Alan Cadogan (born 17 May 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Douglas and previously at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ailéin Ó Ceadagáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
17 May 1993 Douglas, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2011-present | Douglas | 46 (10-153) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2012-2015 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014-2023 | Cork | 24 (3-54) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 21:33, 8 September 2024. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:04, 31 July 2021. | |||
Playing career
editDouglas
editCadogan joined the Douglas club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success in the under-14 and under-16 grades.[citation needed]
On 11 June 2011, Cadogan made his senior championship debut for Douglas when he came on as a 54th-minute substitute in a 0-09 to 1-14 defeat by Blackrock in the Cork Senior Championship.[1]
Cork
editMinor and under-21
editCadogan first played for Cork as a dual player at minor level. He made his first appearance for the Cork minor football team on 13 April 2011 in a 2-10 to 0-11 defeat of Clare in the Munster Championship.[2] Cadogan made his debut with the Cork minor hurling team two weeks later in a 2-14 to 0-12 defeat by Limerick in the Munster Championship.[3] On 3 July, he was at left corner-forward when the Cork minor football team suffered a 3-11 to 1-09 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final.[4]
On 11 April 2012, Cadogan made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 football team. He came on as a substitute for Mark Sugrue in the 2-12 to 1-14 Munster Championship final defeat of Kerry.[5]
On 9 April 2011, Cadogan won his second Munster Championship medal when the Cork under-21 football team defeated Tipperary by 1-17 to 0-09 in the final.[6] On 4 May, he scored a point from right wing-forward when Cork suffered a 1-14 to 1-11 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[7] Cadogan became a dual player in the under-21 grade on 17 July when he lined out for the Cork under-21 hurling team in their 5-19 to 2-13 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.[8]
Cadogan won a third successive Munster Championship medal with the Cork under-21 football team on 9 April 2014 when he scored five points from play in the 1-18 to 3-08 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[9] On 30 July, he was held scoreless at full-forward when the Cork under-21 hurling team suffered a 1-28 to 1-13 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship final.[10]
Senior
editCadogan made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 15 February 2014 in a 0-17 apiece draw with Limerick in the National Hurling League.[11] He was later included on Cork's panel for the 2014 Munster Championship and made his debut on 25 May in a 1-21 apiece draw with Waterford, in which he was also named man of the match.[12] On 3 July, Cadogan won a Munster Championship medal after scoring four points in Cork's 2-24 to 0-24 defeat of Limerick in the last final to be played at the old Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[13] He ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star.[14]
On 3 May 2015, Cadogan was at right corner-forward in Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the National League final.[15]
Cadogan won his second Munster Championship medal on 9 July 2017 after scoring 1-04 from play in the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[16] He ended the season by securing a second All-Star nomination.[17]
On 24 May 2018, it was reported that Cadogan would miss the Munster Championship after he underwent surgery on his knee the previous week.[18] He returned to the extended panel and wore the number 27 jersey for Cork's All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Limerick on 29 July.[19]
On 16 February 2019, Cadogan played his first game for Cork in eleven months when he came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Jamie Coughlan in Cork's 1-20 to 0-20 National League defeat of Clare.[20] He ended the year by receiving a third All-Star nomination.[21]
On 3 October 2023, Cadogan announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.[22]
Munster
editCadogan was added to the Munster inter-provincial team during the 2016 Inter-provincial Championship. He made his only appearance for the team on 15 December 2016 when he came on as a half-time substitute for Brendan Maher and collected a Railway Cup medal following the 2-20 to 2-16 defeat of Leinster.[23]
Coaching career
editSt. Francis College
editOn 16 February 2019, Cadogan was part of the coaching team when St. Francis College qualified for the final of the Tom Collum Cup. A 1-13 to 0-14 of Hamilton High School secured the title.[24]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 8 September 2024.
| Team | Year | Cork PSHC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | ||
| Douglas | 2011 | 3 | 0-03 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0-02 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 1-14 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 3-19 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1-06 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0-25 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1-10 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0-06 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1-05 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1-18 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0-08 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0-11 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 1-10 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1-16 | |
| Total | 46 | 10-153 | |
Inter-county
edit- As of 5 February 2022.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2014 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-08 | 4 | 0-11 | 1 | 0-01 | 10 | 0-20 |
| 2015 | Division 1A | 7 | 0-06 | 1 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-02 | 11 | 0-10 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-03 | 2 | 1-06 | 7 | 1-11 | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 0-11 | 3 | 1-08 | 1 | 0-02 | 9 | 1-21 | ||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-07 | — | — | 5 | 0-07 | ||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 1-09 | 2 | 0-09 | 6 | 1-18 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-05 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 1-07 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-04 | 8 | 1-11 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 1-46 | 14 | 2-34 | 12 | 1-24 | 59 | 4-104 | ||
Honours
editPlayer
edit- University College Cork
- All-Ireland Freshers Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Canon O'Brien Cup (1): 2017
- Cork
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2014, 2017
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 2016
Coach
edit- St. Francis College
- Tom Cullum Cup (1): 2019
References
edit- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (13 June 2011). "Old hands to the fore as Rockies power home". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (14 April 2011). "Goals get Rebels over first hurdle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (28 April 2011). "Dowling lights up Limerick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (4 July 2011). "Glory at last for terrific Tipp". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Munster U21FC final: Rebels prevail after extra-time". Hogan Stand. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Cork ease past Tipp to take Munster under-21 crown". Irish Independent. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "U21FC final: Galway win thriller". Hogan Stand. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 July 2013). "Clinical Premier tear Rebels apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (10 April 2014). "Rebels weather storm for four in a row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (31 July 2014). "Banner boys blitz Rebels for glorious hat-trick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Ryan wants Treaty to drive on after Dowling delivers share". Irish Independent. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (26 May 2014). "Horgan secures second chance for off-key Cork". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Farrelly, Mark (9 October 2014). "The Full List Of Hurling All-Star Nominees". Balls.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 May 2015). "Waterford crowned hurling league champions with emphatic win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (20 September 2017). "14 for Galway and 11 for Waterford in 2017 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (24 May 2018). "Cork's Alan Cadogan ruled out for the season with knee injury". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Jack (30 July 2018). "Hurling fans in awe as Cork spring substitute surprise". Sports Joe. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (16 February 2019). "Exhibition of shooting from Horgan sees Cork over the line for first win of League season". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (26 September 2019). "11 players from Tipperary as 8 counties feature in 2019 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Alan Cadogan calls it a day with Cork hurlers". RTE Sport. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (16 December 2016). "Shanagher strikes late as Munster take Railway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Coleman, John (16 February 2019). "St Francis College secure first Tom Collum cup win over Hamilton High School". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
External links
edit- Alan Cadogan profile at the Cork GAA website