Robert Finnerty

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Rob Finnerty
Personal information
Irish name Roibeard Ó Fiannachta
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right corner forward
Born (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation Primary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
2016–
Salthill-Knocknacarra
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
NUI Galway
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2019–
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3

Robert Finnerty (born 14 April 1998) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Salthill-Knocknacarra and at senior level for the Galway county team.

Part of the Galway senior panel since 2017, he played for Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final and the 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final. He has played Sigerson Cup football for NUI Galway and is the son of Anthony Finnerty, who played for Mayo. [1] [2]

Robert Finnerty made senior championship appearances for Galway in 2019, playing championship before he played in the league. [3]

He scored a goal in Pádraic Joyce's first game as manager. [4]

He took a penalty against Armagh in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final game. [5]

He came off injured after ten minutes of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. [6] He won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season. [7]

Honours

Galway
Individual

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References

  1. Farrell, Sinead (10 January 2020). "'He's a Galway man now when we are playing Mayo' — son of a Green and Red hero". The42.ie.
  2. Doherty, Conan. "Galway's Robert Finnerty plays with freedom and flair — he plays how every minor should". JOE.
  3. O'Connell, Cian (19 December 2019). "Robert Finnerty remains eager to impress".
  4. Verney, Michael (27 January 2020). "Gleeson saves Tribe as Joyce era kicks off with victory over Farney". Irish Independent.
  5. McIntyre, Niall (27 June 2022). "Robert Finnerty's strut up to the penalty spot was the stuff of legend". JOE.
  6. "Pádraic Joyce: No one to blame but ourselves". RTÉ News. 28 July 2024.
  7. "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News . 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. Cormican, Eoghan (29 May 2022). "Galway secure Connacht title as inside men put Roscommon to the sword". Irish Examiner .