Michael Butler (born 4 February 2000[1]) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club O'Loughlin Gaels and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a right corner-back.
Career
Butler played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the O'Loughlin Gaels club, while simultaneously lining out as a schoolboy with CBS Kilkenny. After securing minor and under-21 titles, he eventually progressed on the club's senior team and lined out in the 2021 Kilkenny SHC final defeat by Ballyhale Shamrocks.[2] Butler first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that won the Leinster MHC title in 2017, before subsequently winning a Leinster U20 title in 2019.[3][4] He made his Kilkenny senior hurling team debut during the 2022 National Hurling League.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 20 March 2022.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kilkenny | 2022 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 |
| Career total | 5 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
Honours
- O'Loughlin Gaels
- Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2019
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 2017
- Kilkenny
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2022
- Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2019
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 2017
- Awards
- All-Star Award (2): 2022, 2023
- GAA-GPA Young Hurler of the Year (1): 2022
References
- ^ "KIlkenny player profiles". Kilkenny People. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ Keys, Colm (7 November 2021). "Quickfire goals send Ballyhale on their way to pulsating victory over O'Loughlin Gaels". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Adrian Mullen, cousin of the Fennelly brothers, hits 1-9 as Cats exact revenge on Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Fagan, Ronan (17 July 2019). "Shefflin goal the difference as DJ Carey's Kilkenny land first provincial title in two years". The 42. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Allianz HL D1: Kilkenny overcome gutsy Antrim". GAA website. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
