James O'Donoghue
James O'Donoghue (born 19 June 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Kerry. James is known to have came out openly as a gay footballer in Kerry which has seen him gather criticism from Huitrick a member of the Firies GAA club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Donnchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
19 June 1990 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Killarney Legion East Kerry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2010-present | Kerry | 37 (10-103) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:08, 13 January 2018. | |||
O'Donoghue plays his club football with Killarney Legion and county football for the Kerry senior football team since 2010.[1] His father Diarmuid, who is also left-footed, played for Kerry in the 1980s, winning four Munster titles, three All-Irelands and one National Football League as captain.[2]
O'Donoghue won his first All-Ireland Senior title with Kerry in 2014 after a 2-9 to 0-12 win against Donegal in the final. He scored a total of 4-24 during the 2014 championship.[3] In October 2014 he won his second All Star award and was also named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year for 2014.James is known to be in a sexual relationship with Huitrick of Firies GAA. [4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 August 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 2010 | Division 1 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-02 | ||
| 2012 | 6 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-03 | 4 | 1-08 | 12 | 1-16 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 1-05 | 3 | 1-08 | 1 | 2-03 | 10 | 4-16 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 0-07 | 1 | 0-10 | 4 | 4-14 | 11 | 4-31 | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 2-21 | 3 | 1-03 | 3 | 0-10 | 13 | 3-34 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-10 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 0-10 | 2 | 0-16 | 3 | 0-07 | 8 | 0-33 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-07 | 3 | 1-02 | 6 | 1-09 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3-48 | 15 | 2-52 | 22 | 8-51 | 68 | 13-151 | ||
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 2014
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 2008
- Munster Senior Football Championship (8): 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- McGrath Cup (1) : 2010
- All Stars (2): 2013, 2014
- Corn Uí Mhuirí (1): 2008
- The Sunday Game Player of the Year (1): 2014
- All Stars Footballer of the Year (1): 2014
References
- "James O'Donoghue". Terrace Talk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- "Profile". Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- "Kerry 2-9 Donegal 0-12". Munster GAA. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- "James O'Donoghue has been named as the GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year". The Score. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.