Paul Killeen (hurler)

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Paul Killeen
Personal information
Irish name Pól Ó Cillín
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 28)
Tynagh, County Galway, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
YearsClub
2011-present
 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2013-2017
 Limerick Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2014-present
 Galway 11 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:53, 4 January 2019.

Paul Killeen (born 24 June 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for club side Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team.

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Playing career

College

Killeen first came to prominence as a hurler with Portumna Community School. After playing in every grade of hurling during his tenure there, he eventually played in the Connacht Championship with the senior team.[ citation needed ]

University

As a student at the Limerick Institute of Technology, Killeen was a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup. [1]

Club

Killeen joined the Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team.[ citation needed ]

Inter-county

Minor and under-21

Killeen first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 23 July 2011. He made his first appearance in an 8–26 to 0-12 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Antrim at Parnell Park. [2] On 4 September 2011, Killeen was at full-back for Galway's 1–21 to 1–12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. [3]

Killeen was appointed captain of the Galway minor team in his second and final season. On 19 August 2012, he was red-carded in the 45th minute of an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Tipperary. [4]

As a member of the Galway under-21 hurling team, Killeen made his first appearance on 24 August 2013 in a 1–16 to 0-07 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare. [5]

Senior

Killeen made his debut for the Galway senior team on 9 March 2014 in a 2–16 to 1-16 National Hurling League defeat by Kilkenny. [6] He later made his first championship start on 1 June 2014 in a 1–22 to 0–23 defeat of Laois. [7]

On 6 September 2015, Killeen was an unused substitute for Galway's 1–22 to 1–18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [8]

On 23 April 2017, Killeen was at left corner-back when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3–21 to 0–14 to win the National Hurling League. [9] In Galway's opening Leinster Championship against Dublin on 28 May 2017, Killeen suffered a cruciate knee injury while ended his season. [10]

On 8 July 2018, Killeen won a Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1–28 to 3–15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final replay. [11] In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Limerick on 19 August, Killeen started the game on the bench but was introduced as a replacement for John Hanbury. Galway were beaten by 3–16 to 2–18. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 August 2018.
TeamYear National League Leinstser All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2014 Division 1A 30-0020-0100-0050-01
201530-0010-0000-0040-00
201600-0010-0000-0010-00
2017 Division 1B 70-0110-00—80-01
201800-0030-0030-0060-00
Total130-0180-0130-00240-02

Honours

Galway

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  2. ↑ Harrington, John (25 July 2011). "Galway gear up for 'stiffer challenge' as Carr leads rampage". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Reid, Philip (5 September 2011). "Brehony plays central role in Galway success". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ↑ McCarry, Patrick (19 August 2011). "Second-half points surge sees Tipperary into Minor Hurling Final". The 42. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (26 August 2013). "Clare's golden generation drive on". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (10 March 2014). "Cats hold firm as Cody insists places 'up for grabs'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Keys, Colm (2 June 2014). "'Devastated' Laois fail to punish slack Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (29 May 2017). "Huge blow for Galway defender as scan confirms he suffered cruciate injury against Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ↑ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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