Paul Geaney (born 27 November 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dingle and at senior level for the Kerry county team. He usually lines out as a forward.
Career Geaney first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Dingle club. He joined the club's senior team in 2007 and won a Kerry Club Championship title in 2015. Geaney first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2008. After an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the Kerry under-21 team, he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team during the 2011 league. After a number of years as a panel member, Geaney eventually broke onto the starting fifteen and was at right corner-forward when Kerry beat Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland SFC final. His other honours include National League and Munster Championship titles.
Personal life Geaney works in the family business in Paul Geaney's Bar and Restaurant in Dingle. He married Siún Ó Sé, daughter of Páidí Ó Sé, in December 2018.
He is the grandson of Lispole man, Paudie Fitzgerald, winner of Ireland's top cycling event, the Rás Tailteann, in 1956, where he was a key figure in the renowned Kerry cycling team of the 1950s.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreKerry2011Division 111-0000-0000-0011-00201200-0000-0000-0000-00201300-0000-0010-0010-00201463-0820-0941-11124-28201551-1332-0630-07113-26201610-0022-0821-0753-15201783-4121-0930-21134-71201861-1022-1230-04113-26201940-0520-0262-15122-22202061-0700-00—61-07202142-0432-0310-0184-08202270-1420-0630-05120-25202320-0020-0351-0591-08202420-0240-0760-09Career total5012-102229-60355-8310726-245
Honours University College Cork Sigerson Cup: (2) 2011, 2014 (c) Cork Senior Football Championship: (1) 2011
Dingle All Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: (1) 2026 Munster Senior Club Football Championship:(1) 2025 Kerry Senior Football Championship:(1) 2025 AIB GAA Club Team of the Year:(1) 2026 Kerry Club Football Championship: (2) 2015, 2023 Kerry County Football League Division 1: (1) 2021 West Kerry Senior Football Championship: (10) 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Kerry All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2014, 2022, 2025 Munster Senior Football Championship: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 National Football League: 2017, 2020, 2021 All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship: 2010 Munster Minor Football Championship: 2008 (c)
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