Michael Foley (Kildare footballer)

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Michael Foley
Personal information
Irish name Micheál Ó Foghladhas
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Full Back
Born Kildare, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Athy
Club titles
Kildare titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2004-2014
Kildare
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Michael "Mick" Foley is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Kildare who plays for his local club, Athy. He also played hurling with Kildare.

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He plays full back for the Kildare senior inter-county team since making his senior debut in 2004. [1] In 2011, he was selected as a member of Football All-Star team. [2]

He was captain of the Athy Senior Football team who won the Kildare County Championship in 2011. [3]

Honours

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Athy hold their nerve to bridge gap of 24 years".