Michael Fitzsimons
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Micheál Mac Síomóin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Corner Back, Full Back | ||
| Born |
9 April 1989 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Occupation | hairdresser | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2007– | Cuala | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2010– | Dublin | 22 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NFL | 5 | ||
Michael Fitzsimons (born 9 April 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Dublin who plays for Cuala in Dalkey. Cuala is a traditional hurling stronghold in Dublin and he was only the second player from Cuala to play intercounty football along with Mick Holden.[1]
Dublin Senior
He plays fullback for the Dublin GAA Senior football team and made his championship debut in 2010 against Wexford. He won an All-Ireland Junior Football Championship and Leinster Junior Football Championship medal with Dublin in 2008. Michael won the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin in July 2011 at Croke Park against Wexford. He won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in September 2011 against Kerry at Croke Park.[2] He won his second and third All Ireland titles in 2013 and 2015 with Dublin respectively. Michael won his fourth all-Ireland medal with Dublin in a replay against Mayo at Croke. He was awarded man of the match for his contribution during the game.[3]
Personal
He was educated at Johnstown Boys Primary, Killiney, C.B.C. Monkstown and holds a degree in physiotherapy from University College Dublin. After working as a physiotherapist for several years, he is now studying medicine at UCD.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Small (Dublin) (Drawn Game) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final Man of the Match 2016 (Replay) |
Succeeded by James McCarthy (Dublin) |