Ross King (born 16 August 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Laois Senior Championship club Rathdowney–Errill and at inter-county level with the Laois senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-forward.
Career
King first came to prominence as a member of the Rathdowney–Errill club at juvenile and underage levels. He eventually joined the club's senior team and has since won County Championship titles in 2012, 2014 and 2019. He simultaneously played with University College Dublin in the Fitzgibbon Cup, having earlier won a Collingwood Cup medal as a soccer player. King made his first appearances at inter-county level during a three-year stint with the Laois under-21 team. He joined the Laois senior hurling team in 2014 and was at corner-forward when Laois secured the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup title.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueMcDonagh CupLeinsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreLaois2014Division 1B61-09—50-0610-02121-17201551-05—30-0600-0081-11201650-03—10-0010-0070-03201760-39—40-4110-01110-81201860-5840-35——100-932019—52-09—21-0173-10202050-41—10-1011-0271-53202151-16—10-0210-0271-20Career total383-17192-44150-6572-08697-288
Honours
University College Dublin Collingwood Cup: 2012
Rathdowney-Errill Laois Senior Hurling Championship: 2012, 2014, 2019
Laois Joe McDonagh Cup: 2019
References
External links Ross King profile at the UCD A.F.C. website Ross King profile at the Laois GAA website