Michael Langan (Gaelic footballer) explained

Michael Langan
Sport:Gaelic football
Feet:6
Inches:2
Occupation:Student
Code:Football
Clyears:201?–
Clubs:St Michael's
County:Donegal
Icyears:2017–
Counties:Donegal
Iculster:2

Michael Langan is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Michael's and the Donegal county team.

Playing career

He won his first inter-county title while playing for the Donegal under-16 team in the 2013 Buncrana Cup.[1] Langan was then part of the under-17 county team that won a Jim McGuigan Cup.[1]

He played for Donegal in the Ulster Minor Football Championship, but his team did not win that competition.[1] However, Langan played on a Donegal team that won the 2017 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship, and was awarded EirGrid GAA U21 Player of the Province for Ulster.[2] Among the teams defeated in that competition was Tyrone, following a replay.[3]

First featuring for his county at senior level under the management of Rory Gallagher, Langan made his senior debut for Donegal in the 2017 season. He made his league debut against Kerry in the opening fixture of the 2017 National Football League, where he was named to start at number 11 in the spine of the team.[4] He did not score.[5] He did not play in the following two fixtures, against Roscommon and Dublin respectively.[6] [7] He was restricted to substitute appearances in the final four games, against Cavan, Tyrone, Monaghan and Mayo respectively.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Later that year, Langan made his championship debut, as a substitute, against Antrim in the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final.[12] He also made a substitute appearance against Tyrone in the Ulster SFC semi-final, scoring 0–1; however, Donegal lost.[13] In the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 4A qualifier loss to Galway, Langan scored 0–1 during another substitute appearance.[14]

Under the management of Declan Bonner, Langan continued to feature for his county. His first senior goal for Donegal came against Queen's in the 2018 Dr McKenna Cup. He scored 1–6 in total during that game.[15] However, he did not play in the opening fixture of the 2018 National Football League, against Kerry.[16] He also did not play in the second, third and fourth fixtures, against Galway, Dublin and Kildare respectively.[17] [18] [19] He made a substitute appearance in the next fixture, against Tyrone, before starting the game against Monaghan.[20] [21] He did not play in the concluding fixture, against Mayo.[22]

Langan started the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship preliminary round fixture against Cavan.[23] He scored 0–3 on this debut, earning praise from Dermot Crowe in the Sunday Independent.[24] Langan also started against Derry in the Ulster SFC quarter-final, against Down in the semi-final and against Fermanagh in the final, scoring one point against Fermanagh.[25] [26] [27] In Group 2 of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final, he started the first game against Dublin (scoring 0–2), the second game against Roscommon (scoring 0–1) and the third game against Tyrone (scoring 0–1).[28] [29] [30]

Langan spent the 2019 season out on the wing. He started the opening fixture of the 2019 National Football League, against Clare, and scored 0–4 (all from frees, including the game's first score).[31] [32] He also started against Meath, a game in which he scored 0–1 before being substituted at half-time.[33] He did not play in the fixture against Tipperary.[34] He started the next fixture, against Fermanagh, and scored 0–4 (all of which were frees).[35] He also started the next fixture, against Armagh, and scored 0–5 (all of which were frees as well).[36] However, he did not play in the last two fixtures, against Cork and Kildare respectively.[37] [38] According to manager Declan Bonner, Langan was "carrying a knock".[39] He made a substitute appearance in the 2019 National Football League Division 2 final against Meath.[40]

Langan started the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Fermanagh, the semi-final against Tyrone and the final against Cavan, and scored 0–1 in each of the three games.[41] [42] [43] In Group 1 of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final, Langan started all three games; he scored, respectively, 0–1 against Meath, 0–2 against Kerry, but was held scoreless in the last game, against Mayo.[44] [45] [46]

By the 2020 National Football League, Langan had accumulated more than 40 appearances for his county. He was given a midfield role during this competition, in part due to injuries of other players.[47] Langan started the opening fixture of the league that year, against Mayo, and scored 0–1.[48] He started the second fixture, against Meath, and scored 1–1.[49] Though he started the third fixture against Galway, Langan was held scoreless.[50] He started the next game against Dublin, and scored 0–1.[51] Against Monaghan in the next fixture, Langan started and scored five points in a ten-point victory for Donegal.[52] [53] [54] Then the COVID-19 pandemic brought play to a halt. Play resumed behind closed doors on 18 October with a home game against Tyrone; Langan did not play in that game.[55] He started the concluding league fixture of the campaign, against Kerry, but was held scoreless.[56]

