David Qualter
{{Short description|Irish hurler}}
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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2022}}
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| sport = Hurling
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| name = David Qualter
| irish = Daithí Mac Ualtair
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| occupation = Student
| county = Kildare
| province = Leinster
| club = Maynooth
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| colleges = DCU Dóchas Éireann
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| counties = Kildare
| icposition = Right corner-forward
| icyears = 2022-
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| icallireland = 0
| nhl = 0
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| icupdate = 14:52, 19 February 2022
| birth_date = 2002
| birth_place = Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
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David Qualter (born 2002) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kildare Senior Championship club Maynooth and at inter-county level with the Kildare senior hurling team.
Career
Qualter played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Maynooth GAA club. After winning a Kildare MAHC title in 2020, he went on to win a Kildare IHC title after a defeat of Naas in the final.{{cite web|url=https://kildare-nationalist.ie/2021/08/19/maynooth-secure-first-ever-minor-a-hurling-title-in-style/|title=Maynooth secure first ever Minor A hurling title in style|date=19 August 2021|publisher=Kildare Nationalist|access-date=19 February 2022|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarenow.com/news/sport/651966/kildare-gaa-maynooth-defeat-naas-to-take-intermediate-hurling-crown.html|title=Kildare GAA: Maynooth defeat Naas to take intermediate hurling crown|date=25 July 2021|publisher=Kildare Now|access-date=19 February 2022|first=|last=}} Qualter first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kildare minor hurling team in 2019 and ended the season as the team's top scorer with 8-37.{{cite web|url=https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/sport/423680/kildare-minor-hurlers-unchanged-for-leinster-semi.html|title=Kildare minor hurlers unchanged for Leinster semi|date=13 June 2019|publisher=Leinster Leader|access-date=19 February 2022|first=|last=}} He progressed onto the Kildare under-20 team and joined the Kildare senior team for the 2021 National League.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/eleven-point-fourth-quarter-swing-helps-kerry-hurlers-to-vital-win-over-kildare-41342907.html|title=Eleven-point fourth quarter swing helps Kerry hurlers to vital win over Kildare|date=13 February 2022|publisher=The Kerryman|access-date=19 February 2022|first=|last=}}
Career statistics
{{updated|13 February 2022}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Ring Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| rowspan="1"|Kildare
|2021 |rowspan="1"|Division 2A | 2 | 1-08 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-08 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!2 | 1-08 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-08 |
Honours
;Maynooth
- Kildare Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2020
- Kildare Minor A Hurling Championship: 2020