Killian Young is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 with his local club Renard

Renard GAA

Reenard is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the Kerry, Ireland townland of Reenard. The club competes in Gaelic football competitions organized by the Kerry county board and the South Kerry divisional board...

, diviaional side South Kerry

South Kerry GAA

South Kerry are a Gaelic football and Hurling Divisional Team in County Kerry.The South Kerry Football Team draws its players from eight Club teams in the Division.These are:* St. Mary's Cahirciveen* Renard* St...

 and has been a member of the Kerry

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

 senior inter-county team since 2006. He's a stupid ginger

Playing career

Having appeared for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...

 and All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months...

, Young broke onto the Kerry senior side in 2007. He took over the number 7 jersey from Aidan O'Mahony

Aidan O'Mahony

Aidan O'Mahony is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Kerry senior football team. O'Mahony is a member of An Garda Síochána.O'Mahony played for Kerry's U21 team in 2000 and 2001....

 after the latter moved to centre-back to replace Séamus Moynihan

Séamus Moynihan

Séamus Moynihan is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Shronedarraugh - a townland half way between Barraduff and Glenflesk, County Kerry. He has played football for St Brendan's College, Glenflesk, East Kerry, University College Cork, Institute of Technology Tralee, Kerry Minor, U21 and Senior teams,...

. Young played in this position in the National Football League

National Football League (Ireland)

The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The prize for the winning team is the New Ireland Cup, presented by the New Ireland Assurance Company...

 and retained his place for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

. He was a member of the Kerry team that won the Munster Senior Football Championship

Munster Senior Football Championship

The Munster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Munster Council and are played during the summer months...

 and then the overall All-Ireland championship. He also won the Young Player of the Year award. He added another winners medal in 2009 when Kerry

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

 once again over came old ravels Cork in the final. In 2010 he was captain of the Kerry

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

 team that overcame UCC

UCC GAA

UCC is a football and hurling club associated with University College Cork. UCC teams play in the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship as well as the two main third-level competitions namely the Sigerson Cup in football and the Fitzgibbon Cup in hurling...

 in the McGrath Cup

McGrath Cup

The McGrath Cup is a Gaelic Football competition played between the Third Level Colleges and Counties in Munster.The following Third Level Colleges take part:* University College Cork * Tralee IT* University of Limerick...

 final.

In 2008, Young captained Kerry to victory in the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for players aged between 18 and 21 in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months...

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Teams

External links

• http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=SPORT&jp=mhmhauojgbid&d=2007-10-03
• http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2007/0826/kerry.html
• http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/u21s-wouldnt-have-filled-in-1294736.html
• http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0216/kerry_tyrone.html
• http://www.examiner.ie/irishexaminer/pages/story.aspx-qqqg=sport-qqqm=GAA-qqqa=sport-qqqid=55500-qqqx=1.asp
• http://www.roscommonherald.ie/news/story/?trs=gbqlqlmh
• http://www.anfearrua.com/story.asp?id=2639