Irish name Pol O Cillin Years Club Sport Hurling | Position Full Back Name Paul Killeen Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Role Hurler | |
Born 24 June 1994 (age 30) Ballinasloe, Ireland ( 1994-06-24 ) | ||
Galway s paul killeen at the all ireland hurling launch 2017
Paul Killeen (born 24 June 1994) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a full-back for the Galway senior team.
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Born in Tynagh, County Galway, Killeen first played competitive hurling in his youth. He was a key member and later captain of the Portumna Community School senior team. At club level he plays with Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry.
Killeen made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team. An All-Ireland medallist in this grade, he later joined the under-21 side. Killeen made his senior championship debut during the 2014 championship.
On 28 May 2017, Killeen suffered a cruciate ligament injury against Dublin in the quarter-final of the Leinster Championship and missed the remainder of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship season.