Michael Carey (born 30 March 1999[1]) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny intermediate Championship club Young Irelands and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Ciardha | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
30 March 1999 Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Young Irelands | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2019- | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Playing career edit
Young Irelands edit
Carey joined the Young Irelands club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team.
Kilkenny edit
Minor and under-21 edit
Carey first lined out for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2017 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 8 April 2017 when he lined out at full-back in Kilkenny's 3–22 to 0–04 defeat of Westmeath.[2] Carey won a Leinster Championship medal on 2 July following a 3–15 to 1–17 defeat of Dublin in the final.[3]
Carey progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 team for the 2018 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 20 June 2018 when he was introduced as a half-time substitute for Ryan Bergin in a 3–13 to 1–17 defeat by Galway.[4]
Senior edit
Carey joined the Kilkenny senior team prior to the start of the 2019 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 17 February when he came on as a half-time substitute for Enda Morrissey in a 2–18 to 0–15 defeat by Limerick.[5]
Personal life edit
Carey's father, D. J. Carey, is a five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Kilkenny.[6]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 12 May 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny | 2019 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| Career total | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
Honours edit
- St. Kieran's College
- Kilkenny
References edit
- ^ "KIlkenny player profiles". Kilkenny People. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Leinster MHC Round-up: Ryan leads Royal rampage". Irish Independent. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Adrian Mullen, cousin of the Fennelly brothers, hits 1-9 as Cats exact revenge on Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Galway down Cats to book Leinster U-21 final spot". RTÉ Sport. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (17 February 2019). "Limerick stay top of the table with impressive 9-point win over Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (7 April 2017). "Son of Cats great DJ amongst 8 St Kieran's players in Kilkenny side to face Westmeath". The 42. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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