Conor Corbett Explained

Conor Corbett
Irish:Conchúr Ó Coirbín
Occupation:Student
Birth Date:1 March 2002
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Clyda Rovers
Clyears:2020-present
Clcounty:0
Colleges:DCU Dóchas Éireann
Sig:0
Counties:Cork
Icyears:2022-present
Icposition:Centre-forward
Icapps(Points):6 (1-02)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Clupdate:22:41, 7 April 2024

Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002) 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.

Career

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

Club

TeamYearCork SAFC
AppsScore
Clyda Rovers202030-13
202100-00
202241-06
202331-11
Total92-29

Inter-county

TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork2022Division 200-0000-0000-0000-00
202362-0510-0041-01113-06
202442-0710-0100-0052-08
Total104-1220-0141-01165-14

Honours

Patrician Academy

2019

Cork

2021

2019 (c)

Notes and References

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