Seán Loftus (hurler)

Seán Loftus (born 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Turloughmore and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He is usually deployed as a corner-back, but can also be deployed at midfield.[1]

Seán Loftus
Loftus in 2013
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1997
Turloughmore, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
 Turloughmore
Club titles
Galway titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2016-present
 NUI Galway
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017-present
 Galway 9 (0-02)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:49, 3 January 2018.

Playing career

Presentation College Athenry

Loftus attended the Presentation College in Athenry with whom he played hurling at all grades. On 2 March 2014, he was at left wing-back when the college defeated St. Brigid's College from Loughrea by 1-16 to 0-16 to win the Connacht Championship.[2] On 9 March 2015, he scored a point from left wing-back when Presentation College defeated St. Brigid's College by 0-15 to 0-06 to win a second successive Connacht Championship.[3] On 20 February 2016, Loftus scored 1-02 from play when Presentation College secured their third successive Connacht Championship after a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat of Fort Community School.[4]

Turloughmore

Loftus joined the Turloughmore club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 9 November 2013, he lined out as goalkeeper when Turloughmore defeated Liam Mellows in a replay by 1-18 to 1-10 to win the Galway Minor Championship.[5] Loftus switched to an outfield position when Turloughmore retained the championship title in 2014.[6]

Minor and under-21

Loftus made his first appearance for the Galway minor team on 17 August 2014 when he came on as a 27th-minute substitute in a 1-27 to 2-09 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Limerick.[7] He was eligible for the minor grade again the following year and was appointed captain of the team. On 6 September 2015, Loftus scored a point from left corner-forward when Galway defeated Tipperary by 4-13 to 1-16 in the All-Ireland final.[8]

In 2016, Loftus progressed straight onto the Galway under-21 team. On 10 September 2016, he was at left wing-back when Galway suffered a 5-15 to 0-14 defeat by Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[9]

On 4 July 2018, Loftus was at midfield when Galway defeated Wexford by 4-21 to 2-26 to win their first ever Leinster Championship title.[10]

Senior

Loftus made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team on 5 March 2017 in a 3-31 to 1-11 defeat of Laois in the National Hurling League.[11] On 23 April, he came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Paul Killeen when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 in the 2017 National League final.[12] Loftus made his first championship appearance on 18 June, coming on as a substitute for Adrian Tuohey, in Galway's 0-33 to 0-11 Leinster semi-final defeat of Offaly.[13] He later won his first Leinster Championship medal, as a non-playing substitute, when Galway defeated Wexford by 0-29 to 1-17 in the subsequent final.[14] On 3 September 2017, Loftus was an unused substitute when Galway won their first All-Ireland Championship title in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final.[15]

On 8 July 2018, Loftus came on as a 69th-minute substitute for David Burke to win his second Leinster Championship medal after a 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[16] In the subsequent All-Ireland final against Limerick on 19 August, Loftus started the game on the bench but was introduced after 60 minutes as a replacement for Johnny Coen. Galway were beaten by 3-16 to 2-18.[17]

Honours
Presentation College, Athenry
Turloughmore
  • Galway Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2013, 2014
Galway

Career statistics
As of match played 19 August 2018.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Galway 2017 Division 1B 40-0030-0000-0070-00
2018 40-0540-0220-00100-07
Total 80-0570-0220-00170-07

References
  1. "Galway justify their All-Ireland favouritism with clinical Leinster final victory over Wexford". Irish Independent. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. Rooney, Declan (3 March 2014). "Hardiman's goal proves the difference as Athenry hold on". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. "Niland points way as Athenry prove in a class of their own". Irish Independent. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. "Athenry revel in three-in-a-row as sharpshooter Niland steals show". Irish Independent. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. "Mellows minors fall away late on as Turlough make most of reprieve". Connacht Tribune. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. Dooley, Alan (25 September 2014). "Turloughmore minors finish in a blaze of glory". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. Kelly, Liam (18 August 2014). "Limerick's power surge shuts down outclassed Tribesmen". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. O'Toole, Fintan (6 September 2015). "Great start for Galway as they lift All-Ireland minor hurling title against Tipperary". The 42. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. "All-Ireland U21 HC final: dazzling Deise surge past Tribesmen". The 42. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  10. Fallon, John (4 July 2018). "Sean Bleahene claims Leinster title as Galway see off Wexford in dramatic extra time finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  11. "Mannion leads scoring spree as Tribesmen return to full force". Irish Independent. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  12. McGoldrick, Seán (23 April 2017). "Galway claim Division One crown with unexpected rout of Tipperary". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. Small, Daragh (18 June 2017). "Galway score a massive 33 points as they cruise past Offaly into Leinster final". The 42. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012". The 42. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  15. McGoldrick, Seán (3 September 2017). "Galway end All Ireland famine with tight win over Waterford at Croke Park". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  16. Fogarty, John (8 July 2018). "Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  17. McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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