| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Ó Flaithimh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
30 March 1996 Douglas, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Kev | ||
| Occupation | Accounting associate | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2014-present | Douglas | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2015-2019 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018-present | Cork | 10 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:50, 18 November 2020. | |||
Kevin Flahive (born 30 March 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Douglas and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lines out as a left corner-back, wing back or does the man marking role.[1]
During his studies at University College Cork, Flahive was selected for the college's senior football team. On 20 February 2019, he won a Sigerson Cup medal after lining out at full-back in the 0-16 to 1-09 win over St. Mary's University College in the final.[2]
Flahive joined the Douglas club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He first enjoyed success with the club's minor team, claiming a Premier 1 Minor Championship medal after a defeat of St. Finbarr's in 2013, before winning an under-21 title after a win over Cill na Martra in 2017. [3][4] By this stage Flahive had joined the Douglas senior team, having made his debut in a 0-09 to 0-05 win over Newcestown during the 2014 Cork County Championship.[citation needed]
Flahive first played for Cork when he was drafted onto the Cork minor team for the 2013 Munster Minor Championship.[5] Once again eligible for the grade the following year, he was appointed team captain and was at full-back when Cork suffered a 2-17 to 2-13 defeat by Kerry in the 2014 Munster final.[6]
Flahive progressed onto the Cork under-21 team in advance of the 2016 Munster Under-21 Championship. He ended the campaign with a winners' medal after a 3-09 to 1-14 win over Kerry in the final.[7] On 30 April 2016, Flahive was at left wing-back when Cork suffered a 5-07 to 1-13 defeat by Mayo in the All-Ireland final.[8]
On 27 January 2018, Flahive made his first appearance for the Cork senior team when he lined out at right wing-back in a 3-16 to 1-16 defeat by Tipperary in the opening round of the 2018 National League.[9] He made his championship debut on 26 May 2018 when he played at left corner-back in a 1-17 to 0-09 win over Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.[10] Flahive was switched to centre-back for the subsequent 3-18 to 2-04 defeat by Kerry in the Munster final.[11]
After a second successive Munster final defeat by Kerry in 2019, Flahive claimed his first senior silverware when Cork secured the delayed National League Division 3 title after remaining undefeated for the entire campaign in 2020.[12][13]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2018 | Division 2 | 6 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 13 | 0-00 | ||
| 2020 | Division 3 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | |
| Total | 14 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | 24 | 0-00 | ||