Brian Concannon (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Killimordaly and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Ó Concheannainn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1997 Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2014-present | Killimordaly | 36 (9-76) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018-present | Galway | 12 (5-14) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:47, 11 June 2021. | |||
Playing career
editNUI Galway
editAs a student at NUI Galway, Concannon has been a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[1]
Killimordaly
editConcannon joined the Killimordaly club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's senior team.[2]
Galway
editMinor and under-21
editConcannon first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 26 July 2015. He made his first appearance in a 1-14 to 0-13 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Limerick.[3] On 6 September 2015, Concannon scored a goal from right wing-forward in Galway's 4-13 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[4]
On 20 August 2016, Concannon made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team in a 0-21 to 0-19 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Dublin.[5] In the subsequent All-Ireland final on 10 September 2016, he was an unused substitute in the 5-15 to 0-14 defeat by Waterford.[6]
Concannon won a Leinster Championship medal on 4 July 2018 after a 4-21 to 2-26 extra-time defeat of Wexford in the final.[7] In Concannon's last game in the grade on 8 August 2018, he was red-carded in the 33rd minute for an off-the-ball strike.[8]
Senior
editConcannon was one of eight new players drafted onto the Galway senior hurling panel prior to the start of the 2018 National League.[9] He made his senior debut, scoring 1-01 from play at right corner-forward, in a 1-19 to 1-16 National Hurling League defeat of Antrim on 28 January 2018.[10] Later that season Concannon made his first appearance in the Leinster Championship, scoring 2-01 from play, in a 5-18 to 2-15 defeat of Offaly.[11] On 8 July 2018, he was an unused substitute in Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 Leinster final replay defeat of Kilkenny at Semple Stadium.[12] Concannon subsequently missed the All-Ireland final defeat by Limerick after having the red card he picked up in an under-21 game upheld after an appeal.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 6 June 2021.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2018 | Division 1B | 6 | 1-02 | 4 | 2-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 10 | 3-04 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2-06 | 4 | 1-04 | — | 10 | 3-10 | |||
| 2020 | Division 1A | 4 | 1-08 | 2 | 1-05 | 2 | 1-03 | 8 | 4-16 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 3-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 3-07 | ||
| Total | 20 | 7-23 | 10 | 4-11 | 2 | 1-03 | 32 | 12-37 | ||
Honours
edit- Galway
Individual
edit- Fitzgibbon Cup All Star: 2023
References
edit- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (1 February 2018). "Fitzgibbon Cup previews". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Earley, Patrick (28 September 2017). "TAD suffer one-point championship heartbreak yet again". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (26 July 2015). "Jack Grealish's goal helps Galway claim All-Ireland minor hurling win over Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 September 2015). "Great start for Galway as they lift All-Ireland minor hurling title against Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Galway need extra time to beat Dublin in U21 hurling semi-final". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Brosnan, Maurice (8 August 2018). "Big Blow For Galway As Concannon Sent Off During All-Ireland U21 Semi-Final". balls.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Fallon, John (26 January 2018). "Galway draft in eight new players ahead of National League title defence". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (28 January 2018). "Late scoring spree saves All-Ireland champs Galway from league loss to Antrim". The 42. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Roche, Frank (12 May 2018). "All-Ireland champions Galway put Offaly to the sword as new Leinster round robin format begins". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Galway's Concannon has ban upheld". Hogan Stand. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.