Tom O'Sullivan (Dingle Gaelic footballer)

Thomas O'Sullivan (born 1 November 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Dingle, and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Tom O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Súilleabháin[1]
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Dingle
Club titles
Kerry titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2016–present
 Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 7
All-Irelands 1
NFL 4
All Stars 2

Career

O'Sullivan first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a schoolboy at Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne. He was part of the school team that won back-to-back Hogan Cup titles in 2014 and 2015, while he was also part of four Corn Uí Mhuirí-winning teams.[2][3] At club level, O'Sullivan plays with Dingle. After a Kerry MFC success in 2014, he has since gone on to win numerous West Kerry SFC titles, as well as a Kerry Club FC title in 2015.[4][5]

O'Sullivan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry as a member of the minor team that beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland minor final.[6] A two-year association with the under-21 team yielded a Munster U21FC medal in 2017.[7]

Following his first season with the under-21 team, O'Sullivan was drafted onto the senior team in 2016. He won the first of seven Munster SFC medals in eight seasons that year.[8] O'Sullivan was at left corner-back when Kerry were beaten by Dublin in the 2019 All-Ireland final replay, but ended the season with his first All Star.[9] He won three consecutive National League medals from 2020 to 2022, having earlier won his first title in 2017. A second All Star followed in 2021, before O'Sullivan won an All-Ireland SFC medal after a defeat of Galway in the 2022 final.[10]

Honours
Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne
Dingle
Kerry

References
  1. "Class shining through in Kerry's rearguard revolution". The Irish News. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. Cormican, Eoghan (14 April 2014). "Dingle reach Promised Land". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. Cormican, Eoghan (13 April 2015). "Corca Duibhne's double delight". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. "Kerry club SFC final: Dingle deny Crokes". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. Murphy, Murt (27 November 2022). "Dingle complete five in a row as Tom O'Sullivan rules West Kerry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. "Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years". Irish Independent. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. "Kerry end Munster U21 football title wait in style with emphatic 16-point win over Cork". The 42. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. "No fairytale for Tipperary as Kerry take Munster football crown". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. Fogarty, John (14 September 2019). "Glory for Dublin as they claim elusive five-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. Crowe, Dermot (24 July 2022). "Sam Maguire on way back to Kingdom as Kerry squeeze Galway out in final quarter to win All-Ireland SFC". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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