Shane O'Donoghue (field hockey)

Shane O'Donoghue (born 24 November 1992) is an Irish field hockey player who holds the prestigious accolade of Ireland's record goal scorer with 110 goals to date. He is the player-coach for his boyhood club Glennane and plays in the midfield for both Glenanne and the Irish national team.

Shane O'Donoghue
Personal information
Born (1992-11-24) 24 November 1992
Dublin, Ireland
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club Glennane
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2011 Glennane
2011–2014 UCD
2014–2016 Dragons
2016–2018 Glennane
2018–2020 Dragons
2020–present Glennane
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–present Ireland 190 (110)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Ireland
EuroHockey Championship
Bronze medal – third place2015 London
Last updated on: 30 June 2020

With the Irish national team, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he scored three goals.[1] At the 2018 World Cup, O'Donoghue set the new record as career top goal scorer for Ireland, surpassing the 93 goals scored by John Jermyn;[2] he has continued adding to the record, which he has increased to 110 goals.

Club career

He played club hockey for KHC Dragons in Belgium, which he rejoined in 2018 after having played for them between 2014 and 2016.[3] After the 2019–20 season he returned to Glennane in Ireland.[4]

References
  1. "Shane O'Donoghue". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. Klanke, Peter (10 December 2018). "WK-nieuws #7: 111 doelpunten in 24 duels". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "O'Donoghue returns to the Dragons den after top year with Glenanne". EHLhockey. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. "O'Donoghue's lockdown life busy with big plans and opportunity back in Ireland". hookhockey.com. 6 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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