Paddy Durcan

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Paddy Durcan
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Dhuarcáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right half back
Born (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 29)
Castlebar, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Castlebar Mitchels
Club titles
Mayo titles 4
Connacht titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2015–
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2
All Stars 1

Paddy Durcan (born 1994) or otherwise known as Captain Durcs is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Castlebar Mitchels and at senior level for the Mayo county team. He started at Left half back in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final [1] and again in the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, both against Dublin. He has also played in both the 2013-14 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship and the 2015-16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with his club Castlebar Mitchels.

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References

  1. "All-Ireland SFC Final: Mayo Player Profiles".