Shane O'Donnell

Shane O'Donnell (born 15 June 1994) is an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Clare senior team.

Shane O'Donnell
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Dónaill
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Nickname SOD
Occupation Doctoral student
Club(s)
Years Club
2011-present
 Éire Óg, Ennis
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2012-2018
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2013-present
 Clare 29 (12-30)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:35, 20 July 2019.

Born in Ennis, County Clare, O'Donnell first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Clare minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2013 Waterford Crystal Cup. O'Donnell has since gone on to play a key part for Clare, and has won one All-Ireland medal and one Waterford Crystal Cup medal.

At club level O'Donnell plays with Éire Óg, Ennis. He missed the 2019 National Hurling League as he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Harvard University in the US.[1][2]

Playing career

Inter-county

O'Donnell made his senior debut during the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup in 2013. It was a successful campaign for Clare, as a 1-21 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary gave O'Donnell a winners' medal in that competition.[3] Later that year he made his championship debut at left corner-forward in a Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford.[4] The rest of the championship campaign saw O'Donnell dropped from the starting fifteen for several games, however, he was a late addition at full-forward for Clare's All-Ireland final replay against Cork. His selection seemed surprising but was justified, as O'Donnell scored a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory following a classic championship decider.[5] The win gave O'Donnell an All-Ireland medal, while he was also named man of the match.[6][7] In October 2013, O'Donnell won the Opel Player of the Month Award for September.[8][9]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2019.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Clare 2013 Division 1A 61-0321-0155-04137-08
2014 54-0200-0000-0054-02
2015 63-0510-0121-0294-08
2016 Division 1B 70-0110-0031-06111-07
2017 Division 1A 20-0022-0210-0252-04
2018 61-0350-0331-08142-14
2019 —41-01—41-01
2020 Division 1B 21-0300-0000-0021-03
Career total 3410-17154-08148-226322-47

Honours
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References
  1. "O'Donnell set to miss 2019 season due to Harvard studies". RTÉ. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "'It's nice to know I still have a personality, that I wasn't just a hurler' - Shane O'Donnell on his Harvard stint". Irish Independent. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. Brophy, Shane (11 February 2013). "Clare click into gear as Tipperary flounder". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. "Three new faces for Clare". Hogan Stand website. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  5. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. Fogarty, John (30 September 2013). "O'Donnell living the 'ridiculous' dream". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  7. Clerkin, Malachy (30 September 2013). "The hurler with the boyband looks, Shane O'Donnell was Clare's hero against Cork". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  8. "Hurling hero Shane O'Donnell: 'My mother is my agent'". Irish Independent. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  9. "Shane O'Donnell: How a helmet saved my life". Irish Independent. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
Conor Ryan		 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Man of the Match
2013 (replay)		 Succeeded by
Richie Hogan
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