Rob Finnerty | |
Irish: | Roibeard Ó Fiannachta |
Occupation: | Primary school teacher |
Birth Date: | 14 April 1998 |
Birth Place: | Galway, Ireland |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Sport: | Gaelic Football |
Code: | Football |
County: | Galway |
Province: | Connacht |
Clubs: | Salthill-Knocknacarra |
Clposition: | Centre forward |
Clyears: | 2016– |
Colleges: | NUI Galway |
Counties: | Galway |
Icposition: | Right corner forward |
Icyears: | 2019– |
Icprovince: | 3 |
Robert Finnerty (born 14 April 1998) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Salthill-Knocknacarra and at senior level for the Galway county team.
Part of the Galway senior panel since 2017, he played for Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final and the 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship final. He has played Sigerson Cup football for NUI Galway and is the son of Anthony Finnerty, who played for Mayo.[1] [2]
Robert Finnerty made senior championship appearances for Galway in 2019, playing championship before he played in the league.[3]
He scored a goal in Pádraic Joyce's first game as manager.[4]
He took a penalty against Armagh in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final game.[5]
He came off injured after ten minutes of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final.[6]