Jack McCaffrey
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Mac Gafraidh | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Left Half Back | ||
Born |
Dublin, Ireland | 19 October 1993||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2010- | Clontarf | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2013- | Dublin | 12 (1-02) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 3 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Jack McCaffrey (born 19 October 1993) is a Gaelic footballer for the Dublin senior football team and plays his club football for Clontarf.
Career
In April 2013, he won a National Football League winners' medal as Dublin defeated Tyrone by 0-18 to 0-17 to win the 2013 National Football League.[1][2][3][4] He made his championship debut in 2013 against Westmeath in the 2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship.[5] He played twice and netted for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series.[6][7] In November 2013, he was named as All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.[8] In November 2015, he was awarded the highest honour in Gaelic footballer, named as All Stars Footballer of the Year.[9] McCaffrey missed the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship due to travelling abroad for work commitments.[10]
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 2013, 2015
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (3): 2013, 2014, 2015
- National Football League (3): 2013, 2014, 2015
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2012, 2014(c)
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2012, 2014
Awards
- The Sunday Game Player of the Year (1): 2015
- All Stars Young Footballer of the Year (1): 2013
- All Stars Footballer of the Year (1): 2015
- GAA GPA All Stars Awards (1): 2015
References
- ^ "Supersub Rock breaks Tyrone hearts in epic final". Irish Independent. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dublin 0-18 Tyrone 0-17". RTÉ Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dubs show their depth as fringe men shine". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dublin 0-18 0-17 Tyrone". BBC News. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Dublin boss names four debutants for Westmeath clash". RTÉ Sport. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "MDMA and Tony Kelly scoop top gongs at GAA GPA All Star Awards". Irish Independent. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Footballer of the Year Jack McCaffrey heaps praise on 'unbelievable' Jim Gavin
- ^ "Confirmed: Jack McCaffrey to miss Dublin's All Ireland title defence". Irish Independent. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.