Niall Morgan

Niall Morgan
Personal information
Native name
Niall Ó Muireagáin (Irish)
NicknamePrimary School Principal
Born (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 35)
Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionGoalkeeper
Club
Years Club
 Edendork St Malachy's
Inter-county
Years County
2013–
 Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 2
Association football career
Date of birth (1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Dungannon Swifts 3 (0)
2011–2013 Dungannon Swifts 62 (0)
2018 Dungannon Swifts 4 (0)
2019 Dungannon Swifts 3 (0)
Total 76 (0)
International career
2009 Northern Ireland Under-18 schoolboys 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niall Morgan (born 17 July 1991) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Edendork St Malachy's club and the Tyrone county team.

A knee injury in 2013 ruled him out for the rest of the season. This was considered a severe blow to Tyrone's hopes of winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

The COVID-19 outbreak in the Tyrone football squad twice delayed the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final against Kerry. Morgan later disclosed that he was one of the players who had contracted the virus, though he mistook his symptoms for hayfever.

Morgan has won two All-Star Awards, in 2021 and 2024.

He has also played association football for Dungannon Swifts, and represented Northern Ireland Under-18 schoolboys.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Niall Morgan to return for Tyrone in 2025 after NFL ambitions". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Home".
  3. ↑ "Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan out for rest of Championship with knee injury". RTÉ Sport. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tyrone to face Offaly but Niall Morgan suffers injury blow". BBC Sport. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  5. ↑ O'Neill, Michael (18 June 2013). "Tyrone Goalkeeper Niall Morgan Out For the Rest of The Season". Sports News Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Roche, Frank (15 September 2021). "'If somebody drops on this pitch, who's to blame?' – Tyrone players reveal the inside story of their Covid crisis". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2021. Two of Tyrone's Sam Maguire heroes have spoken publicly about the Covid-19 crisis that ripped through their squad earlier this summer and threatened their participation in the All-Ireland series. Niall Morgan and Conor Meyler disclosed how joint-managers Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher told the group of plans to withdraw from their rescheduled semi-final against Kerry because of the health implications… Both the netminder and Tyrone's play-anywhere No 10 were among those to test positive for the virus… Even though he was 'double-jabbed', Meyler was among those to contract Covid after the virus got into his own family home. 'I had no symptoms, and I wouldn't have known only I was made go for a PCR test', the Omagh clubman explained… Morgan also tested positive, having initially thought he was merely suffering from hay fever.
  7. ↑ "Niall Morgan pockets second All-Star". WeAreTyrone. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tyrone goalkeeper Morgan thought team-mate McShane would accept AFL move". BBC Sport. 6 April 2020. As well as playing a key role for Tyrone in inter-county football, Morgan has also turned out for Dungannon Swifts in the Irish Premiership and he continues to train with the Stangmore Park outfit periodically.