2011-2016
 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2015-2021
 Cork 17 (8-44)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:14, 27 September 2021.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:48, 16 January 2024.

Luke Connolly (born 2 November 1992) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played for club side nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior football team from 2015 to 2021. [1] [2] Connolly usually lined out as a forward.

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Playing career

Coláiste Chríost Rí

Connolly first came to football prominence as a student in Coláiste Chríost Rí in Cork. In his final year with the school he won a Corn Uí Mhuirí medal after a "prolific" performance at full-forward in a 1-12 to 1-07 win over Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in the final. [3]

University College Cork

During his studies at University College Cork, Connolly was selected for the college's senior football team. On 22 February 2014, he won a Sigerson Cup medal after lining out at centre-forward in the 0-10 to 0-09 win over Ulster University in the final. [4]

Nemo Rangers

Connolly joined the nemo Rangers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He first enjoyed success with the club's under-21 team, claiming a Cork County U21AFC after top-scoring with 1-04 in the 2-13 to 0-05 win over Bantry Blues in the 2012 final. [5] By this stage Connolly had already joined the Nemo Rangers senior team, having made his debut in a 0-12 to 1-07 win over Ballincollig in the first round of the 2011 Cork County Championship.

On 25 October 2015, Connolly won his first County Senior Championship medal after lining out at full-forward in the 1-10 to 0-11 defeat of Castlehaven in the final replay. [6] [7] He again lined out in the forwards when Nemo suffered a 1-07 to 0-09 defeat by Clonmel Commercials in the 2015 Munster club final. [8]

Connolly won a second county championship winners' medal after scoring 1-01 from right corner-forward in the 4-12 to 3-13 win over St. Finbarr's in the 2017 county final. [9] He later claimed his first Munster Club Championship medal after top-scoring with ten points in the 0-16 to 0-11 defeat of Dr. Crokes in the 2017 Munster club final. [10] On 17 March 2018, Connolly again top scored for Nemo when they suffered a 2-19 to 0-10 defeat by Corofin in the 2018 All-Ireland club final. [11]

On 27 October 2019, Connolly claimed a third county championship winners' medal after a 2-08 to 0-10 win over Duhallow in the county final. [12] He later won a second Munster Club Championship medal after top-scoring for Nemo in the 0-15 to 0-06 win over Clonmel Commercials in the 2019 Munster club final. [13]

Cork

Connolly first played for Cork when he was added to the minor panel in advance of the 2010 Munster Minor Championship. After winning a Munster Minor Championship medal as a non-playing substitute after a 1-08 to 1-07 win over Kerry, Connolly made his only appearance in the grade when he came on as a substitute in the 1-13 to 1-12 defeat by Tyrone in the 2010 All-Ireland minor final. [14] [15]

After progressing onto the Cork under-21, Connolly won a Munster Championship title in that grade after a 2-14 to 1-17 extra-time defeat of Kerry in the 2012 Munster under-21 final. [16] He collected a second successive provincial winners' medal after a 1-17 to 0-09 win over Tipperary in the 2013 decider. [17] On 14 May 2013, Connolly was held scoreless from left corner-forward when Cork suffered a 1-14 to 1-11 defeat by Galway in the 2013 All-Ireland under-21 final. [18]

Connolly was added to the Cork senior training panel prior to the start of the 2015 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 1 February 2015 when he came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Colm O'Driscoll in a 1-15 to 0-16 win over Dublin. [19]

On 2 July 2017, Connolly made his first Munster final appearance when he was selected at full-forward against Kerry. He scored two points, including one from a free, but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-23 to 0-15 defeat. [20]

Career statistics

Club

TeamSeason Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Nemo Rangers 2011-12 30-03——30-03
2012-13 42-18——42-18
2013-14 61-13——61-13
2014-15 31-07——31-07
2015-16 50-1320-05—70-18
2016-17 53-21——53-21
2017-18 74-3021-1322-11117-54
2018-19 32-18——32-18
2019-20 42-1530-1310-0282-30
2020-2167-22——67-22
2021-22 32-10——32-10
2022-23 64-2410-06—74-30
2023-24 52-11——52-11
Career total6030-20581-3732-137133-255

Inter-county

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2015 Division 1 10-0000-0000-0010-00
201661-1000-0010-0171-11
2017 Division 2 41-0621-0411-0173-11
201800-0021-1210-0931-21
201960-1822-0043-09125-27
2020 Division 3 42-1020-07—62-17
2021 Division 2 31-0920-01—51-10
Total245-53104-2474-204113-97

Honours

Coláiste Chríost Rí
University College Cork
Nemo Rangers
Cork

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