Langan then started the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship victory against Tyrone, scoring 1–2.[57] He was named man of the match by the BBC, though RTÉ chose Ciarán Thompson.[58] Langan was then selected as GAA.ie Player of the Week.[59] He also started the 2020 Ulster SFC semi-final victory against Armagh, scoring 0–3.[60] He then started the final, and scored Donegal's ninth point in the twentieth minute, in what proved to be the concluding game for his team that season.[61]

Langan started each of Donegal's four fixtures of the 2021 National Football League, against Tyrone, Monaghan, Armagh and Dublin, scoring 0–1 against Tyrone, 1–1 against both Monaghan and Armagh, and 0–2 against Dublin.[62] [63] [64] [65] In the 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship, he started each of Donegal's three fixtures, scoring 0–4 (including one free and one '45) against Down in the opening round, 0–3 against Derry in the quarter-final and 0–2 (including one free) against Tyrone in the semi-final.[66] [67] [68] At the end of the season, he was nominated for an All Star, and was the only Donegal player to receive a nomination.[69] [70]

Langan started Donegal's opening fixture of the 2022 National Football League, against Mayo, and scored 0–4.[71] He scored another 0–4 (including one free) in the second fixture, against Kildare.[72] He did not play in the third game, away to Kerry, and he did not play in the fourth game either, at home to Tyrone.[73] [74] He was injured at the time.[75] He also did not play in the fourth game (at home to Monaghan), nor did he play in the sixth game (away to Dublin), but he was introduced as a second-half substitute in the concluding league game against Armagh at O'Donnell Park.[76] [77] [78]

In the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship, Langan started the quarter-final against Armagh, scoring 0–3.[79] He also started the semi-final against Cavan and the final against Derry, but was held scoreless in both games.[80] [81] He started the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier loss to Armagh, but was again held scoreless.[82]

Under the management of Bonner's successor Paddy Carr, Langan did not feature in the opening two fixtures of the 2023 National Football League, against Kerry and Tyrone respectively.[83] [84] He made his first start of the season in the third league fixture against Monaghan.[85] He scored 0–4, and then followed it with a starting berth in the fourth fixture against Galway, in which he scored 0–1.[86] [87] He started the fifth fixture against Armagh, but was held scoreless.[88] Then he started the last two fixtures of the league campaign, against Mayo (scoring 0–3, including two frees) and against Roscommon (scoring 0–1, from a free).[89] [90] Langan started the 2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Down, but was held scoreless and went off injured following fifteen minutes of play, as his team lost the game.[91] The "hamstring came off the bone" was how the injury he sustained during the game was later described.[92] Langan featured in none of Donegal's three games against, respectively, Clare, Derry and Monaghan, in Group 4 of the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[93] [94] [95] In the 2023 All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final loss to Tyrone, Langan was also absent.[96]

Honours

Donegal

2018[27] 2019[43] Ulster Senior Football Championship Final 2024 *National Football League Division 2: 2019[40]

2017[2]

