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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Born |
11 October 1988 Portumna, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Occupation | Sports sponsorship consultant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2004–present | Portumna | 113 (62-907) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 5 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 4 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2007–2013 | Limerick Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008–2021 | Galway | 62 (27-486) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 5 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:00, 28 July 2021. | |||
Joseph Canning (born 11 October 1988[1]) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Portumna and previously at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. Often considered one of the greatest players of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers of all time, Canning enjoyed a 14-season career with the Galway senior hurling team, won five All-Stars and was named GAA-GPA Hurler of the Year in 2017.[2][3][4] He won seven major trophies in his inter-county career, including one All-Ireland Championship, three Leinster Championships and three National Hurling Leagues. A prolific scorer from play and placed balls, Canning holds the record for most sideline cuts scored (28) and was the championship's all-time top scorer with 27 goals and 486 points until TJ Reid overtook him.[5] His 62 championship appearances is a Galway record.
Born and raised in Portumna, County Galway, Canning first played competitive hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Portumna club. He made his senior debut for the club aged 15 in May 2004 and immediately established himself as an integral player. In his second season, Canning helped the club to a second ever County Championship title before ending the campaign with the 2006 All-Ireland Club Championship. It was the first of four county championship titles in five seasons, while he also added All-Ireland titles to his collection in 2008 and 2009. Canning won a fifth county championship in 2013 before ending the season with a fourth All-Ireland club winners' medal.
Canning lined out for Galway in three different grades of hurling over a 17-year period. At underage levels, he was regarded as a prodigy and won two All-Ireland Minor Championships from three consecutive final appearances and an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship.[6][7][8] After his senior debut in April 2008, Canning would go on to end the season with his first All-Star award, as well as being named Young Hurler of the Year. Canning ended the 2012 season with his third All-Star and his first Hurler of the Year nomination, having been part of Galway's inaugural Leinster Championship-winning campaign. 2017 saw him named Hurler of the Year, having played a key role in Galway's clean sweep of National League and Leinster Championship successes, as well as a first All-Ireland Championship in 29 years. Canning earned a fifth All-Star award and a third Hurler of the Year nomination in 2018 after winning a third Leinster Championship title and appearing in his fourth All-Ireland final.
- ^ "Hurling coursing in their veins". Irish Independent. 22 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (28 July 2021). "Skill, scores and stardom – Galway's Canning departs with hurling acclaim ringing in his ears". The 42. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (22 April 2017). "Martin Breheny: Is Joe Canning one of the greatest hurlers never to win an All-Ireland?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Skehill: Joe is the best hurler ever". Hogan Stand. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ McKeon, Conor (27 July 2021). "'Ultimate finisher' Joe Canning is a record-breaker". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (8 September 2007). "No ordinary Joe leading the charge". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ O'Sullivan, P.M. (28 July 2021). "Joe Canning was both gladiator and surgeon with a range of shots to match Seve". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Canning: I always feel pressure". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2021.