Éanna Burke
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Peterswell, County Galway, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éanna de Búrca | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29) Peterswell, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2012-present | St Thomas' | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 8 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2015-present | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Éanna Burke (born 21 October 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.[1]
Burke made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Galway minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team and ended his tenure with the team as an All-Ireland runner-up. Burke subsequently joined the Galway under-21 team and was also an All-Ireland runner-up in that grade. As a member of the Galway intermediate team he won an All-Ireland medal in 2015. By this stage Burke had also joined the Galway senior team, making his debut during the 2015 Walsh Cup. Since then he has on one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. His brother, David Burke, is also an All-Ireland medal winner with Galway.[citation needed]
On 3 September 2017, Burke was a non playing substitute for Galway as they won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years against Waterford.[2][3]
Honours
References
- ↑ "Player profile: Éanna Burke". Galway GAA website. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait". Irish Examiner. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford". The 42. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.