Aaron Doherty
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Occupation | Factory worker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2018– | Naomh Columba | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2019– | Donegal | ||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
Aaron Doherty is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Columba and the Donegal county team.
Doherty played football at minor level for Donegal, and was a star player at underage level for his club, Naomh Columba.[1][2]
He has also played association football for Finn Harps at underage level, as well as St Catherine's and Letterbarrow Celtic.[3][4]
He was first called into the Donegal senior team during the 2019 season, following the departure of other players.[5] He won an Ulster Senior Football Championship medal shortly afterwards, his first Ulster medal at any level of play.[6][7]
Doherty started Donegal's fifth fixture of the 2022 National Football League against Monaghan, scoring a point.[8] He then started the sixth fixture against Dublin at Croke Park, scoring another point.[9]
Doherty made a substitute appearance in the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, scoring an extra-time point from a mark.[10] He had earlier made substitute appearances in the quarter-final victory over Armagh and the semi-final victory over Cavan.[11][12] He started the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier loss to Armagh, scoring a point.[13]
Doherty did not feature in the Donegal panel for the 2023 season.[14] He opted to focus on his club football at this time.[citation needed]
With Jim McGuinness returning as manager, Doherty returned to the Donegal panel, featuring in a number of league matches and getting on the score sheet in a many of those fixtures, including the Division 2 final, where Doherty scored the deciding point to defeat rivals Armagh.[15][16]
In the final of the 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship, Doherty scored two penalties in the shootout as Donegal defeated Armagh once again.[17]