Eoin Downey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin Ó Dúnaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
17 May 2003 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Glen Rovers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2022-present | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:30, 15 May 2022. | |||
Eoin Downey (born 2003) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out in defence.
Career[edit]
Downey first played hurling as a schoolboy with Christian Brothers College in Cork, with whom he lined out in the Harty Cup.[1][2] He also played at juvenile and underage levels with the Glen Rovers club before becoming a member of the starting fifteen on the club's senior team in 2021.[3]
Downey first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team in 2019 and was team captain in 2020.[4] He subsequently progressed onto the Cork under-20 hurling team and lined out when Cork beat Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland U20 final.[5]
Downey joined his brother Robert on the Cork senior hurling team in mid-May 2022.[6] He made his first competitive start in the first round of the 2023 National League.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2022 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | ||
Honours[edit]
- Cork
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2021, 2023
- Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2021, 2023
References[edit]
- ^ "All-Ireland winners star as CBC defeat Midleton CBS in all-Cork clash in Dr Harty Cup". The 42. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "16 players and two coaches - the rugby school key to Cork's All-Ireland hurling treble bid". The 42. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (21 November 2021). "Premier SHC final: Midleton are the county champions again". Echo Live. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Cork minor hurling team announced". Cork GAA website. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Impressive Cork crowned BGE All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Champions". GAA website. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "The Cork Senior Hurling team to play Waterford has been announced". Cork GAA website. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Shane Kingston scores the winner as Cork come back to beat Limerick". Echo Live. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.