Conor Corbett (born 1 March 2002) is an Irish

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who plays for Cork SAFC club Clyda Rovers and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a forward.

Career

Corbett played

at school level with the Patrician Academy in Mallow. He won several titles with the school throughout 2019 and 2020, including the Simcox Cup. Corbett also lined out at juvenile and underage levels with the Clyda Rovers club before making his senior team debut in 2020. Corbett first lined out at inter-county level as

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of the Cork minor football team that beat

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in the 2019 All-Ireland minor final. Corbett was subsequently named Minor Footballer of the Year. He was included on the Cork under-20 football team in 2020 and 2021, however, his progress onto the senior team was stalled after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. Corbett was included on the senior team's training panel in 2022.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

;Patrician Academy *Simcox Cup: 2019 *Munster Colleges Senior B Football Championship: 2020 ;Cork *

Munster Under-20 Football Championship The Munster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest ...

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All-Ireland Minor Football Championship The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Corbett, Conor 2001 births Living people Clyda Rovers Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers Sportspeople from Cork (city)