Conor Brady (born 4 June 1998) in an Irish

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er who plays for the Gowna club and the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Club

Brady joined the Gowna club and later progressed to the club's senior team. On 7 November 2021, Brady started his first county final as Gowna faced Ramor United. A low-scoring game ended in a draw. Brady started the replay seven days later, a strong start from Ramor led to an eventual four-point win. Gowna returned to the final the next year, where they faced

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on 16 October. Brady scored two points and Gowna claimed their first county championship since 2002.

Inter-county

Minor and under-20

On 19 July 2015, Brady was at midfield as the Cavan minor team faced

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in the Ulster final. Derry came out on top on a 1-11 to 0-11 scoreline. Brady later represented Cavan at under-20 level, but did not have success at this grade.

Senior

Brady joined the senior panel ahead of the 2018 season. On 27 January 2018, Brady made his

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debut as a late substitute against

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. Brady was named on the bench for the Division 2 final against

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, and didn't feature in the 4-16 to 4-12 loss. On 18 May 2019, Brady scored a point on his championship debut in an Ulser quarter-final win over

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. Brady was at midfield for the Ulster final against

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on 23 June. Brady scored a point as Donegal ran out five-point winners. Brady did not feature in Cavan's 2020 Ulster final success through injury. On 5 December, Brady came on as a substitute in the All-Ireland semi-final as Cavan exited the championship to eventual champions

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. Cavan faced

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in the National League Division 4 final at

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on 2 April 2022. Brady came on as a substitute in the 2–10 to 0-15 victory. On 9 July 2022, Brady was at wing back as Cavan took on

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in the inaugural

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decider at Croke Park. Westmeath went home with the cup after a four-point win.

Honours

Cavan *

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Division 4 (1):

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Gowna *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Conor 1998 births Living people Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers Gowna Gaelic footballers