Mattie Donnelly (Gaelic footballer)

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Mattie Donnelly
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Half Forward
Born Trillick, Northern Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Trillick
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2010–
Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 2

Mattie Donnelly is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Trillick club and the Tyrone county team. [1]

In 2015, he was a key part of a Tyrone teamed that reached the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, and was named in the All Stars team. [2]

Donnelly was named in the Ireland squad for the 2014 international rules test in Australia. [3] [4]

Following the retirement of Seán Cavanagh in 2017, Donnelly was appointed Tyrone senior captain. Pádraig Hampsey succeeded Donnelly as captain in May 2021, [5] [6] and it was Hampsey who became the third Tyrone captain to lift the Sam Maguire Cup, following Tyrone's victory over Mayo in the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

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References

  1. "Power and the glory: Tyrone ace hoping to muscle in on title". Irish Mirror. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. Byrne, Cormac (6 November 2015). "2015 GAA/GPA All-Stars revealed: TJ Reid and Jack McCaffrey pick up top player awards". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Tipperary's Ciaran McDonald hoping for International Rules cap after overcoming serious injury". Irish Mirror. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. "Here's Ireland's 25-man panel for the International Rules next month". The Score. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. "Team news: Hampsey is new Red Hands captain". Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
  6. "Pádraig Hampsey is new Tyrone captain – but no sign of Cathal McShane comeback just yet". Irish Independent . 14 May 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Tyrone Senior Football Captain
2018–2020
Succeeded by