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| name = Stephen O'Brien
| name = Stephen O'Brien
| irish = Stiofáin Ó Bríain
| irish = Stiofáin Ó Bríain
| occupation = Chemical engineer
| occupation = Chemical Engineer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|27|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kenmare]], [[Ireland]]
| birth_place = [[Kenmare]], [[Ireland]]
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| club = [[Kenmare Shamrocks GAA|Kenmare Shamrocks]]
| club = [[Kenmare Shamrocks GAA|Kenmare Shamrocks]]
| clyears = 2009 – Present
| clyears = 2009 – Present
| clposition = Centre Forward
| clposition = Centre forward
| clapps(points) =
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| counties = [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| counties = [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]]
| icyears = 2014 – Present
| icyears = 2014 – Present
| icposition = Right Half Forward
| icposition = Right half forward
| icapps(points) = 42 (6-48)
| icapps(points) = 42 (6-48)
| icprovince = 8
| icprovince = 8
| icallireland = 2
| icallireland = 2
| nfl = 4
| nfl = 4
| allstars = 0
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'''Stephen O'Brien''' (born 27 February 1991) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Gaelic football]]er who plays for the [[Kenmare Shamrocks GAA|Kenmare Shamrocks]] club and at senior level for the [[Kerry county football team|Kerry county team]] since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|title=Profile|date=14 September 2014|work=Kerry GAA|access-date=18 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073858/http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
'''Stephen O'Brien''' (born 27 February 1991) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Gaelic football]]er who plays for the [[Kenmare Shamrocks GAA|Kenmare Shamrocks]] club and at senior level for the [[Kerry county football team|Kerry county team]] since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|title=Profile|date=14 September 2014|work=Kerry GAA|access-date=18 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073858/http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news.php?item=1686&full=y|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>

His father died in 2014,<ref name=making_of/> while his mother runs a [[bed and breakfast]] in [[Kenmare]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/patrons-of-ireland-s-highest-pub-travel-to-see-kerry-back-on-top-1.4016472|title=Patrons of Ireland's highest pub travel to see Kerry back on top|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=13 September 2019|accessdate=13 September 2019|quote=In Kenmare the dozen or so pubs that are still open (beginning with The Horseshoe) are almost all decorated with a picture of the four Templenoe players plus the two of their own, Seán O'Shea and Stephen O'Brien... O'Shea's parents run the dry cleaning and photography centre on Main Street; O'Brien's mother Mary runs the Hawthorn House B&B around the corner on Shelbourne Street; [Tadhg] Morley is back teaching here after a few years in Dublin, and even if this isn't exactly rural Kerry there's no denying football still lies at the heart of it.}}</ref>


==Underage and junior==
==Underage and junior==
O'Brien never played with the Kerry minor team. He joined the county's under-21 team in 2011. Kerry sustained a 22-point loss to [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the Munster final. He was still underage in 2012 and for the second year in a row he was on the losing side in a Munster final to Cork after extra time. In 2012 he also lined out for the Kerry junior team in a Munster semi-final win over Cork.
He joined the county's under-21 team in 2011. Kerry sustained a 22-point loss to [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the Munster final. He was still underage in 2012 and for the second year in a row he was on the losing side in a Munster final to Cork after extra time.


==Senior==
==Senior==
He made his debut for Kerry in the [[2014 Munster Senior Football Championship]] semi-final against [[Clare GAA|Clare]] and scored two points.<ref name=making_of/> He lined out in a first [[Munster Senior Football Championship]] when they faced [[Cork GAA|Cork]], he scored a point in a 0-24 to 0-12 win and a first Munster title. He missed out on Kerry's win over [[Galway GAA|Galway]] in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was back in the starting line up for the semi final with [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] scoring a point in a 1-16 each draw. An injury while out racing on his [[All-terrain vehicle|quad]] caused him to miss the [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final replay win over [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]].<ref name=making_of/> However, he started the [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] at right half forward.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cliona|last=Foley|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ose-recalled-as-donaghy-handed-no-14-jersey-for-final-30598914.html|title=O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=19 September 2014|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref>
He made his debut for Kerry in the [[2014 Munster Senior Football Championship]] semi-final against [[Clare GAA|Clare]] and scored two points.<ref name=making_of/> He lined out in a first [[Munster Senior Football Championship]] when they faced [[Cork GAA|Cork]], he scored a point in a 0-24 to 0-12 win and a first Munster title. He missed out on Kerry's win over [[Galway GAA|Galway]] in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was back in the starting line up for the semi-final with [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]] scoring a point in a 1-16 each draw. An injury while out racing on his [[All-terrain vehicle|quad]] caused him to miss the [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final replay win over [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]].<ref name=making_of/> However, he started the [[2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final]] at right half forward.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cliona|last=Foley|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/ose-recalled-as-donaghy-handed-no-14-jersey-for-final-30598914.html|title=O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=19 September 2014|accessdate=19 September 2014}}</ref>


