Aaron Costello

Aaron Costello
Personal information
Irish name Aron Mac Coisteala
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1992
Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Kilmallock
Club titles
Limerick titles 3
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2018-present
 Limerick 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 4
NHL 3
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:56, 23 July 2023.

Aaron Costello (born 1993) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Kilmallock and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back.

Playing career

University College Cork

As a student at University College Cork, Costello also became involved in Gaelic games. On 8 March 2012, he came on as a 16th-minute substitute to win an All-Ireland Freshers Championship medal following a 0-24 to 3-11 defeat of the University of Limerick in the final.[1]

Kilmallock

Costllo joined the Kilmallock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the minor and under-21 grades before eventually joining the club's senior team.[citation needed]

On 7 October 2012, Costello was named on the bench when Kilmallock faced Adare in the Limerick Senior Championship final. He remained on the bench for the entire game but collected a winners' medal following the -15 to 0-15 victory.[2]

On 19 October 2014, Costello won his first championship medal on the field of play following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Na Piarsaigh in the final.[3] He later won a Munster Championship medal on 23 November 2014 following a 1-32 to 3-18 extra-time defeat of Cratloe.[4] On 17 March 2015, Costello was at left corner-back when Kilmallock suffered a 1-18 to 1-06 defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[5]

Limerick

Senior

On 14 December 2018, Costello was included on John Kiely's first Limerick squad for the 2019 season.[6] He made his first appearance for the team on 20 December 2018 when he came on as a 48th-minute substitute for Lorcan Lyons in Limerick's 4-14 to 0-11 defeat of Kerry in the Munster League.[7] On 9 March 2019, Costello made his first appearance in the National League when he came on as a half-time substitute for Tom Condon in the 2-22 to 0-11 defeat Laois.[8] On 31 March 2019, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick defeated Waterford by 1-24 to 0-10 to win the National League title.[9] On 30 June 2019, Costello won a Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary in the final.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 2024.
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Limerick 2019 Division 1A 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2020 4 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 4 0-00
2021 3 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 3 0-00
2022 1 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00
2023 2 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00 3 0-00
2024 5 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-00
Career total 16 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-00 17 0-00

Honours

University College Cork
  • All-Ireland Freshers' Hurling Championship (1): 2012
Kilmallock
Limerick

References

  1. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 March 2012). "Late rally sees UCC claim three in-a-row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Mulcahy strikes to secure spoils for gritty Kilmallock". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ Cahill, Jackie (19 October 2014). "Delight for 'Sparrow' as Kilmallock defy odds". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Kilmallock find extra gear in final epic". Irish Examiner. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ Keys, Colm (18 March 2015). "Ballyhale make it six of the best with final stroll". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ Neville, Jack (14 December 2018). "Five newcomers as John Kiely names first Limerick squad for 2019 season". Sporting Limerick. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  7. ^ Murphy, Murt (20 December 2018). "One last win for the All-Ireland hurling champions before Christmas". The 42. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ Miller, Steven (9 March 2019). "Six All-Ireland winners start as Limerick storm into league semi-final with 17-point win over Laois". The 42. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (31 March 2019). "Limerick end 22-year with for league honours in style with final win over Waterford". The 42. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  10. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (30 June 2019). "More glory for Limerick as they lift Munster crown with 12-point win over Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 1 July 2019.