Aaron Costello

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.

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.

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

• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2014
• Limerick Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2014

Limerick

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2020, 2021, 2022
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Munster Senior Hurling League (3): 2019, 2020, 2023

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.