Paul Geaney

{{Infobox Gaelic games player

| image =

| name = Paul Geaney

| irish =

| nickname = Paulo

| occupation = Barman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland

| height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| sport = Gaelic football

| code = Football

| county = Kerry

| province = Munster

| club = Dingle
→ University College Cork

| clyears = 2007-present
2011-2014

| clposition = Full Forward

| clapps(points) =

| clcounty = 1

| clprovince =

| clallireland =

| colleges = University College Cork

| colyears = 2011-2014

| sig = 1

| counties = Kerry

| icyears = 2011-present

| icposition = Full-forward

| icapps(points) = 57 (14-143)

| icprovince = 11

| icallireland = 2

| nfl = 3

| allstars = 2

| clupdate =

| icupdate = match played 30 June 2024

}}

Paul Geaney (born 27 November 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dingle and at senior level for the Kerry county team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

Geaney first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Dingle club. He joined the club's senior team in 2007 and won a Kerry Club Championship title in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=244837 |title=Kerry club SFC final: Dingle deny Crokes|access-date=28 September 2015 |work=Hogan Stand|date=28 September 2015}} Geaney first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/kerry-claim-minor-title-1.944769?mode=sample&auth-failed=1&pw-origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.irishtimes.com%2Fsport%2Fkerry-claim-minor-title-1.944769|title=Kerry claim minor title|access-date=29 August 2021 |work=Irish Times|date=14 July 2008}} After an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the Kerry under-21 team, he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team during the 2011 league. After a number of years as a panel member, Geaney eventually broke onto the starting fifteen and was at right corner-forward when Kerry beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland SFC final.{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/seven-key-moments-from-kerrys-absorbing-victory-over-donegal-30603816.html|title=Seven key moments from Kerry's absorbing victory over Donegal|access-date=29 August 2021|work=Irish Independent|date=21 September 2014|first=Cormac|last=Byrne}} His other honours include National League and Munster Championship titles.

Personal life

Geaney works in the family business in Paul Geaney's Bar and Restaurant in Dingle.{{cite web |url=https://www.the42.ie/paul-geaney-pub-5423645-Apr2021/|title=Planning to reopen pub after lengthy closure, and 'nonsense' rumours about Kerry management|access-date=29 August 2021|work=The 42|date=30 April 2021|first=|last=}} He married Siún Ó Sé, daughter of Páidí Ó Sé, in December 2018.{{cite news|url=http://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/293652?county=National|title=Paul Geaney finds his perfect match in Suin!|work=Hogan Stand|date=17 December 2018}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Year !colspan="3"\|National League !colspan="2"\|Munster !colspan="2"\|All-Ireland !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
rowspan="14" \|Kerry \|2011 \| rowspan="14" \|Division 1 \|1	1-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	1	1-00
2012 \|0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
2013 \|0	0-00	0	0-00	1	0-00	1	0-00
2014 \|6	3-08	2	0-09	4	1-11	12	4-28
2015 \|5	1-13	3	2-06	3	0-07	11	3-26
2016 \|1	0-00	2	2-08	2	1-07	5	3-15
2017 \|8	3-41	2	1-09	3	0-21	13	4-71
2018 \|6	1-10	2	2-12	3	0-04	11	3-26
2019 \|4	0-05	2	0-02	6	2-15	12	2-22
2020 \|6	1-07	0	0-00	colspan=2\|—	6	1-07
2021 \|4	2-04	3	2-03	1	0-01	8	4-08
2022 \|7 \|0-14 \|2 \|0-06 \|3 \|0-05 \|12 \|0-25
2023 \|2 \|0-00 \|2 \|0-03 \|5 \|1-05 \|9 \|1-08
2024 \| \| \|2 \|0-02 \|4 \|0-07 \|6 \|0-09
colspan="3" \|Career total !50	12-102	22	9-60	35	5-83	107	26-245