Shane O'Donoghue (field hockey)

Shane O'Donoghue (born 24 November 1992) is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Glennane and the Irish national team.

Shane O'Donoghue
Personal information
Born (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992
Dublin, Ireland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Glennane
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2011 Glennane
2011–2014 UCD
2014–2016 Dragons
2016–2018 Glennane
2018–2020 Dragons
2020–present Glennane
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–present Ireland 190
Last updated on: 30 June 2020

With the Irish national team, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing ninth.[1] At the 2018 World Cup, he became Ireland's all time topscorer with 94 goals.[2]

Club career

He played club hockey for KHC Dragons in Belgium, which he rejoined in 2018 after having played for them between 2014 and 2016.[3] After the 2019–20 season he returned to Glennane in Ireland.[4]

References

  1. "Shane O'Donoghue". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. Klanke, Peter (10 December 2018). "WK-nieuws #7: 111 doelpunten in 24 duels". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "O'Donoghue returns to the Dragons den after top year with Glenanne". EHLhockey. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "O'Donoghue's lockdown life busy with big plans and opportunity back in Ireland". hookhockey.com. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.


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