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Paul Ryan (hurler)
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Paul Ryan (born 3 November 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-forward for the Dublin senior team.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pól Ó Riain | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born |
(1988-11-03) 3 November 1988 (age 35) Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Occupation | Sales Executive | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2006–present | Ballyboden St Enda's | ||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 7 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
Dublin Institute of Technology | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008–2021 | Dublin | 38 (8-188) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:54, 16 June 2019. |
Born in Dublin, Ryan first played competitive hurling with the combined Dublin Colleges team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 2006.[2] He simultaneously came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballyboden St Enda's club, winning a minor championship medal in 2006. Ryan subsequently joined the Ballyboden St Enda's senior team and has since won six county senior championship medals.
Ryan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Dublin minor team.[3] He enjoyed one unsuccessful championship season with the minor team. He subsequently joined the Dublin under-21 team. Ryan made his senior debut during the 2008 league and has since become a regular member of the team, winning Leinster and National League medals.