Michael Carroll (Gaelic footballer)
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Michael Carroll is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gaoth Dobhair and the Donegal county team.
Playing career
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Carroll's parent club is Gaoth Dobhair. He went to Boston for the summer in 2018 where, alongside county teammate Eoin McHugh, he won the Boston Senior Football Championship with Donegal Boston.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2018/08/20/its-yanks-a-lot-as-keeper-boyle-stars-to-send-donegal-boston-into-final/|title=It's 'Yanks' a lot as 'keeper Boyle stars to send Donegal Boston into final|date=20 August 2018|accessdate=20 August 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://donegalnews.com/2019/01/im-really-enjoying-it-at-the-moment-mchugh/|title='I'm really enjoying it at the moment' — McHugh|work=Donegal News|date=6 January 2019|accessdate=6 January 2019}}
Carroll won a Donegal Senior Football Championship medal with his club Gaoth Dobhair in 2018.{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Campbell|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1021/1005691-gweedore-0-17-naomh-conaill-1-07-gweedore-donegal/|title=Gaoth Dobhair end 12 years of pain with dominant display|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106002759/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1021/1005691-gweedore-0-17-naomh-conaill-1-07-gweedore-donegal/|archive-date=6 November 2018}}
He then played during Gaoth Dobhair's first ever Ulster Senior Club Football Championship-winning campaign later in 2018, a run which involved a quarter final defeat of Cargin (a game in which Carroll scored a goal and three points),{{cite news|first=Paddy|last=Tierney|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1104/1008611-gaoth-dobhair-donegal-3-11cargin-antrim-1-13/|title=Gaoth Dobhair survive fightback to make Ulster SFC last four|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105150156/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1104/1008611-gaoth-dobhair-donegal-3-11cargin-antrim-1-13/|archive-date=5 November 2018}} a semi-final defeat of eleven-time winners Crossmaglen Rangers,{{cite news|first=Francis|last=Mooney|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1118/1011725-gweedore-on-the-goal-trail-to-book-ulster-final-spot/|title=Gaoth Dobhair on the goal trail to book maiden Ulster final spot|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=18 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120105600/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1118/1011725-gweedore-on-the-goal-trail-to-book-ulster-final-spot/|archive-date=20 November 2018}} and culminated in the club defeating Scotstown (who had won the competition on four previous occasions), the last two of these games occurring at Healy Park in Omagh. Carroll thought he had won the Ulster final with a point in normal time but the referee ruled it out as a "throw ball" foul by Carroll's teammate who passed him the ball; extra time was required to separate the sides.{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Comack|url=https://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/audio/sport/351167/listen-gaoth-dobhair-s-michael-carroll-s-reaction-to-what-was-a-dream-come-through-final-win-over-scotstown.html|title=Listen: Gaoth Dobhair's Michael Carroll's reaction to what was a boyhood dream come true|work=Donegal Democrat|date=3 December 2018|accessdate=3 December 2018}}{{cite news|first=Frank|last=Craig|url=https://donegalnews.com/2018/12/carroll-these-are-special-days/|title=Carroll - 'These are special days'|work=Donegal News|date=3 December 2018|accessdate=3 December 2018|quote=…Even at the end of normal time I'd that chance. It definitely wasn't a throw ball! I can't be too sore on Odhran (MacFadden-Ferry) I think the ref has to take the blame for that one! Seriously though, we had to dig so deep in extra-time…}}{{cite news|first=Francis|last=Mooney|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1202/1014694-gaoth-dobhair-hold-firm-to-win-historic-ulster-title/|title=Gaoth Dobhair edge out Scotstown in extra-time to win historic Ulster title|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203144809/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/1202/1014694-gaoth-dobhair-hold-firm-to-win-historic-ulster-title/|archive-date=3 December 2018}}
=Inter-county=
Caroll won the 2014 Ulster Minor Football Championship title with Donegal, scoring a point in the final against Armagh.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/donegal-minors-complete-first-part-of-historic-double-for-county-1.1872554|title=Donegal minors complete first part of historic double for county: First-half scoring blitz ensures a deserved victory over Armagh for Declan Bonner's side|work=The Irish Times|date=20 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724054717/http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/donegal-minors-complete-first-part-of-historic-double-for-county-1.1872554|archive-date=24 July 2014}} He then played in the 2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship loss to Kerry.{{cite news|first=Francis|last=Mooney|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/kerry-claim-minor-title-after-thrilling-game-in-croker-642686.html|title=Kerry claim minor title after thrilling game in Croker|work=Irish Examiner|date=21 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223123/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/kerry-claim-minor-title-after-thrilling-game-in-croker-642686.html|archive-date=3 March 2016}}
