Darren Browne
# Darren Browne

Darren Browne (born 10 October 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Kanturk and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a left wing-back.

## Playing career

### Kanturk

Browne joined the Kanturk club at a young age and played in all grades of hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult teams as a dual player.

On 7 October 2017, Browne was at centre-back when Kanturk defeated Mallow by 0–17 to 1–12 to win the Premier Intermediate Championship title. Kanturk completed the double on 29 October, with Browne lining out at full-back in the 0–14 to 0–13 defeat of Mitchelstown to win the Intermediate Football Championship. He scored a point from left corner-back when Kanturk defeated Kilmaley by 1–23 to 0–25 to win the Munster Championship. Browne won an All-Ireland Championship medal from centre-back on 4 February 2018, after Kanturk's 1–18 to 1–17 defeat of St Patrick's Ballyragget in the final at Croke Park.

### Cork

**Minor and under-21**

Browne first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 9 April 2014. He was at left wing-back for Cork's 5–26 to 0–09 defeat of Kerry in the Munster Championship.

On 17 June 2015, Browne made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a 1–21 to 1–11 defeat by Waterford in the Munster Championship.

Browne was appointed captain of the Cork under-21 hurling team for the 2017 Munster Championship. On 26 July, he captained the team to a 0–16 to 0-11 Munster Championship final defeat by Clare. Browne was later nominated for a position on the Team of the Year.

**Senior**

Browne made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 10 January 2016 when he came on as a substitute in Cork's 1–20 to 0–18 defeat of Kerry in the Munster League. He was later cut from the panel before the National Hurling League.

## Career statistics

### Club

    As of match played 19 April 2019.

| Team | Year | Cork PIHC | Cork PIHC | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Kanturk | 2014 | 4 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0-00 |
| Kanturk | 2015 | 5 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0-00 |
| Kanturk | 2016 | 3 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0-00 |
| Kanturk | 2017 | 5 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-02 |
| Kanturk | Total | 17 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 23 | 0-02 |
| Kanturk | Year | Cork SHC | Cork SHC | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| Kanturk | Year | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Kanturk | 2018 | 3 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0-00 |
| Kanturk | 2019 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0-00 |
| Kanturk | Total | 4 | 0-00 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0-00 |
| Career total | Career total | 21 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 27 | 0-02 |

### Division

| Team | Year | Cork SHC | Cork SHC |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score |
| Duhallow | 2015 | 3 | 0-00 |
| Duhallow | 2016 | 3 | 0-00 |
| Duhallow | 2017 | 4 | 0-00 |
| Career total | Career total | 10 | 0-00 |

### Inter-county

    As of match played 14 July 2019.

| 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 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 4 | 0-01 |
| Cork | 2019 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 7 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 |

## Honours

### Kanturk

* Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (1): 2021 (c)
* All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2018
* Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2018
* Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2017
* Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2017
