Connor Gleeson
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| Born | 13 June 1993 Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Connor Gleeson (born 13 June 1993) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Dunmore MacHales and the Galway county team. His usual position is as a goalkeeper.[1]
He saved a Conor McManus penalty in Pádraic Joyce's first game as manager.[2]
He scored the decisive point in the 2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship final.[3]
Soccer Career
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| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
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| 2010 | Mervue United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Mervue United | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Galway United | 29 | (0) |
| 2015 | Athlone Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Galway United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Athlone Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Galway United | 4 | (0) |
| 2026 | Galway United | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2026 | |||
He played association football as a goalkeeper for Galway United in the League of Ireland from 2014 to 2018 before turning to GAA.[4] On 1 July 2026, he returned to Galway United on a short term contract to provider goalkeeping cover after their loanee keeper Evan Watts returned to his parent club Swansea City.[5][6] On 31 July 2026, he departed the club without having made an appearance following their signing of Vincent Angelini.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]- Galway
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (4): 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ "Galway 2–21 Armagh 3–18: Tribesmen defeat Orchard County in penalty shootout after epic All-Ireland quarter-final". Sky Sports. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ↑ "Gleeson saves Tribe as Joyce era kicks off with victory over Farney". Irish Independent. 27 January 2020.
- ↑ Finnerty, Mike (5 May 2024). "Late Connor Gleeson point wins Connacht final for Galway". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Donovan, Shane (1 July 2026). "Galway GAA goalkeeper Gleeson joins John Caulfield's Galway United". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ "Men's First Team Squad Update". galwayunitedfc.ie.
- ↑ "GAA goalkeeper Connor Gleeson switches codes and joins Galway United for rest of season after All-Ireland SFC exit". Irish Independent. 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Galway United Latest News". galwayunitedfc.ie.
- ↑ "Galway United confirm two new signings while Gleeson departs". Connacht Tribune. 31 July 2026.
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