James O'Donoghue

James O'Donoghue (born 19 June 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Kerry SFC club Killarney Legion. He is a former player at senior level for the Kerry county team.

James O'Donoghue

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Donnchú
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner-forward
Born	(1990-06-19) 19 June 1990 (age 35) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Occupation	Bank official
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Killarney Legion
Club titles
Kerry titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
2008–2013	University of Limerick
College titles
Sigerson titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2010–2022	Kerry	40 (11–105)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	9
All-Irelands	1
NFL	3
All Stars	2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:08, 21 February 2022.

Career

Born in Killarney, County Kerry, O'Donoghue's father, Diarmuid, won two All-Ireland medals with the Kerry senior football team under Mick O'Dwyer.^[1] He first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Killarney Legion club, while also enjoying Corn Uí Mhuirí success with St. Brendan's College.^[2] O'Donoghue first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry minor football team that won the Munster Minor Championship in 2008. His two seasons with the under-21 team yielded little in terms of success before making his senior team debut during the 2010 National League. O'Donoghue made a combined total of 76 league and championship appearances and was named Footballer of the Year in 2014, having earlier helped Kerry to the All-Ireland Championship title.^[3][4] His other honours include nine Munster Championships and three National League titles. O'Donoghue announced his inter-county retirement in January 2022.^[5][6][7]

Personal life

O'Donoghue did a Level 7 Sports and Exercise Course at the University of Limerick between 2008 and 2013. He became a Qualified Financial Advisor in Banking and Financial Support Services after doing a course at IOB (a recognised college of University College Dublin) between 2015 and 2018. He worked as a bartender in Dan Linehans Bar between November 2004 and January 2015. He began working as a mortgage advisor for Allied Irish Banks in February 2015.^[8]

Career statistics

Team	Year	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Kerry	2010	Division 1	2	0-00	0	0-00	0	0-00	2	0-00
	2011		0	0-00	1	0-01	2	0-01	3	0-02
	2012		6	0-05	2	0-03	4	1-08	12	1-16
	2013		6	1-05	3	1-08	1	2-03	10	4-16
	2014		6	0-07	1	0-10	4	4-14	11	4-31
	2015		7	2-21	3	1-03	3	0-10	13	3-34
	2016		0	0-00	1	0-04	2	0-06	3	0-10
	2017		3	0-10	2	0-16	3	0-07	8	0-33
	2018		1	0-00	2	0-07	3	1-02	6	1-09
	2019		3	0-02	1	1-01	2	0-01	6	1-04
	2020		2	0-05	0	0-00	—		2	0-05
	2021		0	0-00	0	0-00	—		0	0-00
Total			36	3-55	16	3-53	24	8-52	76	14-160

Honours

St Brendan's College

• Corn Uí Mhuirí: 2008

East Kerry

• Kerry Senior Football Championship: 2022

Killarney Legion

• East Kerry Senior Football Championship: 2019

Kerry

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 2014
• Munster Senior Football Championship: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• National Football League 2017, 2020, 2021
• Munster Minor Football Championship: 2008

Awards

• GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year: 2014
• All Stars: 2013, 2014
• The Sunday Game Player of the Year: 2014