Individual

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Notes and References

  1. News: Stephen. Maguire. Langan performing beyond his years. 24 May 2018. 24 May 2018.
  2. News: Donegal's Michael Langan selected as the EirGrid GAA U21 Player of the Province for Ulster. 11 April 2017. 11 April 2017.
  3. News: Langan leads Donegal into decider. Irish Independent. 23 March 2017. 23 March 2017.
  4. News: Kevin. O'Brien. Underage Kerry stars make the jump to senior as 4 league starting debuts handed out. The42.ie. 3 February 2017. 3 February 2017. Jason McGee, Michael Langan and Jamie Brennan will make their senior debuts for Donegal, while Caolon[sic] Ward and Paul Brennan are set to start a competitive fixture for the first time..
  5. News: Alan. Foley. Geaney at the double as Kerry achieve first opening round league win under Fitzmaurice. The42.ie. 5 February 2017. 5 February 2017.
  6. News: Declan. Rooney. Donegal prevail late on against Roscommon. RTÉ Sport. 12 February 2017. 12 February 2017.
  7. News: Alan. Foley. Murphy's injury-time free rescues a draw for Donegal as Dublin extend unbeaten run to 32 games. The42.ie. 26 February 2017. 26 February 2017.
  8. News: Paul. Fitzpatrick. Donegal strike early to see off Cavan. RTÉ Sport. 4 March 2017. 4 March 2017.
  9. News: Kevin. Kelly. Allianz FL D1: Donegal too good for Tyrone. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  10. News: Alan. Foley. Late escape for Monaghan as Donegal pay penalty. Irish Examiner. 27 March 2017. 27 March 2017.
  11. News: Colm. Gannon. Aidan O'Shea's late introduction proves decisive as Mayo see off Donegal to avoid relegation. The42.ie. 2 April 2017. 2 April 2017.
  12. News: Alan. Foley. Paddy McGrath among the goalscorers as Donegal blitz Antrim to advance in Ulster. The42.ie. 21 May 2017. 21 May 2017.
  13. News: Tyrone destroy Donegal to claim place in Ulster final. Irish Examiner. 18 June 2017. 18 June 2017.
  14. News: Daragh. Small. Round 4A Qualifier: Impressive Galway advance. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  15. News: Gerry. McLaughlin. Michael Langan impresses as Donegal get the better of Queen's. The Irish News. 4 January 2018. 4 January 2018.
  16. News: Fintan. O'Toole. Casey hits winning point, O'Shea fires 0–7 and 3 red cards shown in Kerry Donegal clash. The42.ie. 28 January 2018. 28 January 2018.
  17. News: Alan. Foley. Last-gasp Galway snatch victory in Donegal to make it two from two. The42.ie. 4 February 2018. 4 February 2018.
  18. News: Kevin. O'Brien. Dublin survive strong Donegal fightback to make it three wins from three. The42.ie. 10 February 2018. 10 February 2018.
  19. News: Peter. Campbell. Donegal scrape by 14-man Kildare in relegation dogfight. RTÉ Sport. 25 February 2018. 25 February 2018.
  20. News: Declan. Bogue. Two-goal Tyrone move closer to safety with big win over Donegal in Omagh. The42.ie. 10 March 2018. 10 March 2018.
  21. News: John. Graham. Monaghan ease past relegation-threatened Donegal. RTÉ Sport. 18 March 2018. 18 March 2018.
  22. News: Colm. Gannon. McLoughlin's stunning 74th minute equaliser sees Mayo survive the drop and Donegal suffer relegation. The42.ie. 25 March 2018. 25 March 2018.
  23. News: Chris. McNulty. Ulster SFC: Donegal too good for Cavan. 13 May 2018. 13 May 2018.
  24. News: Born-again Donegal turn on the style. Sunday Independent. 27 May 2018. 27 May 2018.
  25. News: Francis. Mooney. McBrearty excels to fire Donegal past Derry. RTÉ Sport. 27 May 2018. 27 May 2018.
  26. News: Francis. Mooney. 14-man Donegal cruise past Down into Ulster decider. RTÉ Sport. 10 June 2018. 10 June 2018.
  27. News: Francis. Mooney. Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream. RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2018. 24 June 2018.
  28. News: Peter. Sweeney. Dublin do enough to see off Donegal in Super 8s. RTÉ Sport. 15 July 2018. 15 July 2018.
  29. News: Declan. Rooney. Michael Murphy masterclass gets Donegal back on track. RTÉ Sport. 21 July 2018. 21 July 2018.
  30. News: Tyrone surge into semi-final after Ballybofey raid. RTÉ Sport. 5 August 2018. 5 August 2018.
  31. News: Derrick. Lynch. Missing a host of regulars, Donegal come away from Clare with victory. The42.ie. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019.
  32. News: Langan leads way as Donegal start campaign with hard-earned victory. Irish Independent. 28 January 2019. 28 January 2019.
