Jack Goulding (born 1997) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays hurling with St Gabriel's and Gaelic football with Fulham Irish, having earlier played with Ballyduff, while he has also played at senior inter-county level with Kerry and London.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Gabhláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1997 Ballyduff, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Physiotherapist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2014-2019 2020-2023 2020-2023 2024- | Ballyduff Fulham Irish St Gabriel's Ballyduff | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| London titles | 2 | 1 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2016-2019 2022-present | Kerry London | 6 (0-06) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:37, 11 March 2018. | |||
Career
Goulding first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Causeway Comprehensive school. He scored a vital goal when the school's under-16 team beat Roscrea Vocational School to claim the Munster Vocational JAHC title in 2012.[1] Goulding later lined out with University of Limerick and was a substitute for their Fitzgibbon Cup success in 2018.[2][3]
After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Ballyduff club, Goulding made his senior team debut in 2014.[4] He won a Kerry SHC medal after a 4-13 to 1-19 defeat of Lixnaw in the 2017 final replay.[5] Goulding continued his club career after moving to London in 2020. With the Fulham Irish club he has won London SFC medals in 2020 and 2023.[6][7] Goulding also won a London SHC medal with St Gabriel's in 2022.[8]
Goulding first appeared on the inter-county scene for Kerry as a dual player at minor level. He won back-to-back All-Ireland MBHC medals in 2014 and 2015, while he was also a member of the extended minor football panel that beat Tipperary by 4-14 to 0-06 to win the All-Ireland MFC title in 2015.[9][10][11] Goulding ended his underage inter-county tenure by winning an All-Ireland U21BHC medal in 2017, before becoming ineligible for the grade in 2018.[12]
Goulding made his senior team debut in 2016.[13] He later declared for London and made his first appearances for them in the 2022 National Hurling League.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 May 2024
| Team | Year | National League | Ring Cup | McDonagh Cup | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 2016 | Division 1B | 5 | 0-06 | — | — | 3 | 0-04 | — | 8 | 0-10 | |||
| 2017 | 6 | 0-03 | — | — | 3 | 0-02 | — | 9 | 0-05 | |||||
| 2018 | Division 2A | 5 | 2-06 | — | 5 | 2-09 | — | — | 10 | 4-15 | ||||
| 2019 | 5 | 3-10 | — | 4 | 0-02 | — | — | 9 | 3-12 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 5-25 | — | 9 | 2-11 | 6 | 0-06 | — | 36 | 7-42 | ||||
| London | 2020 | Division 2B | 4 | 0-02 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0-02 | ||||
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0-11 | 4 | 2-13 | — | — | — | 9 | 2-24 | |||||
| 2023 | 4 | 5-14 | 5 | 0-13 | — | — | — | 9 | 5-27 | |||||
| 2024 | 4 | 4-35 | 5 | 5-50 | — | — | — | 9 | 9-85 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 9-62 | 14 | 7-76 | — | — | — | 31 | 16-138 | |||||
| Career total | 38 | 14-87 | 14 | 7-76 | 9 | 2-11 | 6 | 0-06 | — | 67 | 23-180 | |||
Honours
- University of Limerick
- Ballyduff
- St Gabriel's
- Fulham Irish
- London Senior Football Championship: 2020, 2023
- Kerry