Conor Corbett

Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork SAFC club Clyda Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Conor Corbett
Personal information
Irish name Conchúr Ó Coirbín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2020-present
 Clyda Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2022-present
 Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Career

Corbett played Gaelic football at school level with the Patrician Academy in Mallow. He won several titles with the school throughout 2019 and 2020, including the Simcox Cup.[1][2] Corbett also lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Clyda Rovers club before making his senior team debut in 2020.

Corbett first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Cork minor football team that beat Galway in the 2019 All-Ireland minor final.[3] Corbett was subsequently named Minor Footballer of the Year.[4] He was included on the Cork under-20 football team in 2020 and 2021, however, his progress onto the senior team was stalled after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.[5] Corbett was included on the senior team's training panel in 2022.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 August 2023.
Team Year Cork SAFC
AppsScore
Clyda Rovers 2020 30-13
2021 00-00
2022 41-06
2023 31-11
Total 92-29

Inter-county
As of 26 February 2023
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2022 Division 2 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2023 32-0100-0000-0032-01
Total 32-0100-0000-0032-01

Honours
Patrician Academy
  • Simcox Cup: 2019
  • Munster Colleges Senior B Football Championship: 2020
Cork

References
  1. "Patrician Academy honoured for their treble at the Rebel Óg awards". Echo Live. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. "O'Shea and Corbett fire Patrican Academy to Munster football glory". Echo Live. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. "Cork end 19-year minor drought in extra-time thriller". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. "Corbett and McDonagh win Electric Ireland minor awards". GAA website. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. "Cork U20 star forward suffers devastating cruciate blow". The 42. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. "The Cork Senior Football team to play Limerick has been announced". Cork GAA website. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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