Paul Cassidy

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Paul Cassidy
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre forward
Born 2000 (age 23–24)
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Bellaghy
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2020–
 Derry
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Paul Cassidy (born 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a forward for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones and the Derry county team.

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Playing career

Club

Cassidy captained Bellaghy to the Derry Minor Football Championship title in 2018, beating Lavey in the final. [1] Bellaghy went on to represent Derry in the Ulster Minor Club Football Championship. Cassidy scored three points against Dunloy, [2] 1–2 against Inniskeen, [3] and 0–3 against St Eunan's as Bellaghy reached the final. [4] The final took place on 1 January 2019. Cassidy scored 1–2 and lifted the cup after Bellaghy's 6–11 to 0–8 win over Crossmaglen Rangers. [5]

Inter-county

Under-20

On 14 July 2019, Cassidy was at corner forward for the Ulster under-20 final against Tyrone. Cassidy scored a point but was forced off injured after 13 minutes. Tyrone went on to win the match by 4–13 to 1–10. [6]

Senior

Cassidy joined the Derry senior team in 2020, making his National League debut on 17 October, scoring 1–1 after coming on as a late substitute against Longford. [7] Cassidy made his championship debut on 1 November, coming on as a substitute in an Ulster-quarter final loss to Armagh. [8]

On 19 June 2021, Derry faced Offaly in the Division 3 league final. Cassidy was brought on as a second-half substitute as Derry were 0–21 to 1–6 winners. [9] On 11 July, Cassidy made his first championship start against Donegal in the Ulster quarter-final. Derry lost the match by a point, with Donegal taking the lead for the first time in injury time. [10]

On 1 May 2022, Cassidy was in the half-forward line as Derry beat reigning All-Ireland champions Tyrone by eleven points in the Ulster quarter-final. [11] Derry went on to reach their first Ulster final in eleven years with a win over Monaghan, with Cassidy scoring two points. [12] The Ulster final took place on 29 May, with Derry facing Donegal. Cassidy scored a point as Derry claimed an extra-time victory to win their first provincial title since 1998. [13] Cassidy scored 1–1 in the All-Ireland quarter final win over Clare, as Derry set up a semi-final against Galway. [14] Derry's season ended at the semi-final stage as Galway were five-point winners. [15]

On 21 January 2023, Cassidy scored a point and was named man of the match as Derry won the Dr McKenna Cup, beating Tyrone in the final. [16] [17] Derry secured promotion to Division 1 after winning their first six games, [18] and went on to face Dublin in the Division 2 final on 2 April. Cassidy scored two points, but Dublin won the match by 4–6 to 0–11. [19] In the Ulster Championship, Cassidy scored 1–2 against Fermanagh, [20] and two points against Monaghan as Derry reached back-to-back provincial finals. [21] In the Ulster final on 14 May, Cassidy had his penalty saved in the shoot-out, but Derry still beat Armagh, defending the Ulster title. [22] On 16 July, Cassidy scored two points as Derry lost the All-Ireland semi-final to defending champions Kerry. [23] At the end of the season, Cassidy was nominated for an All-Star award for the first time. [24]

In the 2024 league, Derry topped the table, qualifying for the final against Dublin. [25] Cassidy started the final at wing forward, and Derry won the league for the first time since 2008 after a penalty shoot-out win. [26]

Honours

Derry

Bellaghy

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