Austin Gleeson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Áistín Ó Gliasáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
Waterford, Ireland | 27 June 1995||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2012-present | Mount Sion | ||
Club titles | |||
Waterford titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
Waterford Institute of Technology | |||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014-present | Waterford | 7 (1-16) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:04, 27 July 2015. |
Austin Gleeson (born 27 June 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team.
Born in Waterford, Gleeson first excelled at hurling during his schooling at De La Salle College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2014 championship.[1] Gleeson has since become a regular member of the team and has won one National Hurling League medal.[2]
At club level Gleeson plays with Mount Sion.
Honours
Team
- Waterford
References
- ^ Egan, Kevin (25 May 2014). "Cork claw back nine-point deficit to earn Waterford replay". Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (8 June 2015). "Waterford's power surge floors Cork". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 July 2015.