Steven O'Brien (dual player)

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Steven O'Brien
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 28)
Ballina, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballina
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2013-present
Tipperary 9 (0-9)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:22, 1 August 2015.

Steven O'Brien (born 22 December 1994) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who has played for the Tipperary senior hurling and football teams. [1]

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Born in Ballina, County Tipperary, O'Brien first played competitive Gaelic games during his schooling at Nenagh CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior football debut during the 2013 championship. O'Brien immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.

At club level O'Brien is a one-time championship medallist in the intermediate grade as a hurler with Ballina.

O'Brien made his debut for the Tipperary hurlers in the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup final victory against Clare and was a member of the Tipperary hurling panel in 2016 which went on to win the All-Ireland title. He made his debut as a late substitute against Clare on 3 April 2016. He made his first league start for Tipperary against Dublin on 11 February 2017 in the 2017 National Hurling League. [2]

In October 2017, O'Brien confirmed that he will be playing with the Tipperary senior football team in 2018 after two years with the Tipperary hurling team. [3]

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years. [4] [5]

Honours

Player

Ballina
St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh
Tipperary Football
Tipperary Hurling

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References

  1. "Profile: Steven O'Brien". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  2. "Tipperary 1-24 Dublin 1-8". Munster GAA. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. "Big boost for Tipperary footballers". Hogan Stand. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.