{{Short description|Irish hurler}} {{distinguish|text=the Australian rules footballer Keith Smythe}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player | code = Hurling | sport = Hurling | image = | name = Keith Smyth | irish = | fullname = | feet = | inches = | nickname = | occupation = Student | county = Clare | province = Munster | club = Killanena | clposition = | clubs = | clyears = | clapps(points) = | clcounty = 0 | clprovince= | clallireland = | colleges = University of Limerick | colyears = 2022-present | fitz = 0 | counties = Clare | icposition = Left wing-forward | icyears = 2022-present | icapps(points) = | icprovince = 0 | icallireland = 0 | nhl = 0 | allstars = 0 | clupdate = | icupdate = 12:37, 10 June 2023 | birth_date = 2003 | birth_place = Killanena,<br>County Clare, Ireland }} '''Keith Smyth''' (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Killanena, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.
==Career==
Smyth first played hurling with the Feakle-Killanena underage amalgamation. He enjoyed some success as a juvenile, winning the Clare U14HC title in 2017, before losing the Clare MAHC final in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clarechampion.ie/magnificent-smyth-inspires-feakle-killanena-to-u-14-title/|title=Magnificent Smyth inspires Feakle-Killanena to U14 title|date=24 June 2017|publisher=The Clare Champion|access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/back-to-back-minor-a-titles-for-corofin-ruan/|title=Back-to-back Minor A titles for Corofin-Ruan|date=26 September 2020|publisher=Clare Echo|access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> Smyth also played as a schoolboy with Gort Community School in the various Connacht competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clarechampion.ie/clare-schools-and-players-continue-in-national-action/|title=Clare players and schools continue in national action|date=25 February 2022|publisher=The Clare Champion|access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> He won an All-Ireland freshers league title with the University of Limerick in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/killanenas-ian-mac-captains-ul-as-8-clare-hurlers-taste-freshers-success/|title=Killanena's Ian Mac captains UL as 8 Clare hurlers taste freshers success|date=7 December 2022|publisher=Clare Echo|access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>
Smyth first appeared on the inter-county scene with Clare during a two-year tenure with the minor team in 2019 and 2020. His second year on the team was curtailed due to a broken collar bone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clareecho.ie/59012-2/|title=Smyth ruled out as minors face Cork in knockout clash|date=15 October 2020|publisher=Clare Echo|access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> Smyth later spent two seasons with the under-20 team and was the team's overall top scorer in 2023 when they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/cork-v-clare-munster-u20-hurling-final-match-report-6068873-May2023/|title=Late scoring burst sees Cork claim third Munster U20 hurling crown in four years|date=15 May 2023|publisher=The 42|accessdate=11 June 2023|first=|last=}}</ref> Smyth has been a part of the senior team since 2022.
==Honours==
;University of Limerick *All-Ireland Freshers Hurling League Division 1: 2022
;Feakle-Killanenan *Clare Under-14 A Hurling Championship: 2017
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Clare Hurling Team}}
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