Paul Cartin

Paul Cartin (born 20 March 1981)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Mary's Banagher and the Derry county team. With his county he has won a National League title. For both club and county Cartin usually plays in the half back line.

Paul Cartin
Personal information
Irish name Pól Mac Artáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half-back
Born (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981
Banagher, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Metal fixer [1]
Club(s)
Years Club
 Banagher
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2001[1]–Present
 Derry
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

Playing career

Inter-county

Cartin was first called up to the Derry Senior panel in late 2000 ahead of the 2000–2001 National Football League.[2]

Cartin injured his knee in the first half of the 2007 Ulster Championship game against Antrim.[3] An MRI scan revealed he had torn his cruciate ligament and he missed the rest of the Championship.[4] The injury also effected the start of his 2008 season - missing the Dr McKenna Cup and the start of the National League.[4] He did however recover to make the bench for the last few group games of the League plus the final, which Derry won, beating Kerry in the decider.[5]

Cartin and Derry also reached the National League final in 2009, but were defeated by Kerry.[6] He missed the final due to injury.[7]

Honours

Inter-county

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

References
  1. "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  2. "Coleman delivers a new-look Derry". BBC Sport Online. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  3. Maloney, Seamus (19 June 2007). "Cartin waits for results of MRI scan". The Irish News. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  4. Scott, Ronan (11 April 2008). "No kneed to worry about Cartin fitness". Gaelic Life. p. 7.
  5. "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  6. Heaney, Paddy (1 May 2009). "No substitute to winning for the Kingdom". The Irish News. p. 62.
  7. O'Kane, Karl (28 April 2009). "Madd' about Oak Leaf mean". Irish Daily Star. p. 50.
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