Micheál Burns
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Micheál Burns (born 1996)[citation needed] is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Dr Crokes, and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
Burns first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a schoolboy at St Brendan's College in Killarney.[1] He began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with Dr Crokes and won a Kerry MFC medal in 2014.[2] Burns later progressed to adult level and won three successive Kerry SFC medals from 2016 to 2018.[3][4] Two of these wins were converted into Munster Club SFC titles before claiming an All-Ireland Club SFC medal after a defeat of Slaughtneil in the 2017 final.[5]
Burns first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry as a member of the minor team that beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland minor final.[6] A three-year association with the under-21 team yielded a Munster U21FC medal in 2017.[7]
After his under-21 tenure came to an end, Burns was drafted onto the senior team in 2018. He won the first of six Munster SFC medals that year.[8] Burns won an All-Ireland SFC medal after coming on as a substitute for Stephen O'Brien following a defeat of Galway in the 2022 final.[9]
Burns "stepped away" from the Kerry county panel in early 2024, citing a lack of "game time".[10] Shortly after his exit from the Kerry panel, he travelled to Australia and joined up with Wolfe Tones, a Melbourne GAA club.[citation needed]
In early 2025, Burns was recalled to the Kerry senior football team.[11] Burns would start in the 2025 Munster final scoring a goal in the win over Clare.[12] Burns would win a second All-Ireland SFC medal, appearing as a substitute in the final win over Donegal.[13]