  33. News: Peter. Campbell. Fortuitous goal sees Donegal come back to beat Meath. RTÉ Sport. 2 February 2019. 2 February 2019.
  34. News: John. Fallon. Casey strikes late goal as Tipp come back to shock Donegal. The42.ie. 10 February 2019. 10 February 2019.
  35. News: Peter. Campbell. Fermanagh rally against 13-man Donegal to stay unbeaten in Division 2. RTÉ Sport. 24 February 2019. 24 February 2019.
  36. News: Alan. Foley. Super sub Murphy makes decisive impact in narrow win for Donegal. The42.ie. 2 March 2019. 2 March 2019.
  37. News: Denis. Hurley. Cork on brink of drop to Division 3 as Donegal power home. RTÉ Sport. 16 March 2019. 16 March 2019.
  38. News: Peter. Branigan. Murphy masterclass fires Donegal back to top flight. RTÉ Sport. 24 March 2019. 24 March 2019.
  39. News: Gerry. McLaughlin. McGee and Langan back in Donegal frame. The Irish News. 20 March 2019. 20 March 2019.
  40. News: Kevin. O'Brien. Murphy masterclass helps Donegal to Division 2 glory after comeback win over Meath. The42.ie. 30 March 2019. 30 March 2019.
  41. News: Francis. Mooney. Donegal overcome Fermanagh in Ulster arm-wrestle. Irish Examiner. 26 May 2019. 26 May 2019.
  42. News: Francis. Mooney. Donegal power past Tyrone to make Ulster decider. RTÉ Sport. 8 June 2019. 8 June 2019.
  43. News: Peter. Sweeney. Donegal power past Cavan to claim Ulster title. RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2019. 23 June 2019.
  44. News: Alan. Foley. All Ireland SFC: Donegal finish strongly. 14 July 2019. 14 July 2019.
  45. News: Emma. Duffy. Kerry and Donegal share the spoils after grandstand finish in thrilling Super 8s battle. The42.ie. 21 July 2019. 21 July 2019.
  46. News: Colm. Gannon. Mayo through to All-Ireland semi-finals after Horan's men prevail in thriller against Donegal. The42.ie. 3 August 2019. 3 August 2019.
  47. News: Ryan. Ferry. Langan impressing in central role. Donegal News. 6 February 2020. 76.
  48. News: FL1: Durcan delivers late as Mayo hold Donegal. Hogan Stand. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020.
  49. News: Paul. Keane. Classy Donegal put Meath to the sword at Navan. RTÉ Sport. 2 February 2020. 2 February 2020.
  50. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1: Galway secure valuable victory. 9 February 2020. 9 February 2020.
  51. News: Paul. Keane. Mannion goal crucial as Dubs reel in Donegal. RTÉ Sport. 22 February 2020. 22 February 2020.
  52. News: McFadden and Ward hit the net as Donegal claim easy victory over Monaghan. The42.ie. 1 March 2020. 1 March 2020.
  53. News: Gerry. McLaughlin. Donegal 2–12 Monaghan 0–08: Michael Langan stars in one-sided Ballyshannon encounter. 1 March 2020. 1 March 2020.
  54. News: Alan. Foley. Michael Langan stars as Donegal record comfortable victory over Monaghan. Irish Examiner. 1 March 2020. 1 March 2020.
  55. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1: Donegal defeat Tyrone. 18 October 2020. 18 October 2020.
  56. News: Paul. Brennan. Allianz FL D1: Kerry crowned League champions. 24 October 2020. 24 October 2020.
  57. News: Colm. Keys. Donegal in pole-position for Ulster three-in-a-row after dumping Tyrone out of Championship. Irish Independent. 1 November 2020. 1 November 2020.
  58. Web site: Michael Langan was BBC man of match Rte picked Ciarán Thompson. 1 November 2020. 1 November 2020.
  59. News: Michael Langan named GAA.ie Player of the Week. Highland Radio. 4 November 2020. 4 November 2020.
  60. News: Declan. Bogue. Donegal ease past Armagh to reach yet another Ulster final. The42.ie. 14 November 2020. 14 November 2020.
  61. News: Kevin. O'Brien. As it happened: Donegal v Cavan, Ulster senior football final. The42.ie. 22 November 2020. 22 November 2020.
  62. News: Declan. Bogue. Allianz FL D1 North: Donegal edge Tyrone. 15 May 2021. 15 May 2021.
  63. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1 North: Spoils shared in Ballybofey. 22 May 2021. 22 May 2021.
  64. News: Declan. Bogue. Allianz FL D1 North: Donegal finish strongly to earn important point. 29 May 2021. 29 May 2021.
  65. News: Peter. Campbell. Dublin share title with Kerry after defeating Donegal. RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2021. 14 June 2021.
  66. News: Declan. Bogue. Donegal signal their intent with Ulster Championship trouncing of Down. The42.ie. 27 June 2021. 27 June 2021.
