Seán White (born 14 March 1995) is an Irish
Gaelic footballer who plays at club level with
Clonakilty
Clonakilty (; ), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is located at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population as of 2016 was 4,592. Th ...
. He is a former member of the
Cork senior football team
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.
Career
White first came to prominence as a
dual player
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with the
Clonakilty
Clonakilty (; ), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is located at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population as of 2016 was 4,592. Th ...
club, while simultaneously lining out with Clonakilty Community College in the
Corn Uí Mhuirí. At club level he has won several divisional titles at all grades of
hurling and
Gaelic football, while he also lined out in the
2021 Cork PSFC final defeat by
St. Finbarr's. White first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the
Cork minor football team in 2013. He later spent a period with the under-21 team and was at midfield when Cork lost the
2016 All-Ireland under-21 final to
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. White was added to the
senior team as a development player in 2014, however, it would be another two years before he made his first competitive appearance. He was later joined on the team by his brother
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. White left the Cork senior football team in January 2022.
Career statistics
Club
Inter-county
Honours
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West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
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: 2012, 2015
*West Cork Under-21 A Football Championship: 2013, 2014, 2015
*West Cork Minor A Hurling Championship: 2013
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Munster Under-21 Football Championship
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:
2014
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2016
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References
External links
Seán White profileat the Cork GAA website
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1995 births
Living people
UCC Gaelic footballers
Clonakilty Gaelic footballers
Clonakilty hurlers
Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers