| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cian Ó Diolún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left Corner Back | ||
| Born |
(1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 (age 36) Ennis, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2006– | Crusheen | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| NUI Galway | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2010–2018 | Clare | 74 (0-4) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:01, 9 January 2018. | |||
Cian Dillon (born 30 October 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Crusheen. He usually plays as a left corner-back, but can also be deployed as a full-back. Dillon was a member of the Clare senior hurling team that won the 2013 All-Ireland Championship.
Career
Dillon first came to prominence as a hurler at juvenile and underage levels with the Crusheen club, however, it was as a member of the club's senior hurling team that he has enjoyed his greatest successes. He won back-to-back Clare Championship titles in 2010 and 2011.
Dillon first played for Clare as a member of the minor team in 2006, before later playing at full-back on Clare's All-Ireland Under-21 Championship-winning team in 2009. He made his first appearance with the Clare senior team in 2010. Dillon won an All-Ireland Championship medal in 2013, when Clare claimed the title for the first time in 16 years. He later won a National Hurling League medal as joint captain of the team in 2016. Dillon announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 9 January 2019.
Career statistics
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Clare | 2010 | Division 2 | 7 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2012 | Division 1B | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | |
| 2013 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-01 | 8 | 0-01 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 10 | 0-01 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2016 | Division 1B | 8 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-02 | |
| 2017 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0-02 | 9 | 0-00 | 18 | 0-02 | 74 | 0-04 | ||
Honours
- Crusheen
- Clare Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2010, 2011
- Clare
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- National League Division 1 (1): 2016
- National League Division 1B (1): 2012
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2009
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2009
References
- "Clare bridge 16-year gap after Shane O'Donnell becomes hat-trick hero". Irish Independent. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "Another Clare All-Ireland winner retires as corner back Dillon steps away from inter-county hurling". Irish Independent. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "Clare hurler Dillon opts to retire from inter-county". RTÉ News. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.