Gearóid McInerney (born 24 September 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-back at senior level for the Galway county team.
Born in Oranmore, County Galway, McInerney was born into a strong hurling family. His father, Gerry McInerney, was a Galway player and won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1987 and 1988.
McInerney first played competitive hurling during his schooling at the Oranmore boys national school where he won 2 A county titles in hurling and football. He later played more hurling for Calasanctius College. He simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Ornamore-Maree club, before eventually joining the club's top team.
Career McInerney made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Galway intermediate team. He subsequently joined the Galway under-21 team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 2011. McInerney made his senior debut during the 2014 league and became a regular member of the starting fifteen after a number of seasons. Since then he has won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal. On 3 September 2017, Galway won their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 29 years with McInerney started at centre back.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueLeinsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreGalway2014Division 1A30-0310-0000-0040-03201560-0120-0000-0080-01201620-0010-0020-0050-002017Division 1B70-0130-0020-00120-01201850-0060-0010-00120-00Total230-05130-0050-00410-05
Honours
Galway All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2017 National Hurling League Division 1 (2): 2017, 2021 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2011
Individual The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2017 The Sunday Game Hurler of the Year (1): 2017 All-Stars (1): 2017
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