Conor Corbett

Conor Corbett

Personal information
Irish name	Conchúr Ó Coirbín
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Born	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) Cork, Ireland
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2020-present	Clyda Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	DCU Dóchas Éireann
College titles
Sigerson titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2022-present	Cork	6 (1-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002)^[citation needed] is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork SAFC club Clyda Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

Corbett played Gaelic football at school level with the Patrician Academy in Mallow. He won several titles with the school throughout 2019 and 2020, including the Simcox Cup.[1][2] Corbett also lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Clyda Rovers club before making his senior team debut in 2020.

Corbett first lined out at inter-county level as captain of the Cork minor football team that beat Galway in the 2019 All-Ireland minor final.[3] Corbett was subsequently named Minor Footballer of the Year.[4] He was included on the Cork under-20 football team in 2020 and 2021, however, his progress onto the senior team was stalled after suffering a cruciate ligament injury.[5] Corbett was included on the senior team's training panel in 2022.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 August 2023.

Team	Year	Cork SAFC
		Apps	Score
Clyda Rovers	2020	3	0-13
	2021	0	0-00
	2022	4	1-06
	2023	3	1-11
Total		9	2-29

Inter-county

As of 7 April 2024

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Cork	2022	Division 2	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00
	2023		6	2-05	1	0-00	4	1-01	11	3-06
	2024		4	2-07	1	0-01	0	0-00	5	2-08
Total			10	4-12	2	0-01	4	1-01	16	5-14

Honours

Patrician Academy

• Simcox Cup: 2019
• Munster Colleges Senior B Football Championship: 2020

Cork

• Munster Under-20 Football Championship: 2021
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 2019 (c)

References

1. "Patrician Academy honoured for their treble at the Rebel Óg awards". Echo Live. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
2. "O'Shea and Corbett fire Patrican Academy to Munster football glory". Echo Live. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
3. "Cork end 19-year minor drought in extra-time thriller". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
4. "Corbett and McDonagh win Electric Ireland minor awards". GAA website. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
5. "Cork U20 star forward suffers devastating cruciate blow". The 42. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
6. "The Cork Senior Football team to play Limerick has been announced". Cork GAA website. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.