Patrick Horgan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó hOrgáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
5 May 1988 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Hoggie | ||
| Occupation | Sales executive | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| 2005-present | Glen Rovers | 49 (17-379) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2008-present | Cork | 41 (12-250) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| * club appearances and scores correct as of 19:21, 17 January 2017. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:44, 12 July 2016. |
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Patrick Horgan (born 5 May 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a Left Corner Forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Blackpool, Cork, Horgan first excelled at hurling whilst at school in the North Monastery. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2008 National Hurling League. Horgan has since gone on to play a key part for Cork as one of the team's top scorers and has won one Munster medal. He has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team for two years, Horgan has won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he plays with Glen Rovers.
Horgan plays his club hurling with Glen Rovers and has enjoyed much success at underage levels.
He first came to prominence as a member of the club's minor team, winning back-to-back championship medals in 2005 and 2006 following respective defeats of Carrigaline and Bishopstown.
Two years later in 2008 Horgan was a key member of the Glen Rovers under-21 side that defeated Duhallow after a draw and a replay to take the championship title.
Horgan made his senior debut with he club in 2005. On 10 October 2010 he lined out against Sarsfield's in what was Glen Rovers' first championship decider in nineteen years. Horgan finished the game with ten points, however, Sars won the game by 1-17 to 0-18.
Horgan joined the Cork minor hurling team in 2004 and was an unused substitute as Cork claimed the Munster crown that year. He made his minor championship debut when he came on as a substitute in the subsequent 2-15 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Galway on 15 August 2004.
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