Austin Gleeson

Austin Gleeson

Personal information
Irish name	Áistín Ó Gliasáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre Back
Born	27 June 1995 Waterford, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation	Student
Club(s)
Years	Club
2012-	Mount Sion
Club titles
Waterford titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	Waterford Institute of Technology
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2014-present	Waterford	7 (1-19)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	1
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:04, 27 July 2015.

Austin Gleeson (born 27 June 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team.

Born in Waterford, Gleeson first excelled at hurling during his schooling at De La Salle College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2014 championship.^[1] Gleeson has since become a regular member of the team and has won one National Hurling League medal.^[2]

At club level Gleeson plays with Mount Sion.

Honours

Team

Waterford

• National Hurling League (1): 2015
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2013

References

1. Egan, Kevin (25 May 2014). "Cork claw back nine-point deficit to earn Waterford replay". Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
2. Breheny, Martin (8 June 2015). "Waterford's power surge floors Cork". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 July 2015.