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Darren Morrissey

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Darren Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name Darán Ó Muireasa
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born 1999
Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2017-present
Sarsfields
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2019-
Galway 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:21, 5 February 2019.

Darren Morrissey (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-back.

Playing career

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Sarsfields

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Morrissey joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team during the 2017 Galway Championship.

Galway

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Minor

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Morrissey first played for Galway when he captained the minor team during the 2017 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 22 July 2017 in a 2-19 to 1-12 defeat of Clare.[1] On 3 September, Morrissey captained Galway to a 2-17 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat of Cork at Croke Park.[2]

Senior

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Morrissey made his senior debut for Galway on 3 February 2019 when he played at right corner-back in a 0-20 apiece draw with Carlow in the National Hurling League.[3][4]

Honours

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Galway

Career statistics

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Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Galway 2019 Division 1B 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
Total 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00

References

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  1. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (22 July 2017). "Canning goal sets Galway on road to All-Ireland quarter-final win over Clare". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 September 2017). "Canning man-of-the-match as Galway lift All-Ireland minor title with win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Team news: All-Ireland minor winning captain handed Galway senior debut". Hogan Stand. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Marty Kavanagh the hero as Carlow claim stunning draw with Galway after injury time point". Irish Independent. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.