A goal from Carroll helped Donegal to the 2017 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegaldaily.com/2017/04/11/listen-a-proud-night-as-eoghan-ban-follows-in-fathers-footsteps/|title=Listen: A proud night as Eoghan Ban follows in father's footsteps|work=Donegal Daily|date=11 April 2017|accessdate=11 April 2017}}
First featuring for his county at senior level under the management of Rory Gallagher, Carroll made a number of appearances during Donegal's Division One campaign in the 2016 National Football League: first he started the league opener against Down,{{cite news|first=Orla|last=Bannon|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/disastrous-return-to-division-one-for-down-as-donegal-run-riot-in-newry-34409831.html|title=Disastrous return to Division One for Down as Donegal run riot in Newry|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=30 January 2016|accessdate=30 January 2016}} then he made a substitute appearance against Cork in the second round of fixtures,{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-donegal-football-2590154-Feb2016/|title=Cork crash to 10-point defeat as impressive Donegal go top of Division 1|publisher=The42.ie|date=7 February 2016|accessdate=7 February 2016}} started against Mayo in the third round of fixtures{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Campbell|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0228/771370-donegal-v-mayo/|title=Donegal march on beating Mayo|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=28 February 2016|accessdate=28 February 2016}} and, finally, made a substitute appearance against Dublin in the sixth round of fixtures.{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Keane|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/donegal-turn-blind-eye-to-james-mccarthy-incident-389772.html|title=Donegal turn blind eye to James McCarthy incident|work=Irish Examiner|date=28 March 2016|accessdate=28 March 2016}}
In the 2017 National Football League Carroll scored a goal against Monaghan to help Donegal to a draw.{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Foley|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/late-escape-for-monaghan-as-donegal-pay-penalty-446248.html|title=Late escape for Monaghan as Donegal pay penalty|work=Irish Examiner|date=27 March 2017|accessdate=27 March 2017}} He made his senior championship debut in the quarter-final of the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship.{{cite news|first1=Eamon|last1=Doggett|first2=Cormac|last2=Byrne|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-news/donegal-v-antrim-live-updates-10465338|title=Donegal v Antrim as it happened: Updates from the Ulster Football Championship|accessdate=21 May 2017}} He played a part in Donegal's opening goal (scored by fellow senior championship debutant Jamie Brennan) as his county defeated Antrim to progress to the semi-final.{{cite news|first=Alan|last=Foley|url=https://www.the42.ie/donegal-antrim-report-3401111-May2017/|title=Paddy McGrath among the goalscorers as Donegal blitz Antrim to advance in Ulster|date=21 May 2017|accessdate=21 May 2017}} In that semi-final, a loss to Tyrone, Carroll scored his first senior championship goal.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/tyrone-destroy-donegal-to-claim-place-in-ulster-final-794093.html|title=Tyrone destroy Donegal to claim place in Ulster final|work=Irish Examiner|date=18 June 2017|accessdate=18 June 2017}}
He was in Boston for the summer in 2018. He thus missed out on the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship, which Donegal won.{{cite news|first=Francis|last=Mooney|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0624/972816-ruthless-donegal-end-fermanaghs-ulster-title-dream/|title=Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream|work=RTÉ Sport|date=24 June 2018|accessdate=24 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161155/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0624/972816-ruthless-donegal-end-fermanaghs-ulster-title-dream/|archive-date=25 June 2018}}
Carroll made himself available for his county again in 2019.{{cite news|first=Chris|last=McNulty|url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/micheal-carroll-will-put-shoulder-wheel-donegal-2019/|title=Micheál Carroll will 'put shoulder to the wheel' for Donegal again in 2019|date=13 February 2019|accessdate=13 February 2019}}
On the basis of his performances during the 2019 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Carroll returned to the Donegal senior panel ahead of the 2020 Dr McKenna Cup.{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|url=https://donegalnews.com/2019/11/bonner-boosted-by-return-of-young-guns/|title=Bonner boosted by young guns return|work=Donegal News|date=28 November 2019|page=80|quote=Gaoth Dobhair's Michael Carroll has earned a recall after some excellent displays in the middle of the field for his club in the Donegal SFC.}}
Carroll was injured for a lot of the 2023 season.{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Ferry|title=Motivation not a problem for Regan and Naomh Conaill|work=Donegal News|date=19 October 2023|page=69|quote=Dan McBride has retired, while Christopher Sweeney, Ódhrán McFadden-Ferry, Naoise Ó Baoill, Cian Mulligan, and Eamonn Collum are living outside the country, while Michael Carroll has been injured for much of the season.}}
Honours
;Donegal
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 2017
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship runner-up: 2014
- Ulster Minor Football Championship: 2014
;Gaoth Dobhair
;Donegal Boston
References
{{Reflist}}
{{CLG Ghaoth Dobhair squad}}
{{Donegal Senior Football Champions 2018}}
{{Donegal Minor Football Team 2014}}
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Category:Donegal Boston Gaelic footballers
Category:Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers