Shane O'Donnell

Shane O'Donnell
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Dónaill
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994
Ennis, Clare, Ireland
Nickname SOD
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2011-present Éire Óg, Ennis
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2013-present Clare 25 (11-29)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:20, 5 August 2018.

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

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 will miss the 2019 hurling season as he has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Harvard University in the US.[1]

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.[2] Later that year he made his championship debut at left corner-forward in a Munster quarter-final defeat of Waterford.[3] 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.[4] The win gave O'Donnell an All-Ireland medal, while he was also named man of the match.[5][6] In October 2013, O'Donnell won the Opel Player of the Month Award for September.[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 August 2018.
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
Total 329-14113-07148-225720-43

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "O'Donnell set to miss 2019 season due to Harvard studies". RTÉ. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Brophy, Shane (11 February 2013). "Clare click into gear as Tipperary flounder". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Three new faces for Clare". Hogan Stand website. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Fogarty, John (30 September 2013). "O'Donnell living the 'ridiculous' dream". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Hurling hero Shane O'Donnell: 'My mother is my agent'". Irish Independent. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Shane O'Donnell: How a helmet saved my life". Irish Independent. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
Conor Ryan
(Clare)		 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Man of the Match
2013 (replay)		 Succeeded by
Richie Hogan
(Kilkenny)
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