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Irish hurler

Matthew Whelan
Personal information
Irish name Maitiú Ó Faoileáin
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36)
Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Borris-in-Ossory
Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton
Club titles
Laois titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
University of Limerick
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2007-2021 Laois 42 (0-29)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:11, 26 June 2021.

Matthew Whelan (born 1 February 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for Laois Senior Championship club Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton. He is a former member of the Laois senior hurling team.

Career

Whelan first came to Gaelic games prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Borris-in-Ossory club, before eventually joining the club's top adult team. After the creation of the new Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton club, he went on to win a County Senior Championship in 2016, having earlier won three intermediate titles. Whelan first played at inter-county level as a dual player with the Laois minor teams. He won a Leinster Minor Championship title in 2005, before winning an All-Ireland Schools' Championship title in 2006. Whelan was straight out of the minor grade when he made his Laois senior hurling team debut in 2007. Over the course of the following 15 seasons, he became a first-team regular and had two spells as team captain, while he also won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal and two National League Division 2 titles. Whelan retired from inter-county hurling on 25 July 2021, having made a record number of appearances for Laois.

Career statistics

Team Year National League McDonagh Cup Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Laois 2007 Division 2A 9 1-09 — 1 0-00 3 0-02 13 1-11
2008 Division 1B 5 0-01 — 0 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-01
2009 Division 2 7 0-00 — 1 0-00 1 0-00 9 0-00
2010 6 0-07 — 2 0-05 1 0-00 9 0-12
2011 7 0-02 — 1 0-02 1 0-02 9 0-06
2012 Division 1B 6 0-03 — 2 0-02 1 0-00 9 0-05
2013 Division 2A 6 0-16 — 3 0-07 1 0-00 10 0-23
2014 Division 1B 6 0-07 — 5 0-03 1 0-02 12 0-12
2015 4 0-00 — 5 0-00 1 0-01 10 0-01
2016 7 0-01 — 1 0-00 1 0-01 9 0-02
2017 2 0-00 — 4 0-00 2 0-01 8 0-01
2018 6 0-00 5 0-01 — — 11 0-01
2019 6 0-00 5 0-02 — 2 0-00 13 0-02
2020 3 0-00 — 0 0-00 0 0-00 3 0-00
2021 4 0-00 — 1 0-01 1 0-00 6 0-01
Career total 84 1-46 10 0-03 26 0-20 16 0-09 136 1-78

Honours

St Fergal's College
Borris-in-Ossory
  • Laois Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2009
Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton GAA
Laois
Ireland

References

  1. "Borris-Kilcotton capture first Laois hurling crown". RTÉ Sport. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Laois minors beat Meath". Hogan Stand. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. "Looking back on the amazing day St Fergal's claimed their first All-Ireland hurling title in 2006". Laois Today. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. Graham, Brendan (30 June 2019). "Laois produce stunning second half display to capture Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. "Laois most capped hurler calls time on Inter County career". Leinster Express. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. "Record-breaker Whelan calls it a day". Hogan Stand. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Matthew Whelan navigation boxes
Sporting positions
Preceded byWillie Hyland Laois senior hurling team captain
2013-2014 		Succeeded byJoe Fitzpatrick
Preceded byEoin Reilly Ireland national hurling team captain
2016 		Succeeded byEoin Reilly
Laois – 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup champions (1st title)
Subs used
S. Bergin for R. King
É. Lyons for S. Maher
N. Foyle for C. Dwyer
J. Phelan for J. Kelly
Manager
E. Brennan
Selectors
T. Fitzgerald
F. Dowling
Ireland composite rules team 2014 | Composite Rules Shinty-Hurling Series
Manager
M. Walsh
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