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Killian Young

Killian Young

Irish Gaelic footballer


Killian Young (born 4 January 1987 in Tralee) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Renard GAA, contests the County Championship with divisional side South Kerry, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 2006 to 2019.

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Having appeared for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, Young made his Kerry senior championship debut in 2006, breaking into the team in 2007. He filled the number 7 jersey when Aidan O'Mahony moved to centre-back to replace Séamus Moynihan. Young played there in the National Football League and retained his place for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He was a member of the Kerry team that won Munster and then the All-Ireland that year, and won Young Player of the Year. He captained Kerry to the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.[1] He won another senior All-Ireland in 2009 when Kerry overcame old rivals Cork in the final. In 2010, he captained Kerry to the McGrath Cup, overcoming UCC in the final.


References

  1. Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11. RTÉ Sports TV story, found at "RTÉ Sport: Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2008.. Accessed 24 May 2008.
Preceded by
Keith Higgins
(Mayo)
All Stars Young Footballer of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Andrew O'Sullivan
(Cork)
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Final
winning captain

2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by U21 Footballer of the Year
2008
Succeeded by



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