# Jack O'Connor (Cork hurler)

Jack O'Connor (born 1 October 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a corner-forward.

## Playing career
### Sarsfields

O'Connor joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning a premier under-21 championship medal in 2017 following an eight-point defeat of Killeagh-St Ita's. By this stage, he had already made his senior hurling championship debut, coming on as a substitute in a 0–14 to 0–11 defeat of Carrigtwohill on 28 May 2016.

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

O'Connor first played for Cork at minor level in 2016, however, his sole season in the grade ended with a defeat by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. On 13 July 2017, he made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team. On 4 July 2018, O'Connor won a Munster medal after scoring 1-02 from play in Cork's 2–23 to 1–13 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 26 August 2018, he scored a point from play in Cork's 3–13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary in what was his last game in the grade.

#### Senior

O'Connor made his senior debut for Cork on 27 January 2018, replacing Alan Cadogan for the final nine minutes of a National League game against Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. On 1 July 2018, he won his first Munster medal as an unused substitute following a 2–24 to 3–19 defeat of Clare in the final.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 January 2025
| Team | Season | Cork | Cork | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Team | Season | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Sarsfields | 2016 | 2 | 0-01 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0-01 |
| Sarsfields | 2017 | 7 | 3-15 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3-15 |
| Sarsfields | 2018 | 2 | 1-03 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1-03 |
| Sarsfields | 2019 | 3 | 0-10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0-10 |
| Sarsfields | 2020 | 4 | 3-08 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3-08 |
| Sarsfields | 2021 | 4 | 1-08 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1-08 |
| Sarsfields | 2022 | 3 | 1-09 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1-09 |
| Sarsfields | 2023 | 6 | 1-11 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | 7 | 1-11 |
| Sarsfields | 2024 | 5 | 0-18 | 2 | 1-06 | 2 | 0-09 | 9 | 1-33 |
| Career total | Career total | 36 | 10-83 | 3 | 1-06 | 2 | 0-09 | 41 | 11-98 |

### Inter-county

    As of 28 April 2024
| 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 | 2018 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 6 | 0-02 |
| Cork | 2019 | Division 1A | 3 | 1-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-00 |
| Cork | 2020 | Division 1A | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 4 | 0-01 |
| Cork | 2021 | Division 1A | 4 | 4-03 | 1 | 0-03 | 4 | 2-07 | 9 | 6-13 |
| Cork | 2022 | Division 1A | 7 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-03 |
| Cork | 2023 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-03 |
| Cork | 2024 | Division 1A | 3 | 1-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 1-04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 25 | 6-12 | 8 | 0-05 | 9 | 2-09 | 42 | 8-26 |

## Honours
### Sarsfields

* Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (1): 2017

### Cork

* Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2018
* Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2018