Stephen Cluxton

Stephen Cluxton
Cluxton taking a kick-out during the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo
Personal information
Irish name Stiofán Mac Lachtain
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1981-12-17) 17 December 1981 (age 42)
Coolock, Dublin, Ireland
Nickname Clucko[1]
Stevo
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
2000–
Parnells
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
2002–2006
Dublin City University
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2001–
Dublin 112 (0–48)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 18
All-Irelands 9
NFL 5
All Stars 7
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:35, 14 May 2023 (UTC+1).

Stephen Cluxton (born 17 December 1981) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a goalkeeper at senior level for the Dublin county team.

Cluxton made his senior debut for Dublin during the 2001 Championship. Since then he has established himself as Dublin's first-choice goalkeeper. Along with Mick Fitzsimons and James McCarthy, Cluxton holds the record of most All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, with nine medals, beginning with wins in 2011 and 2013, and including six championships in a row from 2015 to 2020. Cluxton is the only player in the history of the game to captain a team to seven championship titles. He has also won a record 18 Leinster medals, five National Football League medals and six All Stars.

  1. ^ Keys, Colm (28 September 2019). "Maintaining standards over a long period is now my big motivator". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 28 September 2019.