Conor Corbett
Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002)[citation needed] is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork SAFC club Clyda Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchúr Ó Coirbín | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born | 1 March 2002 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2020-present | Clyda Rovers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| DCU Dóchas Éireann | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2022-present | Cork | 6 (1-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career edit
Corbett played Gaelic football at school level with the Patrician Academy in Mallow. He won several titles with the school throughout 2019 and 2020, including the Simcox Cup.[1][2] Corbett also lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Clyda Rovers club before making his senior team debut in 2020.
Corbett first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Cork minor football team that beat Galway in the 2019 All-Ireland minor final.[3] Corbett was subsequently named Minor Footballer of the Year.[4] He was included on the Cork under-20 football team in 2020 and 2021, however, his progress onto the senior team was stalled after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.[5] Corbett was included on the senior team's training panel in 2022.[6]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 19 August 2023
| Team | Year | Cork SAFC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Clyda Rovers | 2020 | 3 | 0-13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 1-06 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 1-11 | |
| Total | 9 | 2-29 | |
Inter-county edit
- As of 7 April 2024
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2022 | Division 2 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2-05 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-01 | 11 | 3-06 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 2-07 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 2-08 | ||
| Total | 10 | 4-12 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 1-01 | 16 | 5-14 | ||
Honours edit
- Patrician Academy
- Simcox Cup: 2019
- Munster Colleges Senior B Football Championship: 2020
- Cork
References edit
- ^ "Patrician Academy honoured for their treble at the Rebel Óg awards". Echo Live. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "O'Shea and Corbett fire Patrican Academy to Munster football glory". Echo Live. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Cork end 19-year minor drought in extra-time thriller". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Corbett and McDonagh win Electric Ireland minor awards". GAA website. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Cork U20 star forward suffers devastating cruciate blow". The 42. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "The Cork Senior Football team to play Limerick has been announced". Cork GAA website. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.