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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cillian de Shiún | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left Half Back | ||
| Born |
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
- 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.
External links
- http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=SPORT&jp=mhmhauojgbid&d=2007-10-03
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090805085658/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0826/kerry.html
- http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/u21s-wouldnt-have-filled-in-1294736.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080307061645/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0216/kerry_tyrone.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110521143225/http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg%3Dsport-qqqm%3DGAA-qqqa%3Dsport-qqqid%3D55500-qqqx%3D1.asp
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071118194803/http://www.roscommonherald.ie/news/story/?trs=gbqlqlmh
- http://www.anfearrua.com/story.asp?id=2639
| 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) |