John Donnelly (hurler)
{{Short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2020}}
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| name = John Donnelly
| irish = Seán Ó Donnaile
| nickname =
| occupation = Student
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Waterford, Ireland
| feet = 6
| sport = Hurling
| code = Hurling
| county = Kilkenny
| province = Leinster
| club = Thomastown
| clyears =
| clposition = Midfield
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| clcounty = 1
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| colleges = DCU Dóchas Éireann
| colyears = 2016-present
| fitz = 0
| counties = Kilkenny
| icyears = 2017-present
| icposition = Centre-forward
| icapps(points) = 18 (0-22)
| icprovince = 4
| icallireland = 0
| nhl = 1
| allstars = 0
| clupdate =
| icupdate = 22:02, 17 July 2021
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John Donnelly (born 4 March 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Thomastown and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a centre-forward.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/transition-in-the-blink-of-an-eye-from-kilkenny-36787139.html|title=Transition in the blink of an eye from Kilkenny|date=9 April 2018|newspaper=Irish Independent|accessdate=15 May 2019|first=Colm|last=Keys}}
Playing career
=DCU Dóchas Éireann=
As a student at Dublin City University, Donnelly immediately became involved in hurling and joined the college's freshers' hurling team in his first year. On 2 March 2017, he was selected at full-forward when Dublin City University faced the University of Limerick in the All-Ireland freshers' final. Donnelly was held scoreless but ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-15 to 1-13 extra-time victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/higher-education-freshers-hurling-final-du-university-of-limerick-3267948-Mar2017/|title=Pulsating, absorbing Freshers final sees DCU sneak past UL after 80-minute thriller|publisher=The 42|date=2 March 2017|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=Denis|last=Hurley}}
=Thomastown=
Donnelly joined the Thomastown club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship.
=Kilkenny=
==Minor and under-21==
Donnelly first lined out for Kilkenny as a member of the minor team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 25 April 2015 when he scored two points from play in a 1-18 to 1-17 extra-time defeat of Wexford. On 5 July 2015, Donnelly won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring two points from play in a 1-17 to 1-15 defeat of Dublin in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-kilkenny-leinster-minor-hurling-final-2015-2199364-Jul2015/|title=Late late show from Kilkenny seals another Leinster minor hurling crown|publisher=The 42|date=5 July 2015|accessdate=16 May 2019|first=Jackie|last=Cahill}}
Donnelly was eligible for the minor grade for a second consecutive year in 2016. He made his last appearance for the team on 14 May 2016 in a 2-18 to 1-19 defeat by Dublin.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-earn-thrilling-semi-final-victory-kilkenny-2770081-May2016/|title=Dublin earn thrilling Leinster minor semi-final victory over Kilkenny|publisher=The 42|date=14 May 2016|accessdate=16 May 2019|first=Rónán|last=Mac Lochlainn}}
Donnelly progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 for the 2017 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 31 May 2017 when he lined out in a 0-21 to 0-16 defeat of Dublin.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/271043|title=Leinster U21HC: Cats dethrone Dubs|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=31 May 2017|accessdate=16 May 2019|first=|last=}} Donnelly won a Leinster Championship medal on 5 July 2017 after scoring two points from play in Kilkenny's 0-30 to 1-15 defeat of Wexford in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-wexford-u21-2-3480994-Jul2017/|title=Kilkenny land 30 points en route to completing U21 and minor Leinster hurling double|date=5 July 2017|publisher=The 42|accessdate=15 December 2018|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien}} On 9 September 2017, he scored a point from centre-forward when Kilkenny suffered a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/limerick-savour-that-september-excitement-in-u21-hurling-final-458686.html|title=Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final|date=11 September 2017|newspaper=Irish Examiner|accessdate=31 July 2018|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}
Donnelly was eligible for the under-21 grade for a second consecutive year in 2018. He made his last appearance for the team on 20 June 2018 in a 3-13 to 1-17 defeat by Galway.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0620/972024-galway-crush-cats-to-book-leinster-u21-final-spot/|title=Galway down Cats to book Leinster U-21 final spot|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=20 June 2018|accessdate=16 May 2019|first=Conor|last=McKenna}}
==Senior==
Donnelly joined the Kilkenny senior team at the start of the 2017 season. He was an unused substitute throughout the National League, Leinster Championship and All-Ireland Championship campaigns.
On 27 January 2018, Donnelly made his first appearance for the Kilkenny senior team. He was introduced as a 43rd-minute substitute for Conor Martin in a 1-24 to 0-24 defeat by Cork in the National League.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/cork-claim-early-bragging-rights-in-freescoring-clash-36537936.html|title=Cork claim early bragging rights in free-scoring clash|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=28 January 2018|accessdate=16 May 2019|first=Dermot|last=Crowe}} On 8 April 2018, Donnelly was selected at left wing-forward when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in the National League final. He scored two points from play and collected a winners' medal following the 2-23 to 2-17 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kilkenny-whirlwind-blows-tipperary-away-as-brian-cody-claims-ninth-league-title-36786246.html|title=Kilkenny whirlwind blows Tipperary away as Brian Cody claims ninth league title|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=8 April 2018|accessdate=8 July 2019|first=Seán|last=McGoldrick}} Donnelly was selected on the bench when Kilkenny faced Galway in the Leinster final on 1 July 2018. He was introduced as a substitute for Richie Leahy in the 0-18 apiece draw.{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/287235|title=Leinster SHC final: Cats and Tribe must meet again|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=1 July 2018|accessdate=8 July 2019|first=|last=}} Donnelly broke onto the starting fifteen at right wing-forward for the replay a week later, however, he was substituted by Luke Scanlon in the 1-28 to 3-15 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0708/977191-galway-retain-crown-after-epic-battle-with-the-cats/|title=Galway retain Leinster crown after epic battle with Kilkenny|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=8 July 2018|accessdate=8 July 2019|first=Declan|last=Rooney}}
On 30 June 2019, Donnelly was listed amongst the substitutes when Kilkenny faced Wexford in the Leinster final. He remained on the bench for the entire game which Kilkenny lost by 1-23 to 0-23.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/wexford-kilkenny-leinster-shc-final-report-4703931-Jun2019/|title=Wexford land first Leinster title in 15 years with thrilling victory over Kilkenny|publisher=The 42|date=30 June 2019|accessdate=1 July 2019|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien}}
Career statistics
{{updated|13 February 2022}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Leinster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| rowspan="6"|Kilkenny
|2017 |rowspan="3"|Division 1A |0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 2018
|7 | 0-09 | 6 | 0-07 | 1 | 0-01 | 14 | 0-17 | |
| 2019
|6 | 0-04 | 3 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-06 | 12 | 0-12 | |
| 2020
|rowspan="3"|Division 1B |3 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-02 | 6 | 0-10 | |
| 2021
|4 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-05 | |
| 2022
|2 | 0-09 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-09 | |
| colspan="3"|Total
!22 | 0-31 | 13 | 0-13 | 5 | 0-09 | 40 | 0-53 |
Honours
;DCU Dóchas Éireann
- All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship: 2017
;Kilkenny
References
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