Luke Connolly

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Luke Connolly
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Personal information
Native name
Lúcas Ó Conghaile (Irish)
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 33)
Cork, Ireland
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
SportGaelic Football
PositionRight corner-forward
Club*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2011-2024
 Nemo Rangers 71 (33-255)
Club titles
Cork titles 5
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 0
College
Years College
2011-2016
 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county**
Years County Apps (scores)
2015-2021
 Cork 17 (8-44)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:14, 27 September 2021.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:48, 16 January 2024.

Luke Connolly (born 2 November 1992) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played for club side nemo Rangers and was a member of the Cork senior football team from 2015 to 2021.[1][2] Connolly usually lined out as a forward.

Playing career

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Coláiste Chríost Rí

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Connolly first came to football prominence as a student in Coláiste Chríost Rí in Cork. In his final year with the school he won a Corn Uí Mhuirí medal after a "prolific" performance at full-forward in a 1-12 to 1-07 win over Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in the final.[3]

University College Cork

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During his studies at University College Cork, Connolly was selected for the college's senior football team. On 22 February 2014, he won a Sigerson Cup medal after lining out at centre-forward in the 0-10 to 0-09 win over Ulster University in the final.[4]

Nemo Rangers

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Connolly joined the nemo Rangers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He first enjoyed success with the club's under-21 team, claiming a Cork County U21AFC after top-scoring with 1-04 in the 2-13 to 0-05 win over Bantry Blues in the 2012 final.[5] By this stage Connolly had already joined the Nemo Rangers senior team, having made his debut in a 0-12 to 1-07 win over Ballincollig in the first round of the 2011 Cork County Championship.

On 25 October 2015, Connolly won his first County Senior Championship medal after lining out at full-forward in the 1-10 to 0-11 defeat of Castlehaven in the final replay.[6][7] He again lined out in the forwards when Nemo suffered a 1-07 to 0-09 defeat by Clonmel Commercials in the 2015 Munster club final.[8]

Connolly won a second county championship winners' medal after scoring 1-01 from right corner-forward in the 4-12 to 3-13 win over St. Finbarr's in the 2017 county final.[9] He later claimed his first Munster Club Championship medal after top-scoring with ten points in the 0-16 to 0-11 defeat of Dr. Crokes in the 2017 Munster club final.[10] On 17 March 2018, Connolly again top scored for Nemo when they suffered a 2-19 to 0-10 defeat by Corofin in the 2018 All-Ireland club final.[11]

On 27 October 2019, Connolly claimed a third county championship winners' medal after a 2-08 to 0-10 win over Duhallow in the county final.[12] He later won a second Munster Club Championship medal after top-scoring for Nemo in the 0-15 to 0-06 win over Clonmel Commercials in the 2019 Munster club final.[13]

Cork

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Connolly first played for Cork when he was added to the minor panel in advance of the 2010 Munster Minor Championship. After winning a Munster Minor Championship medal as a non-playing substitute after a 1-08 to 1-07 win over Kerry, Connolly made his only appearance in the grade when he came on as a substitute in the 1-13 to 1-12 defeat by Tyrone in the 2010 All-Ireland minor final.[14][15]

After progressing onto the Cork under-21, Connolly won a Munster Championship title in that grade after a 2-14 to 1-17 extra-time defeat of Kerry in the 2012 Munster under-21 final.[16] He collected a second successive provincial winners' medal after a 1-17 to 0-09 win over Tipperary in the 2013 decider.[17] On 14 May 2013, Connolly was held scoreless from left corner-forward when Cork suffered a 1-14 to 1-11 defeat by Galway in the 2013 All-Ireland under-21 final.[18]

Connolly was added to the Cork senior training panel prior to the start of the 2015 National League. He made his first appearance for the team on 1 February 2015 when he came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Colm O'Driscoll in a 1-15 to 0-16 win over Dublin.[19]

On 2 July 2017, Connolly made his first Munster final appearance when he was selected at full-forward against Kerry. He scored two points, including one from a free, but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-23 to 0-15 defeat.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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Team Season Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Nemo Rangers 2011-12 3 0-03 — — 3 0-03
2012-13 4 2-18 — — 4 2-18
2013-14 6 1-13 — — 6 1-13
2014-15 3 1-07 — — 3 1-07
2015-16 5 0-13 2 0-05 — 7 0-18
2016-17 5 3-21 — — 5 3-21
2017-18 7 4-30 2 1-13 2 2-11 11 7-54
2018-19 3 2-18 — — 3 2-18
2019-20 4 2-15 3 0-13 1 0-02 8 2-30
2020-21 6 7-22 — — 6 7-22
2021-22 3 2-10 — — 3 2-10
2022-23 6 4-24 1 0-06 — 7 4-30
2023-24 5 2-11 — — 5 2-11
Career total 60 30-205 8 1-37 3 2-13 71 33-255

Inter-county

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Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2015 Division 1 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2016 6 1-10 0 0-00 1 0-01 7 1-11
2017 Division 2 4 1-06 2 1-04 1 1-01 7 3-11
2018 0 0-00 2 1-12 1 0-09 3 1-21
2019 6 0-18 2 2-00 4 3-09 12 5-27
2020 Division 3 4 2-10 2 0-07 — 6 2-17
2021 Division 2 3 1-09 2 0-01 — 5 1-10
Total 24 5-53 10 4-24 7 4-20 41 13-97

Honours

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Coláiste Chríost Rí
University College Cork
Nemo Rangers
Cork

References

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