Mark McKeever (Gaelic footballer)

Irish Gaelic footballer

Irish name Marcas Mac Íomhar

Sport Gaelic football

Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 (age 41)

Mark McKeever
Personal information
Irish name	Marcas Mac Íomhar
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Half back/half forward
Born	(1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 (age 41)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Postman
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Gowna
Club titles
Cavan titles	4
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2003–2015	Cavan

Mark McKeever (born 11 February 1984) in an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gowna and was a member of the Cavan county team from 2003 to 2015.

Club

McKeever was selected for the Irish under-17 International Rules Series squad in 2001,^[1] and was named Ireland's player of the series.^[2]

McKeever won his first senior championship as a 15 year-old in 1999 as a member of the panel, and played in the winning finals of 2000 and 2002.^[3] In this time Gowna also lost finals in 2001 and 2007.^[4]^[5]

It would be fourteen years before Gowna reached another county final, facing Ramor United in the 2021 final. Ramor came out on top after a replay.^[6] McKeever and Gowna returned to the final in 2022, and at the age of 38 McKeever won his fourth senior championship with defeat of Killygarry.^[7]^[8]

Inter-county

McKeever made his Cavan senior debut as a 19 year-old in 2003,^[9] scoring a point against Antrim in the Ulster championship.^[10] McKeever played in the Ulster Under-21 finals of 2002 and 2005, losing to Tyrone and Down respectively.^[11] McKeever played with Cavan for 13 years, but never won a medal with the team.^[12]

McKeever retired from inter-county football at the end of the 2015 season.^[13]

Honours

Gowna

Cavan Senior Football Championship (4): 1999, 2000, 2002, 2022

References

↑ "Irish squad announced for U17 Australian Rules series". RTÉ. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "#Last20Years: The pick of Cavan from the last two decades". The Irish News. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "Cavan SFC Final". Irish Independent. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
↑ "Powerful Gaels blow Gowna away". Irish Independent. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
↑ "Cavan senior football championship final". The Anglo-Celt. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
↑ "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
↑ "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "23 years after first one as 15-year-old, McKeever wins fourth Cavan SFC title". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
↑ "Cavan accelerate their youth policy". The Irish Times. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "Antrim surprise Cavan". BBC Northern Ireland. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "Down claim Ulster U21 crown". Hogan Stand. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "McKeever retaining hopes of breaking Cavan silverware duck". BBC Northern Ireland. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
↑ "McKeever retires from Breffni duty". Hogan Stand. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anthony Forde	Cavan Senior Football Captain 2007–2008	Succeeded by Ronan Flanagan

Inter-county

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