Martin Keoghan (born 9 December 1998) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Tullaroan and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Career
Keoghan played hurling at all levels during his time as a student at St Kieran's College in Kilkenny. As a member of the college's senior hurling team, he won three consecutive Leinster PPS SAHC medals, as well as back-to-back All-Ireland PPS SAHC medals in 2015 and 2016. Keoghan later lined out with University of Limerick in the Fitzgibbon Cup.
At club level, Keoghan first played for Tullaroan at juvenile and underage levels, winning Kilkenny MAHC and Kilkenny U21BHC titles in 2016. He also made his adult team debut that year and won Kilkenny IHC and Leinster Club IHC medals in 2019. Keoghan scored 2-01 from centre-forward when Tullaroan beat Fr O'Neill's by 3-19 to 5-12 in the 2020 All-Ireland Club IHC final.
At inter-county level, Keoghan first played for Kilkenny at minor level in 2016. He progressed to the under-21 team and was part of the Kilkenny team beaten by Limerick in the 2017 All-Ireland under-21 final. Keoghan was also part of the intermediate team that year and won an All-Ireland IHC medal after a 2-23 to 2-18 defeat of Cork.
Keoghan made his senior team debut in the 2018 Walsh Cup. He claimed his first senior silverware in 2018 when Kilkenny claimed the National Hurling League title, before adding a second league title to his collection in 2021. Keoghan won six consecutive Leinster SHC medals between 2020 and 2025. He was also part of the Kilkenny team beaten by Limerick in back-to-back All-Ireland finals in 2022 and 2023.
Keoghan won his first All Star Award in 2025, following in the footsteps of his father, Liam Keoghan, who won an All Star in 1997.
Career statistics
TeamYearNational LeagueLeinsterAll-IrelandTotalDivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreKilkenny2018Division 1A70-1050-0210-00130-12201950-0110-0000-0060-012020Division 1B40-0420-0211-0171-07202142-0720-0310-0072-10202265-0853-0322-011310-12202362-1065-0920-00147-192024Division 1A60-0760-1610-00130-23202562-2466-0810-06138-38202663-0952-12—115-21Total5014-803816-5593-089733-143
Honours
St Kieran's College All-Ireland PPS Senior Hurling Championship: 2015, 2016 Leinster PPS Senior Hurling Championship: 2015, 2016, 2017
Tullaroan All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2020 Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2019 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2019 Kilkenny Under-21 B Hurling Championship: 2016 Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 2016
Kilkenny Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 National Hurling League: 2018, 2021 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2017 Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2017 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2017
Individual The Sunday Game Team of the Year (1): 2025 All Star Award (1): 2025
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