Finian Hanley
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 Hanley with Salthill-Knocknacarra in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Finian Ó hAinle | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
4 January 1985 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2002–2021 | Salthill–Knocknacarra | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 2 | ||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2005–2017 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
Finian Hanley (born 4 January 1985) is a former Gaelic football player from Galway.[1] He played his club football with Salthill–Knocknacarra and inter-county football for Galway from 2005 to 2017. He played in the full-back position. In 2008 he was nominated for an All Stars Award.
In 2005, Hanley was a member of Galway's Under-21 All-Ireland winning team, winning the final against Down with inspired performances from Michael Meehan, Barry Cullinane and club team-mate Seán Armstrong.[citation needed]
After being a key figure in Galway's successful Minor and Under-21 teams of recent years, Hanley made his Senior debut against Mayo in the 2005 Connacht SFC final. He has since made the full-back position his own, winning three Connacht SFC titles, in 2005, 2008 and 2016.[citation needed]
Hanley was a part of Salthill–Knocknacarra's triumphant All-Ireland Club Championship-winning side in 2006. They defeated Antrim GAA club St Gall's in the final by 0–7 to 0-6. Hanley was named Man Of The Match for his performance, repelling several of the Antrim side's attacks.[citation needed]
