Aidan O'Connor (hurler)

Aidan O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name	Aodán Ó Conchúir
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-forward
Born	2002; Ballybrown,; County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)*
Years	Club
2020-present	Ballybrown
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County
2023-	Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	0
	* club appearances and scores correct as of 20:05, 13 February 2022.; **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:09, 07 July 2024.

Aidan O'Connor (born 2002) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Ballybrown, while he is also a member of the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

O'Connor first played hurling as a schoolboy with Ardscoil Rís, while also simultaneously lining out at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballybrown club.^[1] He won three consecutive Limerick Premier MHC titles with the club in 2019, 2020 and as team captain in 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4] The run of underage success continued in 2022 when he claimed a Limerick Premier U21HC title.^[5] By that stage, O'Connor had already joined the club's senior team.

O'Connor first appeared at inter-county level with Limerick as a member of the minor team that won the Munster MHC title in 2019.^[6] He later spent three consecutive seasons with the under-20 team and was at centre-forward when Limerick were beaten by Kilkenny in the 2022 All-Ireland under-20 final.^[7] O'Connor ended his under-20 tenure by being named Munster Under-20 Player of the Year.^[8]

O'Connor made his first appearance for the senior team during the 2023 Munster Senior Hurling League.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 September 2022.

Team	Year	Limerick SHC
Team	Year	Apps	Score
Ballybrown	2020	3	1-05
	2021	3	1-22
	2022	5	1-41
Career total		11	3-68

Inter-county

As of 11 May 2024.

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Year	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Limerick	2023	Division 1A	2	0-01	0	0-00	0	0-00	2	0-01
	2024		1	0-00	3	0-01	1	0-00	5	0-01
Career total			3	0-01	3	0-01	1	0-00	7	0-02

Honours

Ballybrown

Limerick Premier Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2022
Limerick Premier Minor Hurling Championship: 2019, 2020, 2021 (c)

Limerick

References

^ "'Hogwarts of hurling' nurtured 15 of Limerick's All-Ireland winners". Irish Independent. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Ballybrown end 31-year wait for a Premier Minor Hurling title". Limerick Leader. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Listen - Reaction as Ballybrown retain County Premier Minor Hurling crown". Live 95fm website. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Ballybrown crowned Premier Minor Hurling Champions for the third year running". Sporting Limerick website. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Ballybrown celebrate Limerick Premier U21 hurling final success". Limerick Leader. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Limerick triumph in Electric Ireland Munster MHC Final". GAA website. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ "Kilkenny claim All-Ireland U-20 title after edging Limerick in thrilling final". Irish Independent. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "Aidan O'Connor receiving his Munster Under 20 Hurling Player of the year". Limerick GAA website. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "Powerful Limerick give Kerry an important lesson ahead of National League campaign". The Kerryman. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[1] "'Hogwarts of hurling' nurtured 15 of Limerick's All-Ireland winners". Irish Independent. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[2] "Ballybrown end 31-year wait for a Premier Minor Hurling title". Limerick Leader. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[3] "Listen - Reaction as Ballybrown retain County Premier Minor Hurling crown". Live 95fm website. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[4] "Ballybrown crowned Premier Minor Hurling Champions for the third year running". Sporting Limerick website. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[5] "Ballybrown celebrate Limerick Premier U21 hurling final success". Limerick Leader. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[6] "Limerick triumph in Electric Ireland Munster MHC Final". GAA website. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

[7] "Kilkenny claim All-Ireland U-20 title after edging Limerick in thrilling final". Irish Independent. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[8] "Aidan O'Connor receiving his Munster Under 20 Hurling Player of the year". Limerick GAA website. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[9] "Powerful Limerick give Kerry an important lesson ahead of National League campaign". The Kerryman. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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