Niall Morgan
Niall Morgan (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Edendork St Malachy's club and the Tyrone county team.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
Dungannon, Northern Ireland | 17 July 1991||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Edendork St Malachy's | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2013– | Tyrone | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 2 |
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Dungannon, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Dungannon Swifts | 3 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Dungannon Swifts | 62 | (0) |
2018 | Dungannon Swifts | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Dungannon Swifts | 3 | (0) |
Total | 76 | (0) | |
National team | |||
2009 | Northern Ireland Under-18 schoolboys | 6[1] | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
A knee injury later that year ruled him out for the rest of the season.[2][3] This was considered a severe blow to Tyrone's hopes of winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[4]
He has also played association football for Dungannon Swifts,[5] and represented Northern Ireland Under-18 schoolboys.
References
- https://nisfa.co.uk/index.php/about-us/player-records/nisfa-u18-caps
- "Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan out for rest of Championship with knee injury". RTÉ Sport. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- "Tyrone to face Offaly but Niall Morgan suffers injury blow". BBC Sport. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- O'Neill, Michael (18 June 2013). "Tyrone Goalkeeper Niall Morgan Out For the Rest of The Season". Sports News Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- "Tyrone goalkeeper Morgan thought team-mate McShane would accept AFL move". BBC Sport. 6 April 2020.
As well as playing a key role for Tyrone in inter-county football, Morgan has also turned out for Dungannon Swifts in the Irish Premiership and he continues to train with the Stangmore Park outfit periodically.
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