Cillian O'Connor

Cillian O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Cillian O'Connor
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Corner Forward
Born (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992
Castlebar, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nickname The Oracle
Occupation Primary School Teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2009– Ballintubber
Club titles
Mayo titles 3
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2011– Mayo 46 (23-261)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 02:42, 10 June 2018.

Cillian O'Connor (born 1992) is a Gaelic footballer and captain for the Mayo senior team. He plays his club football for Ballintubber. O'Connor has started at full forward in three All-Ireland football finals: the 2012 decider, which Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal , 2013 decider, which Mayo lost by 1-14 to 2-12 against Dublin - O'Connor scored five frees in the former and eight frees in the latter and the 2016 final losing to Dublin in the replay by one point.

Personal life

He went to St. Gerald's College for his Secondary School education, in Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

Career statistics

Team Season Connacht All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Mayo 2011 30-1021-0951-19
2012 20-0930-1950-28
2013 23-0933-1356-22
2014 32-1833-1965-37
2015 21-1632-1853-34
2016 10-0672-3882-44
2017 21-1282-54103-66
2018 10-0233-2043-22
Total 1607-823216-1904823-272

Honours

Team
  • Connacht Championship (5) 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Individual

References

  1. Boyle, Donnchadh (29 February 2012). "O'Connor aiming high with Mayo". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  2. "Cillian O'Connor takes Young Footballer of the Year Award again while Galway hurlers scoop 6 All-Stars". Midwest Radio. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. "O'Connor pays tribute to teammates". Hogan Stand. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
Awards
Preceded by
Aidan Walsh
(Cork)
All Stars Young Footballer of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Himself
Preceded by
Himself
All Stars Young Footballer of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Jack McCaffrey
(Dublin)
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