Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002)[citation needed] is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork SAFC club Clyda Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Conor Corbett
Personal information
Irish name Conchúr Ó Coirbín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
2020-present
Clyda Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2022-present
Cork 6 (1-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Career

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Corbett played Gaelic football at school level with the Patrician Academy in Mallow. He won several titles with the school throughout 2019 and 2020, including the Simcox Cup.[1][2] Corbett also lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Clyda Rovers club before making his senior team debut in 2020.

Corbett first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Cork minor football team that beat Galway in the 2019 All-Ireland minor final.[3] Corbett was subsequently named Minor Footballer of the Year.[4] He was included on the Cork under-20 football team in 2020 and 2021, however, his progress onto the senior team was stalled after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.[5] Corbett was included on the senior team's training panel in 2022.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 August 2023.
Team Year Cork SAFC
Apps Score
Clyda Rovers 2020 3 0-13
2021 0 0-00
2022 4 1-06
2023 3 1-11
Total 9 2-29

Inter-county

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As of 7 April 2024
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2022 Division 2 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2023 6 2-05 1 0-00 4 1-01 11 3-06
2024 4 2-07 1 0-01 0 0-00 5 2-08
Total 10 4-12 2 0-01 4 1-01 16 5-14

Honours

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Patrician Academy
  • Simcox Cup: 2019
  • Munster Colleges Senior B Football Championship: 2020
Cork

References

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  1. ^ "Patrician Academy honoured for their treble at the Rebel Óg awards". Echo Live. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. ^ "O'Shea and Corbett fire Patrican Academy to Munster football glory". Echo Live. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Cork end 19-year minor drought in extra-time thriller". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Corbett and McDonagh win Electric Ireland minor awards". GAA website. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Cork U20 star forward suffers devastating cruciate blow". The 42. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  6. ^ "The Cork Senior Football team to play Limerick has been announced". Cork GAA website. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.