  67. News: Alan. Foley. McBrearty kicks late winner as Donegal squeeze past Derry. The42.ie. 11 July 2021. 11 July 2021.
  68. News: Declan. Bogue. Murphy sent off as Tyrone edge out 14-man Donegal to book Ulster final spot. The42.ie. 18 July 2021. 18 July 2021.
  69. News: Langan only Donegal player nominated for GAA All-Star. 8 October 2021. 8 October 2021.
  70. News: Alan. Foley. Donegal's Michael Langan gets All-Star nomination. 8 October 2021. 8 October 2021.
  71. News: Mike. Finnerty. Rob Hennelly the hero as Mayo snatch draw against Donegal in Allianz Football League. RTÉ Sport. 30 January 2022. 30 January 2022.
  72. News: Peter. Campbell. Donegal have too much for Kildare despite losing Michael Murphy. RTÉ Sport. 6 February 2022. 6 February 2022.
  73. News: Paul. Brennan. Kerry impress as victory over Donegal sends them top of Division 1. RTÉ Sport. 20 February 2022. 20 February 2022.
  74. News: Peter. Campbell. Goals crucial as gritty Donegal see off Tyrone. RTÉ Sport. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022.
  75. News: Chris. McNulty. Michael Langan still ruled out as Tyrone roll into town. 23 February 2022. 23 February 2022.
  76. News: Peter. Campbell. Monaghan end Donegal's Ballybofey record to maintain Division 1 survival hope. RTÉ Sport. 13 March 2022. 13 March 2022.
  77. News: Paul. Keane. Allianz FL D1: Dublin finish strongly against Donegal. 20 March 2022. 20 March 2022.
  78. News: Chris. McNulty. Donegal hang on for win as things get hot and heavy with Armagh. The Irish Times. 27 March 2022. 27 March 2022.
  79. News: Andy. Watters. Donegal cruise to victory over mis-firing Armagh in Ulster Championship quarter-final. The Irish News. 25 April 2022. 25 April 2022.
  80. News: John. Haughey. Donegal 2–16 Cavan 0–16: Tir Conaill men survive Breffni onslaught to reach Ulster decider. BBC Sport. 8 May 2022. 8 May 2022.
  81. News: Declan. Bogue. Derry outscored Donegal 0–4 to 0–2 in the extra-time period. The42.ie. 29 May 2022. 29 May 2022.
  82. News: Declan. Bogue. Armagh power past Donegal to book All-Ireland quarter-final. The42.ie. 12 June 2022. 12 June 2022.
  83. News: Peter. Campbell. Patrick McBrearty the hero as Donegal edge Kerry. RTÉ Sport. 29 January 2023. 29 January 2023.
  84. News: Francis. Mooney. Tyrone power to double-scores victory over Donegal in Allianz Football League. RTÉ Sport. 5 February 2023. 5 February 2023.
  85. News: Alan. Foley. Michael Langan, Oisin Gallen and Eoghan Ban Gallagher back for Donegal. 19 February 2023. 19 February 2023.
  86. News: Colm. Shalvey. Allianz FL D1: Monaghan defeat Donegal. 19 February 2023. 19 February 2023.
  87. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1: Donegal and Galway share the spoils. 26 February 2023. 26 February 2023.
  88. News: John. Campbell. Donegal fightback falls short as late scores see Armagh home. Irish Examiner. 4 March 2023. 4 March 2023.
  89. News: Chris. McNulty. Allianz FL D1: Mayo reach decider. 19 March 2023. 19 March 2023.
  90. News: Donnchadh. Boyle. Donegal complete miserable week with relegation from Division One after Roscommon defeat. Irish Independent. 26 March 2023. 26 March 2023.
  91. News: Francis. Mooney. Down add to Donegal's woes to advance in Ulster. RTÉ Sport. 23 April 2023. 23 April 2023.
  92. News: Frank. Craig. Michael Langan put his recent injury nightmare behind him. 24 September 2023. 24 September 2023.
  93. News: Alan. Foley. Embattled Donegal find form after break to defeat Clare. RTÉ Sport. 20 May 2023. 20 May 2023.
  94. News: Derry's second-half goal salvo turns Donegal over. RTÉ Sport. 4 June 2023. 4 June 2023.
  95. News: Francis. Mooney. Resurgent Donegal see off Monaghan. RTÉ Sport. 17 June 2023. 17 June 2023.
  96. News: Peter. Campbell. Canavan boys on form to seal Tyrone quarter-final slot. RTÉ Sport. 24 June 2023. 24 June 2023.
  97. News: Three Donegal players in shake up for All Stars. Donegal News. 15 January 2021. 15 January 2021.
  98. News: 2019 Electric Ireland HE GAA Rising Stars. 15 April 2019. 15 April 2019.
  99. News: Congratulations to LYIT's Michael Langan – HE Rising Star 2019.
  100. News: Chris. McNulty. Donegal trio included on Higher Education Team of the Year. 2 April 2020. 2 April 2020.
  101. News: Langan, Mogan & McCole named on Team of the Year. Highland Radio. 2 April 2020. 2 April 2020.

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