Killian Young

Killian Young (born 4 January 1987 in Tralee) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Renard GAA, contests the County Championship with divisional side South Kerry, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team fron 2006 to 2019.

Killian Young
Personal information
Irish name Cillian de Shiún
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left Half Back
Born (1987-01-04) 4 January 1987
Reenard, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Bank Manager
Club(s)
Years Club
1995-
Renard GAA
Club titles
Kerry titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2006-2019
Kerry 45
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 9
All-Irelands 4
NFL 2

Having appeared for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, Young made his Kerry senior championship debut in 2006, breaking into the team in 2007. He filled the number 7 jersey when Aidan O'Mahony moved to centre-back to replace Séamus Moynihan. Young played there in the National Football League and retained his place for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He was a member of the Kerry team that won Munster and then the All-Ireland that year, and won Young Player of the Year. He captained Kerry to the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.[1] He won another senior All-Ireland in 2009 when Kerry overcame old rivals Cork in the final. In 2010, he captained Kerry to the McGrath Cup, overcoming UCC in the final.

References

  1. Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11. RTÉ Sports TV story, found at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Accessed 24 May 2008.
Preceded by
Keith Higgins
(Mayo)
All Stars Young Footballer of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Tommy Walsh
(Kerry)
Preceded by
Andrew O'Sullivan
(Cork)
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Final
winning captain

2008
Succeeded by
Colm O'Neill
(Cork
Preceded by
Fintan Goold
(Cork)
U21 Footballer of the Year
2008
Succeeded by
Colm O'Neill
(Cork)


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