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Stephen O'Brien (Kerry Gaelic footballer)

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Stephen O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Stiofáin Ó Bríain
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right half forward
Born (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 33)
Kenmare, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Chemical Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
2009 – Present
Kenmare Shamrocks
Colleges(s)
Years College
UCC
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2014 – Present
Kerry 42 (6-48)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 2
NFL 4

Stephen O'Brien (born 27 February 1991) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kenmare Shamrocks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team since 2014.[1]

Underage and junior

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He joined the county's under-21 team in 2011. Kerry sustained a 22-point loss to Cork in the Munster final. He was still underage in 2012 and for the second year in a row he was on the losing side in a Munster final to Cork after extra time.

Senior

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He made his debut for Kerry in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final against Clare and scored two points.[2] He lined out in a first Munster Senior Football Championship when they faced Cork, he scored a point in a 0-24 to 0-12 win and a first Munster title. He missed out on Kerry's win over Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was back in the starting line up for the semi-final with Mayo scoring a point in a 1-16 each draw. An injury while out racing on his quad caused him to miss the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final replay win over Mayo.[2] However, he started the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at right half forward.[3]

Retirements brought new opportunities for O'Brien in 2019.[2] He scored Kerry's first goal against Dublin in five games during a 2019 National Football League fixture in Tralee.[2] In the 56th minute of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Tyrone, O'Brien scored his fifth championship goal after intercepting a pass from Kieran McGeary, distributing the ball and running the length of the field.[2]

Honours

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Kerry
Kenmare Shamrocks
Kenmare District Team

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kissane, Sinéad (31 August 2019). "The making of Stephen O'Brien". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019. "The making of Stephen O'Brien" was the title in the print edition.
  3. ^ Foley, Cliona (19 September 2014). "O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2014.