Conor Leen Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Conor Leen
Irish:Conchúr Ó Laighin
County:Clare
Province:Munster
Club:Corofin
Clyears:2020-present
Clcounty:0
Clallireland:0
Counties:Clare
Icposition:Left corner-back number 4
Icyears:2024-
Icapps(Points):6 (0-01)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:18:33, 6 July 2024
Birth Date:2002
Birth Place:Corofin,
County Clare, Ireland
The Sunday Game Team Of The Year: 2024:2024

Conor Leen (born 2002) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Corofin and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team with whom he won an All-Ireland Senior Hurling medal after extra time one point victory vs Cork on 21st July, 2024, final score 3.29 to 1.34.

Career

Leen played schools hurling while a student at Ennistymon CBS.[1] At club level, he played in the various underage grades with the Corofin/Ruan amalgamation and won consecutive Clare MAHC titles in 2019 and 2020, as well as a Clare U21AHC title in 2021.[2] [3] [4] Leen progressed to adult level and won a Clare IHC medal in 2023.[5]

Leen first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare as a member of the minor team beaten by Limerick in the 2019 Munster MHC final.[6] He later spent two seasons with the under-20 team. Leen made his senior team debut during Clare's National Hurling League-winning campaign in 2024.[7] On 21st July, 2024 he started and won his first Senior All-Ireland Hurling medal in an epic 3.29 to 1.34 aet victory vs Cork. He lined out at left-corner back, number 4 and played the entire game. Conor was also picked at number 4 on The Sunday Game Team of the Year. His father, Edward, is a former Kerry hurler and his mother Barbara comes from Clare / Connemara.

On 21 July 2024, he started at corner back as Clare won the All-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win against Cork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Honours

Corofin/Ruan

2021

Corofin

2023

Clare

2024

2024

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U 16 ½ Hurling. Ennistymon CBS website. 6 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Corofin/Ruan make history in minor decider. 13 October 2019. Clare Echo. 6 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Back to back Minor A titles for Corofin/Ruan. 26 September 2020. Clare Echo. 6 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Strong second quarter steers Corofin/Ruan to first U21A title. 23 December 2021. Clare Echo. 6 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Corofin claim intermediate hurling title for the third timw. 21 October 2023. Clare Echo. 6 July 2024.
  6. Web site: Limerick triumph in Electric Ireland Munster MHC Final. 30 June 2019. GAA website. 6 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Red-hot McCarthy and Clare withstand late Cats fightback to end seven-year trophy drought. 6 April 2024. Irish Examiner. 6 July 2024.
  8. News: Clare find extra gear to edge Cork in historic hurling final epic. RTÉ Sport. Eoin. Ryan. 21 July 2024. 21 July 2024.
  9. Web site: All-Ireland SHC Final: Clare win epic encounter. 21 July 2024. GAA.ie. 22 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Clare 3-29 Cork 1-34. 19 July 2024. Munster GAA. 22 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Clare's Conor Leen times run of form perfectly to grab Liam MacCarthy shot. 23 July 2024. RTE Sport. 23 July 2024.