Paul Geaney
Kerry Gaelic footballer
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Paul Geaney (born 27 November 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dingle and at senior level for the Kerry county team. He usually lines out as a forward.
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Nickname | Paulo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Barman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Geaney first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Dingle club. He joined the club's senior team in 2007 and won a Kerry Club Championship title in 2015.[1] Geaney first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2008.[2] After an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the Kerry under-21 team, he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team during the 2011 league. After a number of years as a panel member, Geaney eventually broke onto the starting fifteen and was at right corner-forward when Kerry beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland SFC final.[3] His other honours include National League and Munster Championship titles.
Personal life
Geaney works in the family business in Paul Geaney's Bar and Restaurant in Dingle.[4] He married Siún Ó Sé, daughter of Páidí Ó Sé, in December 2018.[5]
He is the grandson of Lispole man, Paudie Fitzgerald, winner of Ireland's top cycling event, the Rás Tailteann, in 1956, where he was a key figure in the renowned Kerry cycling team of the 1950s.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 June 2024.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 2011 | Division 1 | 1 | 1-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 1-00 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 3-08 | 2 | 0-09 | 4 | 1-11 | 12 | 4-28 | ||
| 2015 | 5 | 1-13 | 3 | 2-06 | 3 | 0-07 | 11 | 3-26 | ||
| 2016 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 2-08 | 2 | 1-07 | 5 | 3-15 | ||
| 2017 | 8 | 3-41 | 2 | 1-09 | 3 | 0-21 | 13 | 4-71 | ||
| 2018 | 6 | 1-10 | 2 | 2-12 | 3 | 0-04 | 11 | 3-26 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0-05 | 2 | 0-02 | 6 | 2-15 | 12 | 2-22 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 1-07 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 6 | 1-07 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 2-04 | 3 | 2-03 | 1 | 0-01 | 8 | 4-08 | ||
| 2022 | 7 | 0-14 | 2 | 0-06 | 3 | 0-05 | 12 | 0-25 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-03 | 5 | 1-05 | 9 | 1-08 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0-02 | 4 | 0-07 | 6 | 0-09 | ||||
| Career total | 50 | 12-102 | 22 | 9-60 | 35 | 5-83 | 107 | 26-245 | ||
Honours
- University College Cork
- Sigerson Cup: (2) 2011, 2014 (c)
- Cork Senior Football Championship: (1) 2011
- Dingle
- Kerry Club Football Championship: (2) 2015, 2023
- Kerry County Football League Division 1: (1) 2021
- West Kerry Senior Football Championship: (10) 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2014, 2022, 2025
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Football League: 2017, 2020, 2021
- All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship: 2010
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 2008 (c)