Joe O'Connor (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Seosamh Ó Conchubhair (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sports Brand Manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe O'Connor (Irish: Seosamh Ó Conchubhair) is a Gaelic footballer. He plays for the Austin Stacks club in midfield and at senior level for the Kerry county team.
Early life
O’Connor played underage rugby with Munster. He was part of a successful Munster Under-18s team in 2016 before concentrating on gaelic football.[1]
Austin Stacks
O’Connor plays for the Austin Stacks club in Tralee, Kerry.[2]
Kerry
2022: Kerry Captain
Though he never started a game for Kerry, O'Connor was named senior captain for the 2022 season (replacing Paul Murphy), in a year when Kerry won the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[3]
2023: Injury
O’Connor missed the 2023 season with Kerry due to an ACL tear suffered in a club match versus Na Gaeil.[4][5][6][7]
2024: Starting Role
2025: Breakthrough Year
O’Connor became a mainstay of the Kerry team in 2025. He produced three man of the match performances as Kerry won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship played under the new rules created by the Football Review Committee.[8]
O’Connor won his first All Star and was nominated for GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year.[9]
Personal life
O’Connor works as the Munster Area Development Manager for MFC Sports. Joe O’Connor on LinkedIn
Honours
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- Munster Senior Football Championship
- National Football League
- Austin Stacks
- Kerry Senior Football Championship
- (1): 2021
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship
- (1): 2024
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship
- (1): 2024
- Individual
- All Star
- (1): 2025
References
- ^ Collins, Martin (2 February 2022). "Joe O'Connor is 2022 Kerry Captain". Austin Stacks.
- ^ Collins, Martin (2 February 2022). "Joe O'Connor is 2022 Kerry Captain". Austin Stacks.
- ^ O'Kane, Karl (2 February 2022). "Joe O'Connor named Kerry captain despite never starting game for Kingdom".
- ^ O'Halloran, Rob (13 September 2022). "Huge blow as Kerry's All-Ireland winning captain suffers long-term injury".
- ^ Kissane, Sinead (21 October 2022). "Kerry captain Joe O'Connor admits he's likely to miss out on All-Ireland defence". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Kerry's Joe O'Connor set for lengthy absence due to ACL injury". The42.ie. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Kerry captain Joe O'Connor suffers ACL injury and will likely miss 2023 intercounty season". Sky Sports. 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Kerry crowned All-Ireland champions after dominant victory over Donegal". irishexaminer.com. 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Champions Kerry claim eight places on PwC All-Star football team". RTÉ.ie. 7 November 2025.