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Sean Leo McGoldrick is a dual player of Gaelic games who played Gaelic football for the Derry county team, with whom he won a National League title. As a dual player, he played hurling for Derry.

McGoldrick plays club football and hurling for Eoghan Rua. In football, he could play as a forward or in the half-back line. He played as a forward in hurling.

Personal life

McGoldrick went to school at Loreto College in Coleraine. His father Sean played for Antrim. His brother Barry has also played football and hurling for Derry. His sisters play camogie for Derry. His sister Grainne was nominated for Camogie All Stars in both 2006 and 2008.

Football career

Club

McGoldrick was instrumental in the Eoghan Rua side that won both the 2006 Derry Intermediate and Ulster Intermediate Championships, before losing out in the 2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship final to Ardfert of Kerry.

Inter-county

McGoldrick was part of the Derry Under-21 team that finished runners-up in both the 2006 and 2008 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship finals to Tyrone and Down respectively.

He was part of the Derry Senior panel that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.

McGoldrick and Derry also reached the National League final in 2009, but were defeated by Kerry. In that campaign he mostly played at left half back, as opposed to his usual role in the forward line.

McGoldrick retired from inter-county football in 2016 but manager Damian McErlain convinced him to return for the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship encounter with Donegal; McGoldrick retired again in October 2018.

School/college

McGoldrick also plays for Queen's University Belfast since 200x. The university finished runners-up to Donegal in the 2009 Dr. McKenna Cup.

Hurling career

Club

McGoldrick won both the Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship and Derry Junior Hurling Championship with Eoghan Rua in 2006.

Inter-county

McGoldrick won back-to-back Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship medals with the Derry Under 21 team in 2007 and 2008.

He played for Derry Senior hurlers between 2007 and 2008. He was named Derry Senior Hurler of the Year for 2007.

School/college

McGoldrick won an Ulster Colleges Hurling All Star in 2005–06.

Honours

County

• Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2007, 2008
• National Football League (1): 2008
• Dr McKenna Cup (1): 2011

Club

• Derry Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2006
• Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2006
• Derry Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2006
• Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship (1): 2006

References

1. ^ "McGourty picks up third All Star". BBC Sport Online. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
2. ^ Campbell, John (10 January 2007). "McGoldrick playing with heart of a lion". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
3. "Adams in contention for award". The Irish News. 17 October 2008. p. 53. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
4. "Hogan Stand results - April 2006". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
5. U-, Ulster (7 April 2008). "Sucker-punch from Kelly denies Derry". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
6. Heaney, Paddy (1 May 2009). "No substitute to winning for the Kingdom". The Irish News. p. 62.
7. "Blow for Derry as Kielt and McGoldrick call time". Hogan Stand. 18 October 2018.
8. "Derry duo retire while speculation grows over Lynch". The Irish News. 18 October 2018.
9. "End of the road for young Derry hurlers". Mid Ulster Mail. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
10. "Good draw for Derry in McKenna Cup". Ballymena Times. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
11. "Derry GAA website awards". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2009.

• 1987 births
• Living people
• Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers
• Derry inter-county hurlers
• Dual players
• Eoghan Rua (Derry) Gaelic footballers
• Eoghan Rua (Derry) hurlers
• Gaelic football backs
• Gaelic football forwards
• Hurling forwards
• People educated at Loreto College, Coleraine
• People from Portstewart
• 21st-century Irish sportsmen