Cian O'Sullivan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cian Ó Súilleabháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born |
27 March 1988 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Tax Director | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilmacud Crokes | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 3 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2009–2021 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 10 | ||
| All-Irelands | 8 | ||
| NFL | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Cian O'Sullivan (born 27 March 1988) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kilmacud Crokes club and previously at senior level for the Dublin county team.
Playing career
Club
O'Sullivan won his first Dublin Senior Football Championship medal for Kilmacud Crokes in 2008. He won a Leinster Senior Club Football Championship medal and an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship medal in 2009. He won a second Dublin title and a Leinster title in 2010 and a third Dublin title in 2018.
Inter-county
O'Sullivan made his inter-county debut for Dublin in 2009.
He won his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in September 2011, defeating Kerry in the final at Croke Park.[1]
He won the National Football League with Dublin 2013 playing in midfield at
O'Sullivan was crucial to Dublin's success in 2015. Following defeat to Donegal in 2014, manager
He was again a key performer in 2016 as Dublin retained both their National League and Leinster titles. He also played a key role as the Dubs defeated Mayo by a single point after a replay on a scoreline of 1–15 to 1–14 to retain the Sam Maguire Cup.
In 2017, Dublin were narrowly defeated in the National League final by Kerry by a single point. They then went on to win a record 7 Leinster titles in a row. On 17 September, O'Sullivan was heavily involved as Dublin claimed a historic 3 in a row All Ireland titles with another narrow 1–17 to 1–16 victory against Mayo. Having been outplayed in the first half, the Dubs turned the game around to win a thrilling game courtesy of a 75th minute Dean Rock free. O'Sullivan won his third all star following his displays.
In June 2021, O'Sullivan announced his retirement from inter-county football.[3][4]
Honours
- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (8): 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (10): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- National Football League (5): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
- Kilmacud Crokes
- Dublin Senior Football Championship (3): 2008, 2010, 2018
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (2): 2008, 2010
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2009
- Individual
- All Star (3): 2013, 2015, 2017
References
- ^ "Hill 16 - The Official Dublin County Board Website". Hill16.ie. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport". RTÉ.ie. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Cian O'Sullivan retires as 'body simply can't' go on". RTE Sport. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Eight-time All-Ireland champion Cian O'Sullivan calls time on Dublin career after injury battle". Irish Independent. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.