Eoghan McGettigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born | 1997/8[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
201?– | Naomh Conaill | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2019– | Donegal | ||
Eoghan McGettigan (born 1997/8) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Conaill and the Donegal county team.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]McGettigan won a Donegal Senior Football Championship (SFC) with his club in 2015, appearing as a substitute in the final, when he was 17 years of age.[1]
He won a second Donegal SFC with his club in 2019, after a three-game final in which he scored 0–4 (from four frees) in the first game, 0–2 (from two frees) in the second game but was held scoreless in the low-scoring third game.[2] With six points, he was his club's leading scorer in the 2019 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship semi-final victory against Clontibret.[3][4][5] His club retained the Donegal SFC title in 2020.
However, McGettigan was injured during training ahead of the 2020 Donegal SFC final, so could not play for his club in that game, which did not occur until August 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[6]
McGettigan has been troubled by an anterior cruciate ligament injury, recovering in the early part of 2023,[7] but then unable to play again due to injury later that year.[8]
He is a nephew of Kevin McGettigan, who he is three years younger than, and they have played together for Naomh Conaill.[3]
Inter-county
[edit]McGettigan was part of the team that reached the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final.[9][10][11][12][13]
Declan Bonner called him and Aaron Doherty into the Donegal panel ahead of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship following the departures of players such as Martin McElhinney and Martin O'Reilly. According to Highland Radio, McGettigan had begun training with Donegal over April 2019.[14] McGettigan began training with the panel shortly before Doherty did.[15]
McGettigan came on as a substitute for Michael Langan in the 2019 All-Ireland quarter-final against Mayo.[16]
Post-COVID disruption, McGettigan was injured and was unable to play in the remaining league games against Tyrone and Kerry in October 2020.[17]
He scored a goal in the 2021 National Football League semi-final against Dublin.[18]
Due to the injury he sustained in training ahead of the 2020 Donegal SFC final (played in 2021), McGettigan was ruled out of playing for Donegal in the 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Foley, Alan (19 October 2015). "Gutsy Naomh Conaill edge to glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ GAME 1: Campbell, Peter (20 October 2019). "Ulster champions Gaoth Dobhair face Donegal decider replay after draw against Naomh Conaill". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2019. GAME 2: O'Kane, Cahair (28 October 2019). "Gaoth Dobhair and Naomh Conaill proving inseparable". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 October 2019. GAME 3: Campbell, Peter (30 October 2019). "Naomh Conaill prevail in Donegal decider". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ a b Watters, Andy (19 November 2019). "Glenties forward Eoghan McGettigan enters unknown territory as Kilcoo await in Ulster final showdown". The Irish News. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
McGettigan top-scored for the Donegal side in Saturday night's Ulster semi-final win over Clontibret, finishing the game with six points and his movement, deceptive strength on the ball and shooting were all impressive… The McGettigan family could set an unusual record in the Ulster final on December 1. Barring injury, Eoghan is likely to be accompanied in the starting line-up by his uncle Kevin, three years his senior, who plays as an attacking corner-back.
- ^ Ryan, Dylan (17 November 2019). "'We Just Thought We'd Change It A Bit And Go For It More'". Balls.ie. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Naomh Conaill's physical game too much for Clontibret admits McEntee". The Irish Times. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b McNulty, Chris (11 August 2021). "Naomh Conaill hit by McGettigan injury blow ahead of county final". Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Comack, Tom (28 May 2023). "Eoghan McGettigan points the way for Naomh Conaill". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
Eoghan McGettigan continued his comeback from long term ACL injury for the victors with an impressive 0–6, with three of the points from play.
- ^ "Motivation not a problem for Regan and Naomh Conaill". Donegal News. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
…Eoghan McGettigan is now sidelined with a long-term injury.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (30 July 2016). "Superb second half sees Donegal minors reach All-Ireland semi-final". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 July 2016). "Donegal second-half comeback sees off 14-man Cork in All-Ireland quarter-final". The42.ie. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Foley, Alan (21 August 2016). "Donegal minors lose to Galway in All-Ireland semi-final". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Gallagher, Ciarán (21 August 2016). "Galway account for Donegal to make minor decider". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "On This Day — August 21, 2016: Donegal minors have All-Ireland dreams ended by Galway at Croke Park". The Irish News. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Doherty and McGettigan brought into Donegal senior squad". Highland Radio. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (24 April 2019). "Aaron Doherty joins up with Donegal senior football squad". Retrieved 24 April 2019.
The Naomh Columba man trained with Donegal last night for the first time, Donegal Daily/Donegal Sport Hub can reveal… Bonner has also called up Naomh Conaill forward Eoghan McGettigan. Last week, McGettigan joined the senior ranks for the first time and, like Doherty, is now vying for a place in the Championship plans.
- ^ Gannon, Colm (3 August 2019). "Mayo through to All-Ireland semi-finals after Horan's men prevail in thriller against Donegal". The42.ie. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Ferry, Ryan (29 October 2020). "'Do-or-die' for Donegal". Donegal News. p. 64.
Donegal do have injury concerns going into the match [Ulster SFC quarter-final vs Tyrone]. Patrick McBrearty got injured in a challenge game against Roscommon and didn't feature in the league matches with Tyrone and Kerry… Eoghan McGettigan and Conor O'Donnell (St Eunan's) are also carrying knocks heading into the match and haven't been involved since the intercounty season resumed.
- ^ Campbell, Peter (14 June 2021). "Dublin share title with Kerry after defeating Donegal". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2021.