Antoin McFadden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Antoin Mac Pháidín | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Occupation | Strength and Rehabilitation Coach[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
?– | Naomh Mícheál | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
201?–201? | Donegal | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Antoin McFadden is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has played for Naomh Mícheál and the Donegal county team. Pronounced Ahn-tawn, his forename is derived from the name of Roman great antiquity origin.[2]
McFadden attended St Eunan's College in Letterkenny.[3]
He made substitute appearances in the semi-final and final of the Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 2010.[4][5] He then played in the final of the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, which Donegal (managed by Jim McGuinness) narrowly lost to Dublin (managed by Jim Gavin).[6]
Himself, Eamonn Doherty, James Carroll and Declan Walsh transferred to Boston for the summer in 2011.[7]
McFadden reached, and played in, the final of the 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship — the first senior final in his club's history — but lost.[8][9] His father has been a coach at the club.[10]
Antoin McFadden is the younger brother of Colm McFadden. There is a seven-year age difference.[10] Both McFaddens were part of the Donegal team that won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, though Antoin did not play in the final. His brother, Colm, scored Donegal's second goal in the tenth minute and contributed four more points to the winning total.[11] Antoin McFadden also has another brother, fifteen years his senior.[10]
Antoin McFadden later moved to Melbourne. He began work as Strength and Rehabilitation Coach for the Australian Football League (AFL) on 1 May 2018.[1]
Honours
- Donegal
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2012
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship runner-up: 2010[6]
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: 2012
- Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 2010[5]
- Naomh Mícheál
- Donegal Senior Football Championship runner-up: 2011
References
- ^ a b "First day in the new job as Strength and Rehabilitation Coach for the @AFL". 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Antoin". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Twitter feed". St Eunan's College.
EunansFootball Best of luck 2our past pupils who r in Donegal panel v Cork in All Ire Semi-Final on Sun @neilgerardgalla @murphm95 @AntoinMcFadden @Tommyk_91 @BrickMolloy @123kav @kevin_raff @gmacfadden14 @mdboyler24 +Mr McFadden #TheCollege
- ^ McNulty, Chris (7 April 2020). "The diary, the dream and Donegal's first steps to 'the other place'". Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Ulster U21FC: Murphy leads Donegal to title". Hogan Stand. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
In the next attack, substitute Anton[sic] McFadden's attempted ball inside bounced over Smith's crossbar to confirm that this was to be Donegal's night.
- ^ a b O'Toole, Fintan (6 April 2013). "Remember the last time that Jim Gavin managed against Jim McGuinness?: The opposing managers in tomorrow's Division 1 league tie in Ballybofey have come face to face before". The42.ie. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (13 September 2013). "SFC: Doherty keeps 'Eamon' high for St Eunan's". Donegal News. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Murphy is the star as Glenswilly triumph". The Irish Times. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Murphy magic proves key as Glenswilly secure first Donegal crown". Irish Independent. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ a b c Scott, Ronan (19 March 2020). "Donegal legend [Colm] McFadden recalls impact made by Jim McGuinness". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 19 March 2020. Also published as "Colm Rain or Shine" in the Donegal News of the same date, 19 March 2020: pp 50–53. "Colm has one brother who was eight years older, and another who is seven years younger, so there wasn't the sibling rivalry that other families might have had".
- ^ "Donegal beat Mayo to end wait for Sam". RTÉ Sport. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.