{{short description|Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=April 2022}} {{infobox Gaelic games player |image = |name = Kieran Martin |irish = Ciarán Ó Máirtín |nickname = |occupation = |feet =5 |inches =11 |sport = Gaelic football |code = |province = Leinster |club = Maryland (football)<br>Father Dalton's, Ballymore (hurling) |clpositionf = |clpositionh = |clapps(points) = |clcountyf = |clcountyh = |clprovincef = |clprovinceh = |clallirelandf = |clallirelandh = |clyears = |county = Westmeath |counties = Westmeath |icyears = 2009– |icpositionf = |icpositionh = |icapps(points) = |icprovincef = |icprovinceh = |icallirelandf = |icallirelandh = |nfl = |nhl = |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1990}} |birth_place = Drumraney, County Westmeath }} '''Kieran Martin''' (born 1990 in Drumraney, County Westmeath) is an Irish sportsperson. A dual player, he plays both Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Maryland and has been a member of the Westmeath senior inter-county team in both codes since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/westmeaths-dolan-set-for-substitute-role-460342.html|title=Westmeath's Dolan set for substitute role|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=4 June 2010|accessdate=28 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurlingstats.com/show_player_matches.php?plrid=1139 |title=Hurler profile: Kieran Martin |publisher=Hurling Statistics website |accessdate=28 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315223522/http://www.hurlingstats.com/show_player_matches.php?plrid=1139 |archivedate=15 March 2012 }}</ref>
==Playing career== He played in the 2015 Leinster Senior Football Championship final, contributing two points in the loss.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0712/714293-dublin-v-westmeath/|title=Dublin ease to another Leinster football crown|work=RTÉ|first=Eoin|last=Ryan|date=12 July 2015}}</ref>
He played in the 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0717/802997-dublin-westmeath/|title=Boys in Blue cruise to another Leinster title at Croke Park|work=RTÉ|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=17 July 2016}}</ref>
Martin was a playing member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-dublin-obyrne-cup-final-4447898-Jan2019/|title=Ger Egan hits 1–5 as Westmeath defeat Dublin for first O'Byrne Cup title since 1988|publisher=The42.ie|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0118/1024176-egan-lead-westmeath-to-obyrne-cup-win-over-dublin/|title=Egan leads Westmeath to O'Byrne Cup win over Dublin|publisher=RTÉ|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/294373|title=O'Byrne Cup final: Egan steers Westmeath past Dubs|work=Hogan Stand|date=18 January 2019}}</ref> He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park, Martin scored 0–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30915948.html|title=Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success|work=Irish Examiner|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=6 April 2019}}</ref> He spent two years as Westmeath captain until Kevin Maguire succeeded him from May 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.midlands103.com/news/sports/kevin-maguire-named-westmeath-football-captain-for-2021/|title=Kevin Maguire Named Westmeath Football Captain for 2021|date=12 May 2021}}</ref>
His 2021 season came to an end after he sustained a rupture to his left achilles tendon during a National Football League fixture against Down.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/martin-vows-tofight-on-after-season-ending-achilles-injury-40504540.html|title=Martin vows to fight on after season-ending Achilles injury|work=Irish Independent|date=5 June 2021}}</ref>
He scored a decisive goal in the 2022 Tailteann Cup Final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/324163|title=Late Martin goal propels Westmeath to Tailteann Cup triumph|work=Hogan Stand|date=9 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.midlands103.com/news/sports/kieran-martins-goal-decisive-moment-in-tailteann-cup-final/|title=Kieran Martin's Goal Decisive Moment In Tailteann Cup Final|publisher=Midlands 103|date=11 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/kevin-maguire-makes-block-life-see-westmeath-edge-cavan-tailteann-cup-final-266753|title=Kieran Martin's brilliant solo goal helps Westmeath edge out Cavan in Tailteann Cup final|publisher=JOE.ie|date=10 July 2022}}</ref> It came days after the death of close friend Eoin Farrell.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/kieran-martin-westmeath-3-5813218-Jul2022/|title=Westmeath's goalscoring hero 'lost a good friend last week'|publisher=The42.ie|date=10 July 2022}}</ref>
He is among his county's highest championship scorers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/324213|title=Heslin moves to top of Westmeath scoring charts|work=Hogan Stand|date=12 July 2022}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Westmeath * Tailteann Cup (1): 2022 * National Football League Division 3 (1): 2019 * O'Byrne Cup (1): 2019
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Westmeath Football Team 2022}}
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