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Conor Whelan

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Conor Whelan
Personal information
Irish name Conchúir Ó Faoláin
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 27)
Kinvara,
County Galway, Ireland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nickname Whelo
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2013–present
 Kinvara
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 University of Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2015–present
 Galway 44 (16-106)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:29, 3 September 2023.

Conor Whelan (born 31 October 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner forward for club side Kinvara and at inter-county level for the Galway senior hurling team.

Playing career

University of Galway

As a student at the University of Galway, Whelan has been a regular player on the university's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[1]

Kinvara

Whelan joined the Kinvara club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's intermediate team.[citation needed]

Galway

Minor and under-21

Whelan first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 28 July 2013. He made his first appearance in a 1-19 to 0-13 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Laois.[2] On 8 September 2013, Whelan was at right corner-forward in Galway's 1-21 to 0-16 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[3]

Whelan's second and final season with the Galway minor team ended with a 1-27 to 2-09 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Limerick on 17 August 2014.[4]

As a member of the Galway under-21 hurling team, Whelan made his first appearance on 22 August 2015 in a 1-20 to 0-17 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Limerick.[5]

On 10 September 2016, Whelan scored two points in a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[6]

Whelan ended the 2017 championship by being named on the Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year.[7]

Intermediate

On 1 July 2015, Whelan made his first appearance for the Galway intermediate hurling team.[8] He later won a Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-20 to 0-11 defeat of Wexford in the final.[9]

Senior

Whelan made his debut for the Galway senior team on 26 July 2015, scoring 1-02 from play in a 2-28 to 0-22 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Cork.[10][11] On 6 September 2015, Whelan scored two points from right wing-forward in a 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[12]

On 23 April 2017, Whelan scored five points from play when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League.[13] Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final.[14] On 3 September 2017, Whelan started for Galway at right corner-forward when they won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final.[15] He ended the season by winning an All-Star award as well as being named All Stars Young Hurler of the Year.[16]

On 8 July 2018, Whelan won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[17] On 19 August 2018, he scored a goal from right corner-forward in Galway's 3-16 to 2-18 All-Ireland final defeat by Limerick.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 July 2023.
Team Year National League Leinstser All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Galway 2015 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00 3 1-06 3 1-06
2016 6 0-06 3 1-05 2 0-02 11 1-13
2017 Division 1B 7 3-12 3 0-12 2 0-05 12 3-29
2018 5 2-05 6 2-13 3 1-06 14 5-24
2019 5 1-07 4 1-10 — 9 2-17
2020 Division 1A 5 3-06 2 0-06 1 0-01 8 3-13
2021 5 2-11 1 1-02 1 0-03 7 3-16
2022 4 0-07 5 1-13 2 1-04 11 2-24
2023 4 1-04 6 6-11 2 1-07 12 8-22
Total 41 12-58 30 12-72 16 4-34 87 28-164

Honours

Galway
Awards

References

  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (1 February 2018). "Fitzgibbon Cup previews". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ Cahill, Jackie (29 July 2013). "Whelan strike turns tide as Tribesmen march on". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. ^ Fennessy, Paul (8 September 2013). "Waterford end 65-year wait for All-Ireland minor title". The 42. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ Kelly, Liam (18 August 2014). "Limerick's power surge shuts down outclassed Tribesmen". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Limerick too good for Galway in Under-21 semi-final". Irish Times. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  6. ^ "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". Hogan Stand. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 October 2017). "Gillane the star man as Limerick, Kilkenny, Galway and Cork players make U21 team of the year". The 42. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  8. ^ McDonald, Brian (1 July 2015). "Michael Rice returns - but it's first blood for Galway in a big week against Kilkenny". The 42. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ^ Dwyer, Michael (16 July 2015). "Senior stars shine in historic Leinster title win for Galway against the champions". The 42. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ^ Fallon, John (25 July 2015). "Galway hand debut to Whelan for Cork clash". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. ^ Fogarty, John (26 July 2015). "Galway untroubled by lacklustre Cork performance". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  12. ^ Moran, Seán (6 September 2015). "Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  13. ^ Moran, Seán (24 April 2017). "Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  14. ^ Clerkin, Malachy (2 July 2017). "Galway put down the Wexford revolution". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Andy Moran and Joe Canning are football and hurler of the year". Irish Examiner. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  17. ^ Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  18. ^ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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