Killian Young

Killian Young
Personal information
Irish nameCillian de Shiún
SportGaelic Football
PositionLeft Half Back
Born4 January 1987
Tralee, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
OccupationBank Official
Club(s)
YearsClub
2007-Renard
Club titles
Kerry titles2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2006-Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles4
All-Irelands3
NFL2
All Stars0

Killian Young (born 4 January 1987 in Renard, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Renard, divisional side South Kerry and has been a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team since 2006.

Having appeared for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, Young made his Kerry senior championship debut in 2006, breaking into the team in 2007. He filled the number 7 jersey when Aidan O'Mahony moved to centre-back to replace Séamus Moynihan. Young played there in the National Football League and retained his place for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. He was a member of the Kerry team that won Munster and then the All-Ireland that year, and won Young Player of the Year. He captained Kerry to the 2008 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.[1] He won another senior All-Ireland in 2009 when Kerry overcame old rivals Cork in the final. In 2010, he was captained Kerry to the McGrath Cup, overcoming UCC in the final.

References

  1. Kerry 2-12 Kildare 0-11. RTÉ Sports TV story, found at . Accessed 24 May 2008.

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Achievements
Preceded by
Andrew O'Sullivan
(Cork)
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Final
winning captain

2008
Succeeded by
Colm O'Neill
(Cork
Awards
Preceded by
Fintan Goold
(Cork)
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2008
Succeeded by
Colm O'Neill
(Cork)
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