John Leonard (Gaelic footballer)

{{Short description|Dublin Gaelic football goalkeeper}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Gaelic games player

|image=

|name =John Leonard

|irish =Seán Ó Loinín

|sport=Gaelic football

|code=Football

|county=Dublin

|province=Leinster

|clposition=Goalkeeper

|club=St Sylvester's

|clubs=St Sylvester's

|clyears= 1995–

|clapps(points)=

|counties=Dublin

|icyears= 1997–

|icposition=Goalkeeper

|icapps(points)=

|icprovince=1

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1976|10|20|df=yes}}

|birth_place=Malahide, County Dublin

}}

John Leonard (born 20 October 1976) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the St Sylvester's club and the Dublin county team.

He was born in Dublin, Ireland. As a child he played for Na Phiarsaigh in Baldoyle and later for St Sylvester's, where he remains. In his early 20s he was also called up and played for the Dublin junior football team, until it was suspended after a violent on-pitch brawl.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} He was previously the reserve goalkeeper for the Dublin senior football team. Leonard was on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final.[http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9513&viewstory=yes HILL 16]