Cormac O'Doherty explained

Cormac O'Doherty
Irish:Cormac Ó Dochartaigh
Birth Place:Maghera, Northern Ireland
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Derry
Province:Ulster
Club:Slaughtneil
Clyears:2013–present
Clcountyf:5
Clprovincef:3
Clallirelandf:0
Clcountyh:10
Clprovinceh:3
Clallirelandh:0
Counties:Derry
Icyears:2017–present
Icposition:Midfield
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:15:15, 9 July 2021

Cormac O'Doherty (born 1996) is a dual player of Gaelic games, i.e. hurling and Gaelic football, who plays for Derry Championship club Slaughtneil and at inter-county level for the Derry senior hurling team. He usually lines out at midfield and is captain of the team for the 2021 season.[1]

Career

O'Doherty first came to Gaelic games prominence as a student at St Patrick's College in Maghera, winning consecutive MacRory Cup titles and a Hogan Cup title in 2013.[2] He joined the Slaughtneil senior hurling and football teams. Since his debut as a dual player, he won six Ulster Club Championship titles and 13 County Championship titles across both codes. O'Doherty first appeared on the inter-county scene during a three-year tenure with the Derry minor team, before later winning an Ulster Championship title with the under-21 team.[3] He was drafted onto the Derry senior hurling team in 2017 and won a Nicky Rackard Cup in his debut season.[4]

Career statistics

TeamYearNational LeagueRackard CupRing CupTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Derry2017Division 2B00-0010-0110-01
201820-0531-3451-39
201940-3042-2482-54
202061-6420-1481-78
202140-3540-3280-67
202250-4050-23100-63
2023Division 2A51-4252-34103-76
Total262-21610-01235-161507-378

Honours

St Patrick's College

2014

2013, 2014

Slaughtneil

2016, 2017, 2019

2014, 2016, 2017

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020

2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Derry

2017

2022, 2024

2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derry hurlers name new skipper. 29 April 2021. Derry Now. 9 July 2021. Michael. McMullan.
  2. Web site: St Pat's Maghera and Cnoc Mhuire Granard claim All-Ireland schools titles. 13 April 2013. The 42. 9 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Ulster U21HC final: awesome Oak Leafers see off Ardsmen. 26 July 2017. Hogan Stand. 9 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Derry power to Nicky Rackard Cup final win at Croke Park. 10 June 2017. Irish Independent. 9 July 2021.