Killian Spillane
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Right Corner Forward | ||
Born | Tralee, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Nickname | Paulo | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2014- | UCC | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
UCC | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2019- | Kerry | 5 | |
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22 September 2014. |
Killian Spillane is a Gaelic footballer[1] who plays for Kerry GAA.[2] Killian Spillane is the son of Tom Spillane.[3]
Intercounty
Minor
Spillane first played with Kerry in the 2013 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He won a Munster Minor Football Championship after beating Tipperary in the final. His side later lost out to Tyrone in the All-Ireland semi-final.
He was underage again for the 2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. He won a second Munster title by overcoming Cork in the final scoring seven points in the final. Kerry qualified a first All-Ireland minor final since 2006 when they took on Donegal. Spillane scored five points as Kerry won the title for the first time since 1994.
Under 21
He joined the Kerry Under 21 team in 2016. Despite many of the 2014 MFC winning team Kerry lost out to Cork in the Munster final. He was back again in 2017 and again faced Cork in the Munster final. He scored five points as Kerry won the first Munster Under 21 title since 2008. They suffered a disappointing loss to Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Junior
Spillane joined the Kerry Junior team in 2015. He joined the panel for the All-Ireland semi-final with Wexford, scoring a goal as a sub. He started in the All-Ireland final with Mayo, he scored two points as Kerry won the title for the first time since 2012.
He was back with the Junior team in 2017 as captain. He won his first Munster Junior title after overcoming Cork in the final. Kerry faced Meath in the final, in a game where Spillane scored three points to help his side to win and pick up a second All Ireland JFC title.
Honours
- Kerry
- Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 2013, 2014
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2014
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2017
- Munster Junior Football Championship (1): 2017 (C)
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (2): 2015, 2017 (C)
- Templenoe
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship (1) 2019
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1) 2019
- Kerry Junior Football Championship (1) 2015
- Munster Junior Club Football Championship (1) 2015
- All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship (1) 2016
- Kenmare District Team
- Kerry Senior Football Championship Runner-Up 2016
- University College Cork
- Sigerson Cup] (1) 2019
References
- ^ Keane, Paul (19 September 2019). "Despite youth and promise, Kerry remain reliant on David Moran". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Kerry GAA - player profile - Killian Spillane". Kerry GAA.
- ^ Verney, Michael. "Spillane brothers start for Kerry as Horan continues to experiment with Mayo attack". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2019.