Michael Carey (hurler)

Michael Carey

Personal information
Irish name	Mícheál Ó Ciardha
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25) Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Young Irelands
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2019-	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	0

Michael Carey (born 30 March 1999 ^[1] ) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny intermediate Championship club Young Irelands and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Playing career

Young Irelands

Carey joined the Young Irelands club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team.

Kilkenny

Minor and under-21

Carey first lined out for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2017 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 8 April 2017 when he lined out at full-back in Kilkenny's 3–22 to 0–04 defeat of Westmeath. ^[2] Carey won a Leinster Championship medal on 2 July following a 3–15 to 1–17 defeat of Dublin in the final. ^[3]

Carey progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 team for the 2018 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 20 June 2018 when he was introduced as a half-time substitute for Ryan Bergin in a 3–13 to 1–17 defeat by Galway. ^[4]

Senior

Carey joined the Kilkenny senior team prior to the start of the 2019 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 17 February when he came on as a half-time substitute for Enda Morrissey in a 2–18 to 0–15 defeat by Limerick. ^[5]

Personal life

Carey's father, D. J. Carey, is a five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Kilkenny. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2019.

Team	Year	National League			Leinster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Kilkenny	2019	Division 1A	1	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00
Career total			1	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00

Honours

St. Kieran's College

• Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017

Kilkenny

• Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2017

References

1. "KIlkenny player profiles". Kilkenny People. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. "Leinster MHC Round-up: Ryan leads Royal rampage". Irish Independent. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
3. O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Adrian Mullen, cousin of the Fennelly brothers, hits 1-9 as Cats exact revenge on Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
4. "Galway down Cats to book Leinster U-21 final spot". RTÉ Sport. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
5. O'Toole, Fintan (17 February 2019). "Limerick stay top of the table with impressive 9-point win over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
6. O'Toole, Fintan (7 April 2017). "Son of Cats great DJ amongst 8 St Kieran's players in Kilkenny side to face Westmeath". The 42. Retrieved 12 May 2019.