Adrian Mullen (born 30 March 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Kilkenny Senior Championship club

Ballyhale Shamrocks Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic games club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a member of the Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Founded in 1972, the club was a amalgamation of three team ...

and at inter-county level with the

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. He usually lines out as a right wing-forward.

Playing career

St. Kieran's College

Mullen first came to prominence as a hurler with

St. Kieran's College St Kieran's College (Coláiste Chiaráin) is a Roman Catholic secondary school, located on College Road, Kilkenny, Ireland. History St Kieran's College was founded in Kilkenny, in the diocese of Ossory in 1782, after the passing of the Cath ...

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. He played in every grade of hurling before eventually joining the college's senior hurling team. On 28 February 2015, he lined out in goal when St. Kieran's College defeated St Peter's College from

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by 1-14 to 1-06 to win the Leinster Championship. Mullen was again in goal when St. Kieran's College faced Thurles CBS in the All-Ireland final on 5 April 2015. He ended the game with a winners' medal following a 1-15 to 1-12 victory. Mullen was switched from goal to the forwards for the 2016 Leinster Championship. He won a second successive Leinster Championship medal on 27 February 2016 after scoring 1-09 in the 2-12 to 1-11 defeat of Kilkenny CBS. On 28 March, Mullen won a second successive All-Ireland medal when he lined out at right wing-forward when St. Kieran's College defeated Ardscoil Rís from

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by 1-15 to 1-13. Mullen was appointed captain of the team for the 2017 Leinster Championship. On 26 February, he won a third successive Leinster Championship medal after scoring ten points in a 1-14 to 0-13 defeat of Kilkenny CBS in the final. On 25 March, Mullen top scored with 2-02 when St. Kieran's College suffered a 3-13 to 3-11 defeat by Our Lady's Secondary School from

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in the All-Ireland final. After deciding to repeat his

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, Mullen was again eligible for the team for a fourth successive year. On 22 February 2018, he scored 1-02 from left wing-forward when St. Kieran's College were defeated by 1-14 to 1-11 by Dublin North in the Leinster final. He was switched to midfield on 31 March 2018 when he became one of only a small group of players to play in four All-Ireland finals. Mullen scored seven points and collected a third winners' medal following the 5-19 to 3-16 defeat of Presentation College from

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Ballyhale Shamrocks

Mullen joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed championship success at minor level before later winning back-to-back championships with the under-21 team. Mullen made his first senior championship appearance on 17 September 2017 in a

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game against Rower-Inistioge. He scored a point from play in the 2-16 to 0-12 victory. On 28 October 2018, Mullen scored a point from right wing-forward when Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated

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by 2-20 to 2-17 to win the Kilkenny Championship. He lined out in the same position when Ballyhale faced

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in the Leinster final. Mullen scored 2-01 from play in the 2-21 to 0-11 victory. He was switched to the left wing-forward position for the All-Ireland final against St. Thomas's on 17 March 2019. Mullen scored five points from play and collected a winners' medal following the 2-28 to 2-11 victory. He ended the season by being named at right wing-forward on the Club Hurling Team of the Year while he was also named Club Hurler of the Year. On 27 October 2019, Mullen lined out at right wing-forward when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced James Stephens in the Kilkenny Championship final. He scored three points from play and collected a second successive winners' medal after the 2-21 to 1-15 victory. On 1 December 2019, Mullen was again selected at right wing-forward when Ballyhale Shamrocks faced

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in the Leinster final. He scored three points from play and collected a second successive provincial winners' medal following the 1-21 to 0-15 victory.

Kilkenny

Minor, under-21 and under-20

Mullen first lined out for

as a member of the minor team during the 2016 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 14 May 2016 and scored eight points from right corner-forward in a 2-18 to 1-19 defeat by

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. Mullen was eligible for the minor grade again the following year. On 2 July 2017, he top scored with 1-09 when Kilkenny defeated Dublin by 3-15 to 1-17 to win the Leinster Championship. Mullen ended the season by being included on the inaugural GAA Minor Star Awards Hurling Team of the Year. On 20 June 2018, Mullen made his first appearance for the Kilkenny under-21 team. He scored two points from left wing-forward in a 1-17 to 3-13 defeat by

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in the Leinster Championship. On 24 June 2019, Mullen made his first appearance for Kilkenny's inaugural under-20 team. He scored two goals from left wing-forward in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of

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. On 17 July 2019, Mullen won a Leinster Championship medal as an unused substitute when Kilkenny defeated

by 1-17 to 0-18 in the

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Senior

Mullen was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior team prior to the start of the 2019 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 11 May 2019 when he lined out at right wing-forward in a 2-23 to 1-21 defeat of Dublin. On 30 June 2019, Mullen scored three points from left wing-forward when Kilkenny suffered a 1-23 to 0-23 defeat by Wexford in the Leinster final. Mullen was selected at right corner-forward for the All-Ireland final against Tipperary on 18 August 2019, however, his participation was in doubt after being hospitalised with an illness in the week leading up to the match. He was declared fit to play but was held scoreless in the 3-25 to 0-20 defeat. Mullen ended the season by being shortlisted for the Young Hurler of the Year award. On 24 February 2020, it was confirmed that Mullen would miss the rest of the season having torn a knee cruciate ligament in Kilkenny's draw with

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in Round 4 of the

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. In 2021, Mullen was named as captain of the Kilkenny team for the 2021 hurling season.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-County Underage

Senior Inter-County

Honours

;St. Kieran's College * All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship:

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Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Post-Primary Schools Senior A Hurling Championship, is an annual inter-schools hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It is the highest inter-schools hurling competition in the ...

: 2015, 2016, 2017 ;Ballyhale Shamrocks *

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-coun ...

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Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of ...

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Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the oneills.com Leinster GAA Under-20 Hurling Championship), is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

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;Awards *

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(1): 2019 * All-Star Award (1): 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mullen, Adrian 1999 births Living people Ballyhale Shamrocks hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers Hurling goalkeepers 21st-century Irish sportsmen GAA/GPA Young Hurlers of the Year