Shane O'Donoghue (born 24 November 1992) is an Irish field hockey player who holds the prestigious accolade of Ireland's record goal scorer with 110 goals to date. He is the player-coach for his boyhood club Glennane and plays in the midfield for both Glenanne and the Irish national team.

With the Irish national team, he competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he scored three goals. At the 2018 World Cup, O'Donoghue set the new record as career top goal scorer for Ireland, surpassing the 93 goals scored by John Jermyn; he has continued adding to the record, which he has increased to 110 goals.

Shane O'Donoghue (field hockey)

Club career

He played club hockey for KHC Dragons in Belgium, which he rejoined in 2018 after having played for them between 2014 and 2016. After the 2019–20 season he returned to Glennane in Ireland.

Shane O'Donoghue (field hockey)

References

External links

Hockey Ireland profile

1992 births

Living people

Irish male field hockey players

Male field hockey forwards

Olympic field hockey players for Ireland

Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players

KHC Dragons players

People educated at The High School, Dublin

Field hockey players from County Dublin

Men's Irish Hockey League players

Ireland international men's field hockey players

Men's Belgian Hockey League players

Shane O'Donoghue (field hockey)