Brian Fenton

Brian Fenton
Personal information
Irish name	Brían Ó Fiannachta
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Midfield
Born	2 March 1993; Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Raheny
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2015–	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	5
All-Irelands	5
NFL	3
All Stars	4

Brian Fenton (born 2 March 1993) is a Gaelic footballer for the Dublin senior football team and plays his club football for Raheny. Brian Fenton was the 2018 All Stars Footballer of the Year..[1]

Education and family

His father (Brian senior), is from Spa, outside Killarney.[2] The family home is in Raheny.[2] Initially training as a physiotherapist, Fenton studied for a Masters in Business Management so that he could embark on a new career selling hospital and clinic equipment as a medical sales representative with Tekno Surgical.[2] He bought his own house in Killester.[2] After the five-in-row, Fenton went on holiday to Marbella with his girlfriend for a few days.[2]

Playing career

Inter-county

Fenton was a member of the Dublin team that won an All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 2014.[3]

In 2015 Fenton made his senior debut, starting a national league game against Monaghan where he quickly scored a goal in a strong win. He won the National Football League and the Leinster Senior Football Championship with Dublin, starting both games in midfield.[4]

Fenton was named as the Man of the Match in the 2015 All-Ireland Final, as Dublin defeated Kerry on a 0-12 to 0-9 scoreline.[5][6]

Fenton won the League title with Dublin in 2016 against Kerry in the final, scoring a point in the game.[7] He was a key performer in Dublin retaining the Sam Maguire cup in 2016 which Dublin won after defeating Mayo by a single point after a replay. He won his second All Star award in as many seasons and named on the shortlist for Footballer of the Year, which was ultimately won by Mayo's Lee Keegan.

In 2017 Fenton was part of the Dublin team defeated in the National League final by Kerry, losing on a scoreline of 0-20 to 1-16. Despite this, he was crucial in Dublin retaining their Leinster title while beating a record held since the 70's by winning 7 championships in a row. Dublin retained their All Ireland title defeating Mayo in the final again by a single point after Dean Rock kicked a match winning free kick late in injury time. Fenton also scored a point to help Dublin over the line on a scoreline of 1-17 to 1-16.

Fenton continued his success with Dublin in 2018, winning the National Football League, the Leinster and All-Ireland Championships. He was awarded an All Star and named the Footballer of the Year for his performances.

On 14 September 2019, Fenton was a key player in Dublin's conquerage of Kerry to win the elusive five Sam Maguires in a row, which had never been done by any team before, though some teams came close with the four-in-a-row, including Kerry (twice).

During Dublin's five-in-a-row, Fenton spent more time on the field of play than any other Dublin player, starting 35 of the 37 matches in the championship.[2]

Reception

Colm O'Rourke has described Fenton as "one of the best midfielders ever".[8]

References

Keys, Colm (28 September 2019). "Maintaining standards over a long period is now my big motivator". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
"The 8 young Gaelic footballers to keep an eye on this summer". The 42. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"Dublin are kings of Leinster again after blitzing battling Westmeath". The 42. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
"Do you agree with The Sunday Game's man-of-the-match selection?". The 42. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
""I was thinking of my mam at the final whistle" - Brian Fenton recalls emotional moment". Irish Independent. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
"FL1 final: historic four in a row for dazzling Dubs - Hoganstand.com". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
O'Rourke, Colm (22 September 2019). "General Gavin makes history with no histrionics, victory without vanity". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

Awards
Preceded by Paul Murphy (Kerry)	All-Ireland Senior Football Final Man of the Match 2015	Succeeded by John Small (Dublin) (Drawn Game)

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[maintaining_standards-2] Keys, Colm (28 September 2019). "Maintaining standards over a long period is now my big motivator". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[3] "The 8 young Gaelic footballers to keep an eye on this summer". The 42. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[4] "Dublin are kings of Leinster again after blitzing battling Westmeath". The 42. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[5] "Do you agree with The Sunday Game's man-of-the-match selection?". The 42. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[6] ""I was thinking of my mam at the final whistle" - Brian Fenton recalls emotional moment". Irish Independent. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[7] "FL1 final: historic four in a row for dazzling Dubs - Hoganstand.com". Retrieved 29 July 2016.

[8] O'Rourke, Colm (22 September 2019). "General Gavin makes history with no histrionics, victory without vanity". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2019.