Sam McCartan (born 1999/2000) is a

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by ki ...

er who plays for the St Loman's club and at senior level for Westmeath county team. He scored a goal against

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in the

2022 Tailteann Cup The 2022 Tailteann Cup was the inaugural edition of the Tailteann Cup and is the second-tier of Gaelic football for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the first-tier trophy). It was contested by up to sixteen te ...

. He passed the ball to

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for a second goal in the semi-final that got them past

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and into the competition's inaugural final. McCartan is a grandson of

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and is related to

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Honours

;Westmeath *

Tailteann Cup The Tailteann Cup is a second tier Gaelic football championship competition held annually since 2022 and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is contested by those county teams who do not qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Foo ...

(1):

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;Individual * Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCartan, Sam Year of birth missing (living people) category:Living people St Loman's Gaelic footballers Westmeath inter-county Gaelic footballers