Thomas Carroll (hurler)

Thomas Carroll (born 1992 in Clareen, County Offaly, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Seir Kieran and has been a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team since 2011.[1]

Thomas Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Cearúil
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1992
Clareen, County Offaly, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
2010-present
 Seir Kieran
Club titles
Offaly titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2011-
 Offaly 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:35, 30 June 2011.

Playing career

Club

Carroll plays his club hurling with the Seir Kieran club and has enjoyed some success. He first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels, winning a county under-16 'B' title in 2007.[2]

Carroll later played for the club's minor team but enjoyed little success in this grade. He is currently a member of the Seir Kieran under-21 and senior teams. He played on the losing side when Seir Kieran were defeated by Coolderry in the 2010 county under-21 final.[3]

Inter-county

Carroll first played for Offaly as a member of the county's minor hurling team in 2008. He enjoyed three years with Offaly in that grade but enjoyed little success. He is currently a member of the Offaly under-21 team.

In 2011 Carroll made his senior debut for Offaly in a pre-season Walsh Shield game against UCD.[4] Offaly later went on to win the final of that competition, with Carroll scoring a goal against Carlow in the final.[5]

Carroll made his senior championship debut when he came on as a substitute against Cork in a 2-17 to 2-16 defeat in the 2011 All-Ireland qualifiers.[6]

References
  1. "Hurler profile: Thomas Carroll". Hurling stats website. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  2. "Seir Kieran hang on as spirited Shamrocks lose out in low scoring encounter". Offaly Independent. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. "Coolderry win 7th U21 Hurling Title". Offaly GAA website. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. "Offaly outclass students". Irish Independent. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. "Dooley refuses to comment on county board dispute". Irish Times. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. "RTÉ Sport: Cork 2-17 Offaly 2-16". RTÉ Sport. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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