Matthew Whelan (hurler)
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Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Maitiú Ó Faoileáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1 February 1988 Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Borris-in-Ossory Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Laois titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2007-2021 | Laois | 42 (0-29) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:11, 26 June 2021. | |||
Matthew Whelan (born 1 February 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for Laois Senior Championship club Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton. He is a former member of the Laois senior hurling team.
Whelan first came to Gaelic games prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Borris-in-Ossory club, before eventually joining the club's top adult team. After the creation of the new Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton club, he went on to win a County Senior Championship in 2016, having earlier won three intermediate titles.[1] Whelan first played at inter-county level as a dual player with the Laois minor teams. He won a Leinster Minor Championship title in 2005, before winning an All-Ireland Schools' Championship title in 2006.[2][3] Whelan was straight out of the minor grade when he made his Laois senior hurling team debut in 2007. Over the course of the following 15 seasons, he became a first-team regular and had two spells as team captain, while he also won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal and two National League Division 2 titles.[4] Whelan retired from inter-county hurling on 25 July 2021, having made a record number of appearances for Laois.[5][6]