Mark Kelly (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Marc Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
2 September 1988 Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2006-present | O'Loughlin Gaels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2012-present | Kilkenny | 5 (2-1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:48, 6 July 2015. | |||
Mark Kelly (born 2 September 1988) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a substitute centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Kilkenny, Kelly first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Castlecomer Community School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 2012 championship. Kelly subsequently became a more regular member of the team and has won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal.
At club level Kelly plays with O'Loughlin Gaels.
Kelly first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor team in 2006. He won a Leinster medal that year as a non-playing substitute following a heavy 4–22 to 1–5 defeat of Carlow.
Three years later and Kelly was a key member of the Kilkenny under-21 team. He won a Leinster medal that year as a brace of Jonjo Farrell goals helped Kilkenny to a 2–20 to 1–19 defeat of Dublin.Clare later faced Kilkenny in their first ever All-Ireland clash. A late point from midfielder Cormac O'Donovan gave Clare a narrow 0–15 to 0–14 victory.
Kelly was added to the extended panel of the senior team in 2012, however, he played no part in Kilkenny's successful All-Ireland campaign.
In 2014 Kelly won his first National Hurling League medal as Kilkenny secured a narrow one-point 2–25 to 1–27 extra-time victory over Tipperary. He later scored two goals on his championship debut on 7 June 2014 in a 5-32 to 1-18 Leinster quarter-final defeat of Offaly. Kelly was later confined to the substitutes' bench for Kilkenny's subsequent Leinster and All-Ireland victories.
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