Brendan McCole
Brendan McCole (born 1997/8) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Naul's and the Donegal county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Back | ||
| Born | 1997/8 | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
201?– | St Naul's | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
c. 2020 | DCU | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
201?– | Donegal | ||
He has been compared favourably to Neil McGee and suggested as his eventual successor.[1]
McCole is from Mountcharles.[1]
He played for DCU in the Sigerson Cup, winning the trophy in 2020.[2][3] He was the team captain.[4]
Later that year Donegal started him in the final of the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship. He was not named in the team to start but was put in as a late change for Ciarán Thompson.[5]
References
- Craig, Frank (10 February 2019). "McCole keen to grasp his opportunity". Donegal News. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- Keane, Paul (29 January 2020). "DCU's second-half surge propels them to Sigerson glory". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Morrison, McCole and Curran help DCU waltz to Sigerson Cup Final". 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- Keane, Paul (29 January 2020). "Dominant DCU secure fifth Sigerson Cup crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2020. See photo caption: "DCU captain Brendan McCole, centre, celebrates with team-mates following his side's victory in the Sigerson Cup final against IT Carlow at Dublin City University Sportsgrounds in Glasnevin, Dublin".
- O'Brien, Kevin (22 November 2020). "As it happened: Donegal v Cavan, Ulster senior football final — 4:02PM". The42.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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