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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séan Ó Dónaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 (age 31) Ennis,County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||
| Nickname | SOD | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2011-present | Éire Óg, Ennis | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 1 | ||
| College | |||
| Years | College | ||
2012-2018 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2013-present | Clare | 57 (16-72) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:16, 06 November 2025. | |||
Shane O'Donnell (born 15 June 1994) is an Irishhurler who plays as a forward for theClare senior team.
Born and bred in Ennis, Co Clare O'Donnell first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Clare minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the2013 Waterford Crystal Cup. O'Donnell has since gone on to play a key part for Clare, and has won twoAll-Ireland medals, twoNational Hurling League medals and oneWaterford Crystal Cup medal.
At club level O'Donnell plays withÉire Óg, Ennis. He missed the2019 National Hurling League as he was awarded aFulbright Scholarship toHarvard University in the US.[1][2] He won Clare SHC Final for Eire Og on 5/10/2025.
O'Donnell made his senior debut during the pre-seasonWaterford Crystal Cup in 2013. It was a successful campaign for Clare, as a 1-21 to 1-13 defeat ofTipperary gave O'Donnell a winners' medal in that competition.[3] Later that year he made his championship debut at left corner-forward in a Munster quarter-final defeat ofWaterford.[4] The rest of the championship campaign saw O'Donnell dropped from the starting fifteen for several games, however, he was a late addition at full-forward for Clare'sAll-Ireland final replay againstCork. His selection seemed surprising but was justified, as O'Donnell scored a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game.[5]Further goals fromConor McGrath andDarach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory following a classic championship decider.[6] The win gave O'Donnell anAll-Ireland medal, while he was also namedman of the match.[7][8]
In October 2013, O'Donnell won the Opel Player of the Month Award for September.[9][10]
In June 2021, he received a heavy blow when training with the Clare team that left him with a serious concussion. It ruled him out of the2021 Championship.He returned to the Clare panel in March 2022.[11][12]
On 21 July2024, he started in the full-forward line as Clare won theAll-Ireland for the first time in 11 years after an extra-time win againstCork by 3-29 to 1-34, claiming their fifth All-Ireland title.[13][14][15][16] O'Donnell won his thirdAll Star and was selected asGAA/GPA Hurler of the Year at the end of the 2024 season.[17]
O’Donnell completed his degree in UCC where he was a Quercus Scholar. He completed a PhD inMicrobiology in 2021. Between 2018 and 2019, he spent six months inHarvard University as the recipient of aFulbright scholarship.[18][19]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Clare | 2013 | Division 1A | 6 | 1-03 | 2 | 1-01 | 5 | 5-04 | 13 | 7-08 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 4-02 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 3-05 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 1-02 | 9 | 4-08 | ||
| 2016 | Division 1B | 7 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 1-06 | 11 | 1-07 | |
| 2017 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 2-02 | 1 | 0-02 | 5 | 2-04 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1-03 | 5 | 0-03 | 3 | 1-08 | 14 | 2-14 | ||
| 2019 | — | 4 | 1-01 | — | 4 | 1-01 | ||||
| 2020 | Division 1B | 5 | 3-07 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-02 | 9 | 3-09 | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | Division 1A | — | 5 | 0-09 | 2 | 0-06 | 7 | 0-15 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-08 | 2 | 2-03 | 7 | 2-11 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-02 | 2 | 1-02 | ||||
| Career total | 37 | 12-21 | 28 | 5-27 | 21 | 10-33 | 86 | 27-81 | ||
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final Man of the Match 2013 (replay) | Succeeded by |