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Mike Breen (Gaelic footballer)

Mike Breen
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1998
Tralee,
County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Beaufort
→ Mid Kerry
Club titles
Kerry titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 MTU Kerry
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2021–present
 Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Michael Breen (born 1998) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays with Beaufort, divisional side Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

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Breen first played Gaelic football at club level with Beaufort. He was part of the club's senior team that won four Mid Kerry SFC titles between 2016 and 2022.[1] He lined out at centre-back when Beaufort beat Easkey to win the All-Ireland Club JFC title in 2019.[2] Breen has also been called up to the Mid Kerry divisional team and lined out when they were beaten in finals by East Kerry in 2020 and 2022.[3][4]

Breen first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kerry during a two year-stint with the minor team. He won consecutive All-Ireland MFC medals after defeats of Tipperary in 2015 and Galway in 2016.[5][6] A season with the under-21 team yielded a Munster U20FC medal in 2018, before claiming an All-Ireland JFC medal in 2019.[7][8]

After a number of years away from the inter-county scene, Breen was drafted onto the senior team during their Munster SFC-winning season in 2021.[9] He was dropped from the panel in 2022, before returning the following year and coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat by Dublin in the 2023 All-Ireland final.[10]

Honours

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Beaufort
Kerry

References

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  1. ^ Murphy, Jordan (27 November 2022). "Mike Breen goal the catalyst for success as Beaufort retain Mid-Kerry championship". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Beaufort crowned All-Ireland junior champions after comprehensive win over Easkey". Irish Independent. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "David Clifford wonder goal as East Kerry make wasteful Mid pay". The Irish Examiner. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "David Clifford decides the issue as East Kerry cruise to third title in four seasons". independent. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Forward class helps Kerry to first minor title in 20 years". Irish Independent. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Dominant Kerry storm past Tipperary to retain All-Ireland minor football crown". The 42. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. ^ "EirGrid Munster U20 Final: Kerry claim title". GAA website. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ "All-Ireland JFC final: Kerry make it five in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 October 2022). "Mike Breen hoping to end 'tough' year on a high with Mid Kerry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. ^ Fogarty, John (30 July 2023). "Dublin dethrone Kerry to land first All-Ireland Football title in three years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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