James O'Donoghue
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Donnchú
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1990-06-19) 19 June 1990
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation Bank official
Club(s)
Years Club
 Killarney Legion
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
2008–2013
 University of Limerick
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2010–2022
 Kerry 40 (11–105)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 9
All-Irelands 1
NFL 3
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:08, 21 February 2022.

James O'Donoghue (born 19 June 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry SFC club Killarney Legion. He is a former player at senior level for the Kerry county team.

Career

Born in Killarney, County Kerry, O'Donoghue's father, Diarmuid, won two All-Ireland medals with the Kerry senior football team under Mick O'Dwyer.[1] He first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Killarney Legion club, while also enjoying Corn Uí Mhuirí success with St. Brendan's College.[2] O'Donoghue first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry minor football team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2008. His two seasons with the under-21 team yielded little in terms of success before making his senior team debut during the 2010 National League. O'Donoghue made a combined total of 76 league and championship appearances and was named Footballer of the Year in 2014, having earlier helped Kerry to the All-Ireland Championship title.[3][4] His other honours include nine Munster Championships and three National League titles. O'Donoghue announced his inter-county retirement in January 2022.[5][6][7]

Personal life

O'Donoghue did a Level 7 Sports and Exercise Course at the University of Limerick between 2008 and 2013. He became a Qualified Financial Advisor in Banking and Financial Support Services after doing a course at IOB (a recognised college of University College Dublin) between 2015 and 2018. He worked as a bartender in Dan Linehans Bar between November 2004 and January 2015. He began working as a mortgage advisor for Allied Irish Banks in February 2015.[8]

Career statistics

Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kerry 2010 Division 1 20-0000-0000-0020-00
2011 00-0010-0120-0130-02
2012 60-0520-0341-08121-16
2013 61-0531-0812-03104-16
2014 60-0710-1044-14114-31
2015 72-2131-0330-10133-34
2016 00-0010-0420-0630-10
2017 30-1020-1630-0780-33
2018 10-0020-0731-0261-09
2019 30-0211-0120-0161-04
2020 20-0500-00—20-05
2021 00-0000-00—00-00
Total 363-55163-53248-527614-160

Honours

St Brendan's College
East Kerry
Killarney Legion
Kerry
Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Jack O'Connor pays tribute to James O'Donoghue as he announces end of Kerry career". Irish Times. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Defiant Brendan's grab Corn glory". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "James O'Donoghue has been named as the GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year". The 42. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kerry's final resolve holds as errors undo Donegal". Irish Independent. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "James O'Donoghue announces Kerry retirement". RTE Sport. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "James O'Donoghue announces Kerry retirement". The 42. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "James O'Donoghue's talent shone bright when his body didn't betray him". Irish Independent. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "James O'Donoghue".
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