Declan Dalton (born 6 November 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a forward for club side Fr. O'Neill's, divisional side

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and at inter-county level with the

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Playing career

Fr. O'Neill's

Dalton joined the Fr. O'Neill's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 16 September 2013, he was at right wing-forward when Fr. O'Neill's defeated

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by 4-14 to 5-10 to win the Cork Premier 2 MHC title. Dalton subsequently progressed onto the Fr. O'Neill's under-21 team. On 8 December 2018, he gave the "performance of a lifetime" for Fr. O'Neill's when he scored 0-15, including twelve from frees, in 3-24 to 4-18 defeat of

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to win the Cork Premier Under-21 Championship title. Dalton made his first appearance for the Fr. O'Neill's top adult team during the 2014 Cork Intermediate Championship. On 22 October 2016, Dalton scored six points from full-forward when Fr. O'Neill's drew with

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in the Cork Intermediate Championship final. The replay a week later also saw Dalton top score for the team with 1-08 in a 1-18 to 1-14 victory. On 12 October 2019, Dalton lined out at full-forward when Fr. O'Neill's faced

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in the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following the 3-23 to 1-20 victory. Dalton was also the championship's top scorer with 3-45. On 24 November 2019, he scored 1-07 when Fr. O'Neill's defeated

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by 2-15 to 0-17 to win the Munster Club Championship.

Imokilly

Dalton's performances at club level lead to him being selected for the

divisional team during the 2015 Cork Senior Championship. On 22 October 2017, Dalton was in goal when Imokilly defeated

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by 3-13 to 0-18 to win the Cork Senior Championship final. It was the division's first title since

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. Dalton was replaced in goal by

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's Dara O'Callaghan for the 2018 Cork Senior Championship, however, he remained on the panel as a forward. On 14 October, he was introduced as a 52nd-minute substitute for Barry Lawton when Imokilly retained the title after a 4-19 to 1-18 defeat of

in the final. On 20 October 2019, Dalton played in a third successive county final. Lining out at full-forward, he top scored for the team with 1-07 and collected a third successive winners' medal after the 2-17 to 1-16 defeat of

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. Dalton was also the championship's top scorer with 3-55.

Cork

Minor and under-21

Dalton first played for Cork at minor level on 8 April 2015 in a 2-20 to 1-13

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defeat of

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. An anomaly in the championship format saw Cork face the same opposition in the semi-final, with Limerick reversing the result and knocking Dalton's team out of the championship. On 13 July 2017, Dalton made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team, scoring 1-12, including a late penalty, in Cork's one-point defeat of

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. Dalton won a

medal on 4 July 2018, after scoring seven points in Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of

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in the final. A knee injury in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final defeat of

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threatened to end his championship campaign. On 26 August 2018, Dalton scored five points from frees in a 3-13 to 1-16

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defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade. Dalton was later nominated for the Team of the Year.

Senior

Dalton was added to the extended training panel of the Cork senior team in late 2016. He made his first competitive appearance as goalkeeper on 25 January 2017 and scored two long-range points from frees in Cork's 0-19 to 0-15 Munster League defeat of Clare. On 27 January 2019, Dalton made his first National Hurling League appearance at centre-forward in a 2-18 to 0-17 defeat by Kilkenny at

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. On 13 February, it was announced that he faced a period on the sidelines following a knee operation.

Career statistics

Club

Division

Inter-county

Honours

;Fr. O'Neill's *

Cork Senior A Hurling Championship The Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Senior A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork SAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

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Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ...

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Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork ...

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork IAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork GAA, Cork Coun ...

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Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Evening Echo'' Cork County Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

: 2018 *Cork Premier 2 Minor Hurling Championship: 2013 ;Imokilly *

Cork Senior Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Cork County B ...

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Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalton, Declan 1997 births Living people Fr. O'Neill's hurlers Imokilly hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Hurling goalkeepers