# Dean Brosnan

Dean Brosnan (born 24 June 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers. He was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for three seasons, during which time he usually lined as a forward, either in the half-forward or full-forward line.

## Playing career
### University College Cork

During his studies at University College Cork, Brosnan was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 3 March 2012, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal after coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Dan McCormack when the university defeated the Cork Institute of Technology by 2-15 to 2-14 in the final.

### Glen Rovers

Brosnan joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning a Cork Under-21 Championship medal as a 17-year-old in 2008. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 8 August 2009 in a 1-21 to 0-13 Cork Senior Championship quarter-final defeat by Newtownshandrum.
On 11 October 2015, Brosnan won his first Cork Senior Championship medal after scoring three points from play when Glen Rovers defeated Sarsfields by 2-17 to 1-13 in the final.
Brosnan won his second Cork Senior Championship medal on 9 October 2016 when he scored four points in a 0-19 to 2-11 defeat of Erin's Own in the final.
On 20 October 2019, Brosnan played in his fifth final when Glen Rovers faced Imokilly. Lining out at right wing-forward, he scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side following a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat.

### Cork
#### Minor and under-21

Brosnan first played for Cork at minor level on 24 June 2009 and scored 1-01 in a 5-17 apiece draw with Tipperary in the Munster Championship. His one season in this grade ended without silverware.
Brosnan was subsequently selected for the Cork under-21 team and made his first appearance on 3 August 2011 as a substitute in a 4-20 to 1-27 Munster Championship defeat by Limerick. He was included on the Cork under-21 team the following year.

#### Senior

Brosnan was added to the Cork senior hurling panel in late 2015 and made his first appearances during the pre-season 2016 Munster League. He was an unused substitute for Cork's subsequent National Hurling League and All-Ireland Championship matches.
Brosnan made his first National League appearance 11 February 2017, replacing Shane Kingston in a 0-21 to 1-11 defeat of Clare. He later made his first Munster Championship appearance on 18 June, coming on as a substitute for Alan Cadogan in a 0-21 to 1-15 defeat of Waterford at the semi-final stage. On 9 July, he won his first Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.
On 1 July 2018, Brosnan won a second successive Munster Championship medal after being introduced as a 73rd-minute for Lorcán McLoughlin in Cork's 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 10 November 2019.
| Team | Year | Cork | Cork | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Glen Rovers | 2009-10 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0-00 |
| Glen Rovers | 2010-11 | 8 | 3-08 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3-08 |
| Glen Rovers | 2011-12 | 2 | 0-05 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0-05 |
| Glen Rovers | 2012-13 | 4 | 1-04 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1-04 |
| Glen Rovers | 2013-14 | 3 | 0-05 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0-05 |
| Glen Rovers | 2014-15 | 6 | 1-08 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1-08 |
| Glen Rovers | 2015-16 | 6 | 0-06 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | 7 | 0-06 |
| Glen Rovers | 2016-17 | 5 | 2-10 | 2 | 0-02 | — | — | 7 | 2-12 |
| Glen Rovers | 2017-18 | 6 | 0-17 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0-17 |
| Glen Rovers | 2018-19 | 2 | 1-01 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1-01 |
| Glen Rovers | 2019-20 | 5 | 1-07 | 1 | 0-02 | — | — | 6 | 1-09 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 9-71 | 4 | 0-04 | — | — | 52 | 9-75 |

### Inter-county

    As of match played 29 July 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Cork | 2016 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| Cork | 2017 | Division 1A | 5 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-03 |
| Cork | 2018 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0-06 | 4 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-07 |

## Honours
### University College Cork

* Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2012

### Glen Rovers

* Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2015, 2016
* Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (1): 2024
* Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2008

### Cork

* Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018
* Munster Senior Hurling League (1): 2017