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David Geaney (Kerry Gaelic footballer, born 1985)

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David Geaney
Personal information
Irish name Daithí Ó Geibheannaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half/Full Forward
Born 1985 (age 38–39)
County Kerry, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
2002-2012
2013-2015
2015-
An Daingean
St Peters Dunboyne
An Daingean
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2011 - 2012
Kerry 1 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

David Geaney (born 1985 in County Kerry) is an Irish Gaelic footballer, formerly playing for Kerry and An Daingean and playing for St Peters Dunboyne since 2013.

Playing career

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Schools

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Geaney first became known while playing with Dingle CBS.

Club

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At club level, he helped Dingle win the Intermediate county title with a win over West Kerry rivals Annascaul. He played in the Kerry Senior Football Championship,[1] where Dingle lost to Dr Crokes in the final in 2012. He later joined Meath, playing for St Peters, Dunboyne.[2]

Underage

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In 2003, he was part of the Kerry minor team.[3] That seasons Munster Minor Football Championship had a round-robin phase and Geaney played in the first three games against Tipperary scoring 0-03, Limerick scoring 1-01 and Waterford scoring 0-02. He returned for the semi-final with Clare where he scored 0-04. Kerry faced Cork in the final where he scored 0-02 to pick up a Munster medal. He failed to score as Kerry overcame Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was limited to a single point as Kerry lost out to Laois in the All-Ireland semi-final.[4]

He later moved on to the Under 21 team as a panel member but had little success as Kerry lost out to Cork in both 2005 and 2006.[5]

Junior

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He was part of the county Junior side in 2005. His first appearance was in the semi-final win over Limerick where he scored a point. He also appeared in the subsequent Munster final loss to Cork.[6]

Senior

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After a number of years away from intercounty football, he became part of the Kerry panel in 2011. He was part of the team that won the pre-season McGrath Cup after overcoming Clare in the final.[7]

He made his first league appearance with 4 points against All-Ireland champions Cork, and went on to play 4 more games.[8] He later made his championship debut against Limerick in the Munster semi-final.[9] He played no part for the rest of the championship< including the All-Ireland final loss to Dublin.

He played in the 2012 McGrath Cup but left the panel before the start of the league.

References

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  1. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (27 October 2012). "Geaney ready to savor Dingle's county final day". The Score. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Dunboyne recruit ex-Kerry player". HoganStand. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Minor Football". Munster GAA. 2012. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: Minor Appearances :: David Geaney".
  5. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: U21 Appearances :: David Geaney".
  6. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: Junior Appearances :: David Geaney".
  7. ^ "McGrath Cup Football - Munster GAA". 11 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: League Appearances :: David Geaney".
  9. ^ "David Geaney". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 14 April 2013.