Cian Kiely

Cian Kiely
Personal information
Irish name Cian Ó Cadhla
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right wing-back
Born (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27)
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2014-present
 Ballincollig
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2018-present
 Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Cian Kiely (born 27 December 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with Ballincollig and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a defender.

Career

Kiely first came to sporting prominence playing basketball. He won an All-Ireland U-14 title with his club and also played on Cork and Munster U-14 and U-15 squads. Kiely concentrated on Gaelic football after earning selection on the various Cork development squads at underage level.[1] In 2014 he enjoyed a hugely successful year, winning Munster and All-Ireland titles with Coláiste Choilm, playing for the Cork minor football team, and lining out on the Ballincollig club team that won their first ever Cork SFC title.[2][3] Kiely's inter-county progression continued and he came on as a substitute when Cork were beaten by Mayo in the 2016 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] He joined the Cork senior football team in 2018. Kiely also captained University College Cork to the Sigerson Cup title in 2019.[5]

Honours

Coláiste Choilm
  • All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship: 2014
  • Munster Post-Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship: 2014
University College Cork
Ballincollig
Cork

References

  1. ^ "Basketball background a boon for Cian Kiely". GAA website. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ "The day my alma mater won the All-Ireland in Croke Park - My 2014 sporting moment". The 42. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Epic turnaround gives Ballincollig their first title". Irish Independent. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Mayo claim All-Ireland U21 title with clinical 5-goal defeat of Cork". The 42. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Sean O'Shea's haul of 0-7 helps UCC deliver first Sigerson Cup title since 2014". The 42. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.