Jason Lonergan
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| Native name | Iásón Ó Lonargáin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Badger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1994 (age 30–31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:22, 1 August 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jason Lonergan (born 1994) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a left corner-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1]
Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Lonergan first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at CBS High School Clonmel. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2015 championship. Lonergan immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level Lonergan is a one-time championship medal with Clonmel Commercials.[2]
On 22 November 2020, Lonergan was a substitute as Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0–17 to 0–14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.[3][4]
Honours
Player
- Clonmel Commercials
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (1): 2012
- Tipperary
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2015 (c)
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 2011
- Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 2011, 2012
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020
References
- ^ "Profile: Jason Lonergan". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Clonmel: We'll rattle Kerry kingpins". Irish Examiner. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait for Munster senior football glory with famous win over Cork". The 42. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Tipperary end 85-year wait to win Munster crown". RTE Sport. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.