Robert Finnerty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Roibeard Ó Fiannachta | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right corner forward | ||
| Born |
14 April 1998 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2016– | Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2019– | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
Robert Finnerty (born 14 April 1998) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Salthill-Knocknacarra and at senior level for the Galway county team.
Part of the Galway senior panel since 2017, he played for Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final and the 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final. He has played Sigerson Cup football for NUI Galway and is the son of Anthony Finnerty, who played for Mayo.[1][2]
Robert Finnerty made senior championship appearances for Galway in 2019, playing championship before he played in the league.[3]
He scored a goal in Pádraic Joyce's first game as manager.[4]
He took a penalty against Armagh in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final game.[5]
He came off injured after ten minutes of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final.[6] He won an All Star at the end of the 2024 season.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Galway
- Individual
- All Star (1): 2024
References
[edit]- ^ Farrell, Sinead (10 January 2020). "'He's a Galway man now when we are playing Mayo' — son of a Green and Red hero". The42.ie.
- ^ Doherty, Conan. "Galway's Robert Finnerty plays with freedom and flair — he plays how every minor should". JOE.
- ^ O'Connell, Cian (19 December 2019). "Robert Finnerty remains eager to impress".
- ^ Verney, Michael (27 January 2020). "Gleeson saves Tribe as Joyce era kicks off with victory over Farney". Irish Independent.
- ^ McIntyre, Niall (27 June 2022). "Robert Finnerty's strut up to the penalty spot was the stuff of legend". JOE.
- ^ "Pádraic Joyce: No one to blame but ourselves". RTÉ News. 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Conroy and O'Donnell scoop Player of the Year awards". RTÉ News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (29 May 2022). "Galway secure Connacht title as inside men put Roscommon to the sword". Irish Examiner.