Joseph Cooney (born 28 March 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Galway Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the

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. He currently lines out as a left wing-back.

Personal life

Born in

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, County Galway, Cooney was born into a strong hurling family. His father,

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, and his uncle, Jimmy, both played with Galway and won All-Ireland medals with the Galway senior team of the 1980s.

Playing career

St Brigid's College

Cooney first came to prominence as a hurler with St Brigid's College in

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. Having played in every grade he was appointed captain of the senior team in his final year. On 13 April 2009, Cooney captained the team to the All-Ireland Championship after lining out at midfield in the 3-18 to 1-14 defeat of Roscrea Community School.

University of Galway

During his studies at the

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, Cooney joined the senior hurling team after lining out with the freshers' team in his first year. He played in several

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campaigns without success.

Sarsfields

Joseph Cooney Galway Senior Hurling Championship 2015

Cooney joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Galway Senior Championship. On 8 November 2015, he captained Sarsfields in the

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against

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. Cooney scored a point from centre-forward in the 0-12 apiece draw. He retained his position for the replay and scored a goal in the 2-10 to 0-14 victory.

Galway

Minor and under-21

Cooney first lined out for

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as a member of the minor team during the 2009 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 25 July 2009 when he scored a point from left wing-back in a 4-23 to 0-10 defeat of Antrim. Cooney was again selected at left wing-back when Galway faced Kilkenny in the

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. He ended the game with a winners' medal following a 2-15 to 2-11 victory. Cooney was added to the Galway under-21 team in advance of the 2010 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 21 August 2010 when he was introduced as a substitute in Galway's 2-14 to 1-10 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland semi-final. Cooney was again selected amongst the substitutes when Galway faced

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in the

on 11 September 2010. He was introduced as a substitute for Eoin Forde but ended the game on the losing side following a 5-22 to 0-12 defeat. After being dropped from the team for the 2011 All-Ireland Championship, Cooney returned to the panel the following year. He made his last appearance for the team on 25 August 2012 in a 4-15 to 2-15 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Senior

Cooney was added to the Galway senior team in advance of the 2012 National League. He made his first appearance on 26 February 2012 when he came on as a substitute from

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at right wing-forward in a 0-20 to 0-13 defeat of Dublin. On 8 July 2012, Cooney won a Leinster Championship medal in his debut game after coming on as a substitute for

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in a 2-21 to 2-12 defeat of Kilkenny in the

. On 9 September 2012, he started the

against Kilkenny on the bench but was introduced as a substitute for Niall Burke in the 0-19 to 2-13 draw. The replay on 30 September 2012 saw Cooney come on as a substitute for Niall Donoghue, however, Galway were defeated by 3-22 to 3-11. On 7 July 2013, Cooney lined out at left wing-back when Galway suffered a 2-25 to 2-13 defeat by Dublin in the Leinster final. Cooney was selected as a substitute when Galway faced Kilkenny in the Leinster final on 5 July 2015. He came on as a substitute for

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in the 1-25 to 2-15 defeat. On 6 September 2015, Cooney was an unused substitute when Galway suffered a 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the

. On 3 July 2016, Cooney scored two points from centre-forward in Galway's 1-26 to 0-22 defeat by Kilkenny in the Leinster final. On 22 April 2017, Cooney lined out at left wing-forward when Galway faced Tipperary in the National League final. He was held scoreless but ended the game with a winners' medal following the 3-21 to 0-14 victory. The subsequent championship saw Galway qualify for a Leinster final meeting with

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. Cooney scored five points and collected a second winner's medal after the 0-29 to 1-17 victory. On 3 September 2017, Canning was at right wing-forward when Galway faced

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in the

. He scored three points in the 0-26 to 2-17 victory and a first All-Ireland Championship for Galway in 29 years. On 1 July 2018, Cooney scored a point from play in Galway's 0-18 apiece draw with Kilkenny in the Leinster final. The replay a week later saw him collect a third provincial medal after scoring a point in Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 victory. On 19 August 2018, Canning was at right wing-forward when Galway faced

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in the

. He scored three points during the game, however, Limerick won their first title in

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after a 3-16 to 2-18 victory.

Connacht

Cooney was added to the

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team for the 2012 Inter-provincial Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 4 March 2012 when he lined out at left wing-back in a 2-19 to 1-15 defeat by

in the

. On 3 March 2013, Cooney lined out in a second successive Inter-provincial final with Connacht. He scored a point from play but ended on the losing side after a 1-22 to 0-15 defeat by Munster. After a two-year absence, Cooney was again selected for the Connacht team for the 2016 Inter-provincial Championship. He made his final appearance in the competition on 15 December 2016 when he scored a goal in a 1-14 to 1-12 defeat by Leinster in the semi-final.

Career statistics

Honours

;Sarsfields *

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(1): 2015 (c) ;Galway * All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1):

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(3):

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* National Hurling League Division 1 (2):

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(1): 2009

References

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