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Jason Cleere

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Jason Cleere
Personal information
Irish name Íason de Cléir
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 28)
Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
Bennettsbridge
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
Mary Immaculate College
Institute of Technology, Carlow
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2017–present
Kilkenny 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:54, 8 January 2020.

Jason Cleere (born 1 August 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Bennettsbridge and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back.[1]

Playing career

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St. Kieran's College

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Cleere first came to prominence as a hurler with St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was eventually called up the college's senior team. On 5 April 2014, he lined out at right wing-back when St. Kieran's College defeated Kilkenny CBS to win the Dr. Croke Cup.[2]

On 28 February 2015, Cleere won a Leinster Championship medal when he lined out at centre-back when St. Kieran's College defeated St. Peter's College by 1-14 to 1-06 in the final.[3] He was again at centre-back when St. Kieran's faced Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final and collected a second successive winners' medal following a 1-15 to 1-12 victory.[4]

Bennettsbridge

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Cleere joined the Bennettsbridge club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.

On 9 November 2014, Cleere won a Kilkenny Junior Championship medal following a 1-17 to 1-07 defeat of Mooncoin in the final.[5] On 6 December, he won a Leinster Championship medal following Bennettsbridge's 1-20 to 0-03 defeat of Shamrocks in the final.[6] Bennettsbridge subsequently qualified for an All-Ireland final meeting with Fullen Gaels on 15 February 2015. Cleere collected a winners' medal from right wing-back following a 2-17 to 2-14 victory.[7]

On 18 October 2015, Cleere was at right wing-back when Bennettsbridge drew 0-20 to 3-11 with St Patrick's Ballyragget in the final of the Kilkenny Intermediate Championship. He lined out in the same position in the replay on 24 October and collected a winners' medal after a 1-16 to 1-14 victory. Cleere won a Leinster Championship medal on 21 November following a 1-14 to 0-13 defeat of Kiltale in the final.[8] On 7 February 2016, he was selected at right wing-back for the All-Ireland final against Abbeyknockmoy. He ended the game with a winners' medal following a 1-17 to 1-14 victory.[9]

On 28 October 2018, Cleere lined out at centre-back when Bennettsbridge faced Ballyhale Shamrocks in the final of the Kilkenny Senior Championship. He ended up on the losing side following a 2-20 to 2-17 victory for Ballyhale.[10]

Kilkenny

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Minor and under-21

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Cleere was selected for the Kilkenny minor team for the first time during the 2013 Leinster Championship. On 7 July he won a Leinster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following Kilkenny's 1-18 to 0-08 defeat of Laois in the final.[11]

On 26 April 2014, Cleere made his first appearance for the Kilkenny minor team when he lined out right wing-back in a 2-08 to 0-03 defeat by Dublin in the Leinster Championship.[12] He was switched to centre-back for the Leinster final against Dublin on 6 July and collected a winners' medal following the 2-19 to 2-10 victory.[13] On 7 September, Cleere won an All-Ireland medal at centre-back following Kilkenny's 2-17 to 0-19 defeat of Limerick in the final.[14] It was his last game in the minor grade.

Cleere subsequently progressed onto the Kilkenny under-21 team during the 2015 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 2 June when he lined out at right wing-back in Kilkenny's 4-12 to 2-16 defeat of Dublin in the quarter-final.[15] On 8 June, Cleere was again at right wing-back when Kilkenny suffered a 4-17 to 1-09 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final.[16]

On 5 July 2017, Cleere won a Leinster Championship medal with the under-21 team after scoring three points from centre-back in 0-30 to 1-15 defeat of Wexford in the final.[17] On 9 September, he was again at centre-back for Kilkenny's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland final.[18]

Intermediate

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Cleere earned a call up to the Kilkenny intermediate team for the 2016 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 13 July in Kilkenny's 3-14 to 2-14 defeat of Wexford in the Leinster final.[19] On 6 August, Cleere was selected at right wing-back when Kilkenny faced Clare in the All-Ireland final. He ended the game with a winners' medal following a 5-16 to 1-16 victory.[20]

Senior

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Cleere was added to the Kilkenny senior team prior to the start of the 2017 National League. He made his first appearance on 5 March when he was selected at centre-back in Kilkenny's 0-22 to 0-15 defeat of Cork.[21][22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 18 August 2019.
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Kilkenny 2017 Division 1A 4 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 4 0-00
2018 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
2019 2 0-00 3 0-00 0 0-00 5 0-00
Career total 6 0-00 3 0-00 0 0-00 9 0-00

Honours

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St. Kieran's College
Bennettsbridge
Kilkenny

References

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  1. ^ "Four All-Ireland medals in twelve months". Hogan Stand. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Spillane, Trevor (5 April 2014). "19th All-Ireland for St. Kieran's after win over Kilkenny CBS". The 42. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Schools: St Kieran's back in the winners enclosure". Hogan Stand. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ^ Cahill, Jackie (5 April 2015). "Kilkenny school St Kieran's have won their 20th All-Ireland title". The 42. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Bennettsbridge bring cup to Martin's grave". Hogan Stand. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Leinster Club JHC final: Bennettsbridge enjoy runaway success". Hogan Stand. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Nicky Cleere's haul points the way for Bennettsbridge". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "'Bridge win comes at cost". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  9. ^ Keane, Paul (7 February 2016). "Kilkenny's Bennettsbridge claim second All-Ireland club title in 12 months". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  10. ^ Breheny, Martin (28 October 2018). "Henry Shefflin launches managerial career as Ballyhale win Kilkenny championship". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Murphy points the way as Kilkenny cruise past Laois to claim crown". Irish Independent. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Leinster MHC: Dubs too good for dismal Cats". Hogan Stand. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  13. ^ Kelly, Niall (6 July 2014). "Kilkenny power past Dublin to retain their Leinster minor crown". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  14. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (7 September 2014). "Kilkenny minors savour All-Ireland success against spirited Limerick". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  15. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 June 2015). "Late goal gives Kilkenny dramatic win over Dublin in Leinster U21 hurling thriller". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Leinster U21 HC final: Magical Model maul Cats for three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  17. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (5 July 2017). "Kilkenny land 30 points en route to completing U21 and minor Leinster hurling double". The 42. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  18. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (11 September 2017). "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  19. ^ Dwyer, Michael (13 July 2016). "Late Kilkenny rally beats Wexford in Leinster decider to set up All-Ireland final with Clare". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  20. ^ Brennan, Eoin (6 August 2016). "5-star Kilkenny secure first All-Ireland Intermediate title in 6 years". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  21. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (3 March 2017). "Cody hands senior debut to young Bennettsbridge centre-back as Cork leave Horgan out". The 42. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Kilkenny beat 14-man Cork in lively Nowlan Park encounter". Irish Examiner. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.