Cian Kiely

Cian Kiely

Personal information
Irish name	Cian Ó Cadhla
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Right wing-back
Born	(1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 28) Cork, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
2014-present	Ballincollig
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2018-present	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Cian Kiely (born 27 December 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with Ballincollig and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a defender.

Career

Kiely first came to sporting prominence playing basketball. He won an All-Ireland U-14 title with his club and also played on Cork and Munster U-14 and U-15 squads. Kiely concentrated on Gaelic football after earning selection on the various Cork development squads at underage level.^[1] In 2014 he enjoyed a hugely successful year, winning Munster and All-Ireland titles with Coláiste Choilm, playing for the Cork minor football team, and lining out on the Ballincollig club team that won their first ever Cork SFC title.^[2][3] Kiely's inter-county progression continued and he came on as a substitute when Cork were beaten by Mayo in the 2016 All-Ireland under-21 final.^[4] He joined the Cork senior football team in 2018. Kiely also captained University College Cork to the Sigerson Cup title in 2019.^[5]

Honours

Coláiste Choilm

• All-Ireland Post-Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship: 2014
• Munster Post-Primary Schools Senior B Football Championship: 2014

University College Cork

• Sigerson Cup: 2019 (c)

Ballincollig

• Cork Senior Football Championship: 2014

Cork

• Munster Under-21 Football Championship: 2016

References

1. "Basketball background a boon for Cian Kiely". GAA website. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
2. "The day my alma mater won the All-Ireland in Croke Park - My 2014 sporting moment". The 42. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
3. "Epic turnaround gives Ballincollig their first title". Irish Independent. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
4. "Mayo claim All-Ireland U21 title with clinical 5-goal defeat of Cork". The 42. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
5. "Sean O'Shea's haul of 0-7 helps UCC deliver first Sigerson Cup title since 2014". The 42. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

External links

• Cian Kiely profile at the Cork GAA website