Retirements brought new opportunities for O'Brien in 2019.<ref name=making_of/> He scored Kerry's first goal against [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in five games during a [[2019 National Football League (Ireland)|2019 National Football League]] fixture in [[Tralee]].<ref name=making_of/> In the 56th minute of the [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]], O'Brien scored his fifth championship goal after intercepting a pass from [[Kieran McGeary]], distributing the ball and running the length of the field.<ref name=making_of>{{cite news|first=Sinéad|last=Kissane|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/sinad-kissane-how-stephen-obrien-found-his-true-metier-and-became-kerrys-lodestar-38452769.html|title=The making of Stephen O'Brien|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=31 August 2019|accessdate=31 August 2019}} "The making of Stephen O'Brien" was the title in the print edition.</ref>
Retirements brought new opportunities for O'Brien in 2019.<ref name=making_of/> He scored Kerry's first goal against [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in five games during a [[2019 National Football League (Ireland)|2019 National Football League]] fixture in [[Tralee]].<ref name=making_of/> In the 56th minute of the [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] semi-final against [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]], O'Brien scored his fifth championship goal after intercepting a pass from [[Kieran McGeary]], distributing the ball and running the length of the field.<ref name=making_of>{{cite news|first=Sinéad|last=Kissane|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/sinad-kissane-how-stephen-obrien-found-his-true-metier-and-became-kerrys-lodestar-38452769.html|title=The making of Stephen O'Brien|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|publisher=[[Independent News & Media]]|date=31 August 2019|accessdate=31 August 2019}} "The making of Stephen O'Brien" was the title in the print edition.</ref>
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* '''[[Munster Junior Club Football Championship]]''' (1):
* '''[[Munster Junior Club Football Championship]]''' (1):
**2012
**2012
* '''[[All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship]]''' (Runner Up):
* '''[[All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship]]''' (Runner-up):
**2013
**2013


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Latest revision as of 20:19, 27 July 2023

Stephen O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Stiofáin Ó Bríain
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right half forward
Born (1991-02-27) 27 February 1991 (age 33)
Kenmare, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Chemical Engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
2009 – Present
 Kenmare Shamrocks
Colleges(s)
Years College
 UCC
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2014 – Present
 Kerry 42 (6-48)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 2
NFL 4

Stephen O'Brien (born 27 February 1991) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kenmare Shamrocks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team since 2014.[1]

Underage and junior

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He joined the county's under-21 team in 2011. Kerry sustained a 22-point loss to Cork in the Munster final. He was still underage in 2012 and for the second year in a row he was on the losing side in a Munster final to Cork after extra time.

Senior

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He made his debut for Kerry in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship semi-final against Clare and scored two points.[2] He lined out in a first Munster Senior Football Championship when they faced Cork, he scored a point in a 0-24 to 0-12 win and a first Munster title. He missed out on Kerry's win over Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final. He was back in the starting line up for the semi-final with Mayo scoring a point in a 1-16 each draw. An injury while out racing on his quad caused him to miss the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final replay win over Mayo.[2] However, he started the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at right half forward.[3]

Retirements brought new opportunities for O'Brien in 2019.[2] He scored Kerry's first goal against Dublin in five games during a 2019 National Football League fixture in Tralee.[2] In the 56th minute of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Tyrone, O'Brien scored his fifth championship goal after intercepting a pass from Kieran McGeary, distributing the ball and running the length of the field.[2]

Honours

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Kerry
Kenmare Shamrocks
Kenmare District Team

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kissane, Sinéad (31 August 2019). "The making of Stephen O'Brien". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019. "The making of Stephen O'Brien" was the title in the print edition.
  3. ^ Foley, Cliona (19 September 2014). "O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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