Cathal Kiely | |
Irish: | Cathal Ó Cadhla |
Birth Date: | 2001 |
Birth Place: | Kilcormac, County Offaly, Ireland |
Sport: | Hurling |
Code: | Hurling |
County: | Offaly |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Kilcormac-Killoughey |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Offaly |
Icyears: | 2023- |
Icposition: | Midfield |
Icapps(Points): | 0 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 21:24, 13 March 2023 |
Cathal Kiely (born 2001[1]) is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly SHC club Kilcormac-Killoughey and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Kiely first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilcormac-Killoughey club. He won an Offaly U20 HC title after a defeat of Belmont in the final in 2021.[2] Kiely had already joined the club's senior team by this stage, and top scored with 0-07 when Kilcormac were beaten by Shinrone in the 2022 SHC final.[3]
Kiely first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as top scorer during the 2018 All-Ireland MHC.[4] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team and was overall top scorer during the 2019 All-Ireland U20HC.[5] He was Offaly's top scorer for his three-year under-20 tenure. Kiely made his senior team debut during the 2023 Walsh Cup.[6]
His brother, Cillian Kiely, has also lined out with Offaly.[7]