Mathew Costello

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Mathew Costello (born 2001/2002) [1] is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dunshaughlin and the Meath county team. A forward, his performances for Meath led to his selection as the 2023 Tailteann Cup Footballer of the Year. [2]

Costello formerly captained the Meath under-20 county team. [1] As of 2024, he was vice-captain of the Meath senior team. [3] With Dunshaughlin he won Division 1B in 2024, then helped the club to the 2024 Meath Senior Football Championship (a team first in 22 years) – scoring an important goal against Wolfe Tones in the final. [4] Shortly before that he had given the ball away to Cian Ward, allowing Ward to score what appeared to be the decisive goal of the game. [4] [5] Throughout the 2024 championship Costello scored 3–14 (including 0–8 in frees), and – at the season's conclusion – he was selected as Footballer of the Year. [4]

He scored Meath's goal in the 2025 Leinster Senior Football Championship final. [6] Meath lost. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Lynch, Fergal (18 October 2024). "Costello expects tough final to go down to the wire". Meath Chronicle. When you talk to Mathew Costello it defies the logic in your brain that he is only 22 years-old.
  2. ↑ Keys, Colm (27 October 2023). "Meath's Mathew Costello Tailteann Cup Footballer of the Year". Irish Independent.
  3. ↑ Keane, Paul (20 October 2024). "Meath SFC Final: Mathew Costello digs deep to drive Dunshaughlin to first title in 22 years". The Irish Times.
  4. 1 2 3 "Meath GAA awards recognise excellence on various fronts". Meath Chronicle. 28 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Crowe, Dermot (20 October 2024). "Mathew Costello the hero as Dunshaughlin end long wait for Meath glory". Irish Independent.
  6. ↑ Neville, Conor (14 May 2025). "Mathew Costello: The hooter changes your thought process at the end of games". RTÉ.
  7. ↑ "Louth land Leinster crown to end 68-year famine". RTÉ. 11 May 2025.


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