Seán O'Leary-Hayes

Seán O'Leary-Hayes
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Laoire-Ó hAodha
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25)
Midleton, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2017-present
 Midleton 10 (0-02)
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 Cork Institute of Technology
Trinity College, Dublin
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2019-
 Cork 3 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 23:18, 11 November 2019.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:41, 31 July 2021.

Seán O'Leary-Hayes (born 16 July 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Midleton and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.

Playing career

Midleton CBS

O'Leary-Hayes played in all grades of hurling with Midleton CBS Secondary School before progressing onto the college's senior team. On 15 December 2016, he was at full-back when Midelton CBS defeated St. Colman's College from Fermoy by 0-11 to 0-10 to win the Dr. O'Callaghan Cup.[1]

Midleton

O'Leary-Hayes joined the Midleton club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 25 June 2017, he made his first appearance at senior level when he lined out at right wing-back in a 2-25 to 4-15 defeat of Erin's Own.[citation needed]

Cork

Minor and under-20

O'Leary-Hayes first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 6 April 2016. He was at left corner-back for Cork's 0-17 to 1-10 defeat of Waterford in the 2016 Munster Championship.[2]

O'Leary-Hayes moved to full-back and was appointed captain of the Cork minor hurling team for the 2017 Munster Championship.[3] On 9 July, he scored a point from full-back when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008.[4] On 3 September, O'Leary-Hayes captained Cork to a 2017 to 2-15 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway.[5] He was later named in the full-back position on the inaugural Minor Star Awards Hurling Team of the Year.[6]

On 3 July 2019, O'Leary-Hayes made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He lined out at centre-back in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick.[7] On 23 July 2019, O'Leary-Hayes was again at centre-back when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[8] He was selected at centre-back when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019 but spent much of the game at left corner-back. O'Leary-Hayes ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.[9]

Senior

O'Leary-Hayes was called up to the Cork senior panel in late 2018 before making his debut on 2 January 2019 when he came on as a substitute in a 1-24 to 1-18 defeat by Waterford in the Munster League.[10] He was later added to the panel for Cork's National Hurling League game against Clare.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2019.
Team Year Cork SHC
Apps Score
Midleton 2017 2 0-01
2018 5 0-01
2019 3 0-00
Career total 10 0-02

Inter-county

As of 31 July 2021.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2019 Division 1A 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2020 4 0-00 1 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-00
2021 3 0-01 1 0-00 1 0-00 5 0-01
Career total 7 0-01 2 0-00 1 0-00 10 0-01

Honours

Cork

References

  1. ^ Coughlan, John (16 December 2016). "Gosnell points the way as Midleton edge out Colman's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Tomás (6 April 2016). "Strong start by Cork as they defeat Waterford in Munster minor hurling opener". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 May 2017). "5 players that lost to All-Ireland champs last year to start for Cork minor side against Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 July 2017). "17-point win for Cork delivers first Munster minor hurling title since 2008 in style". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. ^ 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 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Galway and Cork dominate inaugural minor All Stars awards". RTÉ Sport. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ Hurley, Denis (3 July 2019). "Cork take aim at Clare after proving too strong for Limerick". The 42. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ^ Brophy, Shane (23 July 2019). "Bowe and Morris star as Tipperary claim U20 Munster glory". The 42. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. ^ Hurley, Denis (2 January 2019). "0-13 for Bennett and a goal for Brick Walsh as Waterford saw off Cork tonight". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  11. ^ Hurley, Denis (15 February 2019). "Cork senior hurling team announced". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 16 February 2019.