Mike Breen (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Mike Breen
Feet:5
Inches:11
County:Kerry
Province:Munster
Club:Beaufort
Mid Kerry
Clcounty:0
Colleges:MTU Kerry
Sig:0
Counties:Kerry
Icposition:Midfield
Icyears:2021–present
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:0
Nfl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:21:59, 230 July 2023
Birth Date:1998
Birth Place:Tralee,
County Kerry, Ireland

Michael Breen (born 1998) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Beaufort, divisional side Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Breen first played Gaelic football at club level with Beaufort. He was part of the club's senior team that won four Mid Kerry SFC titles between 2016 and 2022.[1] He lined out at centre-back when Beaufort beat Easkey to win the All-Ireland Club JFC title in 2019.[2] Breen has also been called up to the Mid Kerry divisional team and lined out when they were beaten in finals by East Kerry in 2020 and 2022.[3] [4]

Breen first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry during a two year-stint with the minor team. He won consecutive All-Ireland MFC medals after defeats of Tipperary in 2015 and Galway in 2016.[5] [6] A season with the under-21 team yielded a Munster U20FC medal in 2018, before claiming an All-Ireland JFC medal in 2019.[7] [8]

After a number of years away from the inter-county scene, Breen was drafted onto the senior team during their Munster SFC-winning season in 2021.[9] He was dropped from the panel in 2022, before returning the following year and coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat by Dublin in the 2023 All-Ireland final.[10]

Honours

Beaufort

2016, 2017, 2021, 2022

2019

2018

Kerry

2021, 2023

2021

2019

2019

2018

2015, 2016

2015, 2016

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mike Breen goal the catalyst for success as Beaufort retain Mid-Kerry championship . Irish Examiner. Jordan. Murphy. 27 November 2022. 30 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Beaufort crowned All-Ireland junior champions after comprehensive win over Easkey. Irish Independent. 9 February 2019. 9 December 2022.
  3. Web site: David Clifford wonder goal as East Kerry make wasteful Mid pay . 26 September 2020 . . 26 September 2020.
  4. Web site: David Clifford decides the issue as East Kerry cruise to third title in four seasons . 2022-10-30 . independent . en.
  5. Web site: Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years . 21 September 2014. Irish Independent. 23 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Dominant Kerry storm past Tipperary to retain All-Ireland minor football crown. 21 September 2015. The 42. 21 September 2015.
  7. Web site: EirGrid Munster U20 Final: Kerry claim title. GAA website. 29 June 2018. 24 July 2023.
  8. Web site: All-Ireland JFC final: Kerry make it five in-a-row. Hogan Stand. 20 July 2019. 24 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Mike Breen hoping to end 'tough' year on a high with Mid Kerry. Irish Examiner. 26 October 2022. 24 July 2023. Eoghan. Cormican.
  10. Web site: Dublin dethrone Kerry to land first All-Ireland Football title in three years. Irish Examiner. 30 July 2023. 30 July 2023. John. Fogarty.