Stephen McDonnell (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stiofáin Mac Domhnaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born |
28 January 1989 Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2006- | Glen Rovers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2011- | Cork | 16 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Stephen McDonnell (born 28 January 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-back for the Cork senior team.
Born in Blackpool, Cork, McDonnell first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen 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 2011 National Hurling League. McDonnell has since gone on to play a key part in defence for Cork and has won one Munster medal. He has been an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level McDonnell plays with Glen Rovers.
McDonnell enjoyed his first successes with Glen Rovers as an underage player, winning two under-16 and minor championship medals. As a member of the Glen's under-21 team, McDonnell won a championship medal in that grade following a 5-15 to 2-18 replay defeat of Duhallow.
By 2010 McDonnell was a member of the Glen Rovers senior team that qualified for the final of the senior championship. Reigning champions Sarsfield's provided the opposition and went on to retain their title with a narrow 1-17 to 0-18 victory.
McDonnell first arrived on the inter-county scene when he captained the Cork minor team in 2007. In spite of an 0-18 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster decider, the sides later faced off against each other in the All-Ireland final. McDonnell started that game on the bench, but was introduced as a substitute in Cork's 3-14 to 2-11 defeat.
As a member of the Cork under-21 team, McDonnell enjoyed three years without success.
McDonnell made his senior debut on 13 February 2011 in a 1-20 to 1-15 defeat of Offaly in the National Hurling League. He subsequently joined Cork's championship team, making his debut on 29 May 2011 in a 3-22 to 0-23 Munster quarter-final defeat by Tipperary.
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