Cian Dillon (born 30 October 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Crusheen. He usually plays as a left corner-back, but can also be deployed as a full-back. Dillon was a member of the Clare senior hurling team that won the 2013 All-Ireland Championship.
Career Dillon played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Crusheen club, and later became a member of the club's senior hurling team. He won back-to-back Clare Senior Hurling Championship titles with the club in 2010 and 2011.
Dillon first played for Clare as a member of the minor team in 2006, before later playing at full-back on Clare's All-Ireland Under-21 Championship-winning team in 2009. He made his first appearance with the Clare senior team in 2010. Dillon won an All-Ireland Championship medal in 2013, when Clare claimed the title for the first time in 16 years. He later won a National Hurling League medal as joint captain of the team in 2016. Dillon announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 9 January 2019.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreClare2010Division 270-0010-0010-0090-00201170-0010-0010-0090-002012Division 1B60-0010-0020-0090-002013Division 1A00-0020-0060-0180-01201470-0010-0020-01100-01201560-0010-0020-0090-002016Division 1B80-0210-0030-00120-022017Division 1A60-0010-0010-0080-00201800-0000-0000-0000-00Total470-0290-00180-02740-04
Honours
Crusheen Clare Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2010, 2011
Clare All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2013 National League Division 1 (1): 2016 National League Division 1B (1): 2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2009 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2009
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