Kyle Good
Kyle Good (born 10 December 1991) is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level he has won Men's Irish Hockey League titles, the Irish Senior Cup and the EuroHockey Club Trophy with Monkstown. He also played for three clubs – Three Rock Rovers, KHC Dragons and Monkstown – in the Euro Hockey League.
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Full name | Kyle Good | ||||||||||||
Born |
Shankill, Dublin Ireland | 10 December 1991||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward/Midfielder | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2003–2010 | Wesley College | ||||||||||||
Senior career | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
20xx–2010 | Three Rock Rovers | ||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Monkstown | ||||||||||||
2012–2014 | → DIT | ||||||||||||
2014–2015 | KHC Dragons | ||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Monkstown | ||||||||||||
2018– | Spencer HC | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2008– | Ireland | 74 | (17) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Early years, family and education
Good received his early education at Rathmichael Parish National School. [1][2] Between 2003 and 2010 he attended Wesley College where, in addition to field hockey, he also played rugby union and cricket and participated in track and field athletics. Between 2011 and 2014 he attended the Dublin Institute of Technology where he gained a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources and Personnel Administration. [3][4]
Domestic teams
Wesley College
In the 2007 Leinster Schoolboys' Senior Cup final, Good scored the opening goal as Wesley College defeated St. Andrew's College 3–2 after extra-time. [5] Good was also a member of the Wesley College team that won the 2009 cup final. [6] In 2008 Good played for Wesley College in the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship final, losing 2–1 to a St. Andrew's College team featuring Stuart Loughrey. [7] Good captained Wesley College when they won the 2009 championship, defeating Wallace High School, Lisburn 3–2 in the final. [8][9][10]
Three Rock Rovers
While still a student at Wesley College, Good also played for Three Rock Rovers. Together with Michael Darling he was a member of the Rovers team that won the 2008 All-Ireland Club Championship and played in the 2008–09 Euro Hockey League. [8][11][12][13][14] In 2009, while playing for Three Rock Rovers, Good was named the ESB Under-18 Player of the Year. He was presented with the award by Stephen Martin. [15][16]
Monkstown
In 2010 Good began playing for Monkstown. [17] He subsequently helped Monkstown win the Men's Irish Hockey League title in both 2012–13 and 2013–14. [8][18][19][20] Together with Graham Shaw and Peter Caruth, Good was also a member of the Monkstown team that won the 2014 EuroHockey Club Trophy. [21][22] He also played for Monkstown in the 2015–16 Euro Hockey League. [23][24] Good was a member of the Monkstown team that won the 2015–16 Irish Senior Cup. [25][26][27] In 2017 he played for Monkstown in the EY Champions Trophy final, losing to his former team Three Rock Rovers. [28] During 2017–18 Good took a break from playing field hockey. [29][30]
DIT
While playing for Monkstown, Goode also represented Dublin Institute of Technology at intervarsity level. In 2012 he was a member of the first DIT team to play in the Mauritius Cup. [31] In the 2013 Mauritius Cup final Good was a member of the DIT team that lost 3–2 to UCD. [32]
KHC Dragons
During the 2014–15 season Good played for KHC Dragons in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. [3] He team mates at Dragons included fellow Ireland international, Shane O'Donoghue. [11][12] He helped Dragons win the league title [8][33][34] and played for them in the 2014–15 Euro Hockey League. [13][35]
Spencer
Since October 2017 Good has worked for DocuSign. In November 2018 his employment saw him move to London. [3] During the 2018–19 season he played for Spencer Hockey Club in the South League. [36][37]
Ireland international
Good made his senior debut for Ireland in June 2011 in a 7–1 Celtic Cup win against France. [8][38][39] He had previously played for Ireland at under-18 level. [17][40] Good was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. [8][41] He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [42][43][44]
Honours
- EuroHockey Club Trophy
- Winners: 2014: 1
- Men's Irish Hockey League
- Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14: 2
- Irish Senior Cup
- Winners: 2015–16: 1
- EY Champions Trophy
- Runners Up: 2017: 1
- Men's Belgian Hockey League
- Winners: 2014–15: 1
- Mauritius Cup
- Runners up: 2013
- All-Ireland Club Championship
- Winners: 2008: 1
- All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship
- Winners: 2009
- Runners up: 2008
- Leinster Schoolboys Senior Cup
- Winners: 2007, 2009: 2
References
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- "Past Pupils". www.wesleycollege.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Walker seals perfect day for Wesley". www.irishtimes.com. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Leinster Schoolboys Senior Cup Final 4/3/2009". inpho.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "St Andrew's claim All-Ireland crown thanks to late goal". www.herald.ie. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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- "Chadwick's silver goal strikes gold for Wesley". www.hookhockey.com. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Wesley College v Ashton School - John Waring All-Ireland Schools Championships Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- "Shane O'Donoghue and Kyle Good sign with top Belgian club". www.irishtimes.com. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Good and O'Donoghue become latest Irish Dragons". www.hookhockey.com. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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- "Monkstown HC - EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy Winners 2014". hockeygods.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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- "Euro Hockey League – Day 1 – Hamburg hosts HTHC sweep past Grange". eurohockey.org. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Lisnagarvey v Monkstown - Irish Senior Men's Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "Jonny Bruton helps Monkstown snatch Irish Senior Clup glory". www.irishtimes.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- "Darling delights Rovers to land EY Champions Trophy title". www.hookhockey.com. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
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- "UCD ready to do it all again". southernfriedhockey.com. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "UCD land second Varsity double in three years". www.hookhockey.com. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- "Good, Harte and Watt back for French series". www.hookhockey.com. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Good in for injured McCandless for WL3". www.hookhockey.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Good doubles up on memorable day for Dragons". www.hookhockey.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Kyle Good". www.south-league.com. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Premier - Division 1 2018-2019". www.south-league.com. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Kyle Good". www.hockey.ie. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Irish squad announced For Celtic Cup and UCD Four Nations". www.fih.ch. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Ulster's top ten hockey players heading to Vienna". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Caruth heroics edge Ireland into historic semi-final". www.independent.ie. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- "Kyle Good". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- "Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Day 2 - Hockey Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- "Rio 2016 Olympic Games - Day 7 - Hockey Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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- "Captain Fantastic salvages Irish A status, averting Czech disaster". www.hookhockey.com. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- "Jackson to lead Irish men in Boom". www.hookhockey.com. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "2013 European Men's Hockey". www.olympics.ie. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Good replaces injured McCandless in Irish squad for Rio qualifiers". www.bbc.co.uk. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Great Britain held by Ireland in World League clash". www.englandhockey.co.uk. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Ireland claim draw with GB in World Hockey League". www.rte.ie. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "Ireland have shot at Rio 2016 with fifth spot in World Hockey League". www.rte.ie. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.