Matthew O'Hanlon

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Matthew O'Hanlon (born 28 October 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Intermediate Championship club St James's and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a wing-back.

Playing career

=Good Counsel College=

O'Hanlon first came to prominence as a hurler with Good Counsel College in New Ross. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team. On 14 March 2009, O'Hanlon was at centre-back when Good Counsel College faced Castlecomer Community School in the Leinster final. He scored a point from play and collected a winners' medal following the 1-13 to 2-08 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/murphy-seals-title-for-good-counsel-1.723815|title=Murphy seals title for Good Counsel|publisher=Irish Times|date=16 March 2009|access-date=14 February 2019|first=|last=}} On 13 April 2009, O'Hanlon was again at centre-back when Good Counsel College suffered a 1-17 to 1-15 defeat by Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/thurles-end-their-long-wait-1.744653|title=Thurles end their long wait|publisher=Irish Times|date=14 April 2009|access-date=14 February 2019|first=|last=}}

=University College Dublin=

As a student at University College Dublin, O'Hanlon joined the senior hurling team during his second year. He lined out in several Fitzgibbon Cup campaigns without success.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/ul-limerick-ucd-fitzgibbon-cup-1293052-Jan2014/|title=Podge Collins stars as UL crush UCD in the Fitzgibbon Cup|publisher=The 42|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=Jakcie|last=Cahill}}

=St James's=

O'Hanlon joined the St James's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels as a dual player. He eventually joined the club's top adult teams in both codes.

On 15 October 2016, O'Hanlon lined out in defence when St. James's faced Fethard St Mogue's in the Wexford Intermediate A Championship final. The game ended in a 0-12 apiece draw. O'Hanlon was again at centre-back for the replay a week later and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 2-13 to 0-11 victory.

=Wexford=

==Minor and under-21==

O'Hanlon first played for Wexford as a member of the minor hurling team during the 2008 Leinster Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Wexford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=96887|title=Minor side named|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=18 June 2008|accessdate=10 June 2011}} On 6 July 2008, he came on as a substitute at midfield when Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-12 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

O'Hanlon was once again eligible for the minor grade in 2009 and he became a dual player after also joining the Wexford minor football panel. He lined out in a second successive Leinster final on 5 July 2009, however, Wexford suffered a 1-19 to 0-11 defeat by Kilkenny.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/awesome-kehoe-fires-young-cats-to-further-success-26548750.html|title=Awesome Kehoe fires young Cats to further success|publisher=Irish Independent|date=6 July 2009|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=|last=}}

On 23 June 2010, O'Hanlon made his first appearance for the Wexford under-21 team when he lined out at centre-back in a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat of Carlow.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Wexford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=130744|title=Wexford name U21 hurling side|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=21 June 2010|accessdate=10 June 2011}} He was again at centre-back for the Leinster final on 14 July 2010, which Wexford lost to Dublin by 2-15 to 0-15.{{cite web|url=http://fodh.ie/u21s-claim-leinster-glory-with-strong-finish/|title=U21s claim Leinster glory with strong finish|publisher=FODH website|date=15 July 2010|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=|last=}}

O'Hanlon became a dual player at under-21 level during the 2011 Leinster Championships. On 6 April 2011, he won a Leinster Championship with the Wexford under-21 football team following their 1-09 to 0-11 defeat of Longford in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/oregan-puts-wexford-into-history-books-26721221.html|title=O'Regan puts Wexford into history books|publisher=Irish Independent|date=7 April 2011|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=|last=}} On 13 July 2011, O'Hanlon was at centre-back when the Wexford under-21 hurling team suffered a 1-18 to 0-11 defeat by Dublin in the Leinster final.{{cite web|url=http://www.wexfordgaa.ie/2011/07/a-disappointing-night-for-wexford-u21s/|title=A disappointing night for Wexford U21's|publisher=Wexford GAA website|date=14 July 2011|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=|last=}}

O'Hanlon was once again eligible for the under-21 grade in 2011 but was witched to the full-back position with the under-21 hurling team. He played his last game in the grade on 20 June 2012 when Wexford suffered a 3-20 to 4-06 defeat by Kilkenny at the semi-final stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2012/0621/sport/walsh-gets-cats-firing-198215.html|title=Walsh gets Cats firing|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=12 June 2012|accessdate=14 February 2019|first=John|last=Knox}}

==Senior==

O'Hanlon was just 19-years-old when he was added to the Wexford senior team. He made his first appearance for the team on 13 February 2011 when he lined out at full-back in a 1-24 to 0-06 defeat by Galway in the National League.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Wexford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=142074|title=Five debuts for Wexford|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=11 February 2011|accessdate=10 June 2011}} O'Hanlon made his Leinster Championship debut on 29 May 2011 when he lined out at full-back in a 3-16 to 1-11 defeat of Antrim.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/hurling/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=148606|title=Wexford name newcomers Breen and O'Hanlon|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=27 May 2011|accessdate=2 July 2011}}

On 2 July 2017, O'Hanlon lined out at centre-back in his first Leinster final against Galway. He scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side following a 0-29 to 1-17 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/galway-wexford-report-3474778-Jul2017/|title=Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012|publisher=The 42|date=2 July 2017|accessdate=23 February 2019|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien }}

On 20 January 2018, O'Hanlon was selected on the bench when Wexford faced Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup final. He was introduced as a substitute for Éanna Martin at left wing-back in the 1-24 apiece draw with Kilkenny. Wexford won the subsequent free-taking shoot-out, with O'Hanlon claiming his first silverware at senior level with Wexford.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/goreyguardian/sport/gaa/fanning-hits-winner-in-historic-shootout-36518563.html|title=Fanning hits winner in historic shoot-out|publisher=Gorey Guardian|date=27 January 2018|accessdate=23 February 2019|first=Alan|last=Aherne }}

Wexford reached a second Leinster final in three years on 30 June 2019. O'Hanlon lined out in his usual position in the half-back line and collected a winners' medal as joint-captain with Lee Chin following the 1-23 to 0-23 defeat of Kilkenny.{{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}}

=Leinster=

O'Hanlon was selected for the Leinster inter-provincial team for the 2014 Inter-provincial Championship. On 1 March 2014, he came on as an 18th-minute substitute for Andrew Shore at full-back when Leinster defeated Connacht by 1-23 to 0-16 to claim the Railway Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/leinster-connacht-interpro-hurling-1340054-Mar2014/|title=Leinster claim Interprovincial hurling title with win over Connacht|publisher=The 42|date=1 March 2014|accessdate=1 July 2019|first=Steve|last=O'Rourke}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Year !colspan="3"\|National League !colspan="2"\|Leinster !colspan="2"\|All-Ireland !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
rowspan="9"\|Wexford \|2011 \|rowspan="1"\|Division 1 \|7	0-00	2	0-00	1	0-00	10	0-00
2012 \|rowspan="6"\|Division 1B \|6	0-00	1	0-00	3	0-00	10	0-00
2013 \|colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—
2014 \|6	0-00	2	0-00	4	0-00	12	0-00
2015 \|5	0-00	2	0-00	1	0-00	8	0-00
2016 \|6	0-01	1	0-00	3	0-00	10	0-01
2017 \|7	0-03	3	0-03	1	0-00	11	0-06
2018 \|rowspan="2"\|Division 1A \|7	0-00	4	0-00	2	0-00	13	0-00
2019 \|6	0-01	5	0-00	0	0-00	11	0-01
colspan="3"\|Career total !50	0-05	20	0-03	15	0-00	85	0-08