Enda Smith Explained

Enda Smith (born 6 August 1994) is a Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Roscommon county team and is from Boyle, County Roscommon in Ireland.

Career

Smith plays his club football for the Boyle GAA club.^[1] While at university, he played for DCU where he won the Sigerson Cup in 2015 against UCC.^[2] During his university GAA matches, he formed a rivalry with UCC's Conor Cox who played county football for Kerry and later joined Smith at Roscommon. Smith made his senior inter-county debut for Roscommon in 2013.^[3] He was part of the Roscommon team that made it to the Super 8s stage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after winning the 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship^[4] but lost to Tyrone.^[5] Despite this, he was nominated for the GAA GPA All Stars Awards.^[6] By 2019, he had become the Roscommon county captain.^[7] Before the season started, he had fractured a bone in his hand but made a substitute appearance to score the winning point in the final of the 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship against Mayo.^[8]

On 25 October 2017, Smith was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 International Rules Series against Australia in November following Dublin GAA players declining to take part in the series due to club commitments and rest breaks.^{[9] [10]}

Personal life

Smith has three brothers, Cian and Donie, have played Gaelic football for Roscommon at differing levels.^[11] Until 2018, he studied at Dublin City University.^[12] Smith works as a teacher at St Declan’s College in Dublin, away from Gaelic football.^[13]

Career Statistics

As of match played 29 June 2024

Team	Year	National League			Connacht		All-Ireland		Total
		Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Roscommon	2013	Division 3			1	0-02	1	0-00	2	0-02
	2014				2	0-00	2	0-05	4	0-05
	2015	Division 2			2	0-06	2	2-01	4	2-07
	2016	Division 1			3	2-03	1	1-01	4	3-04
	2017				2	0-03	2	0-02	4	0-05
	2018	Division 2			2	0-02	4	3-02	6	3-04
	2019	Division 1			1	0-01	3	1-02	4	1-03
	2020	Division 2			1	0-00	-		1	0-00
	2021	Division 1			1	0-03	-		1	0-03
	2022	Division 2			2	0-05	1	0-00	3	0-05
	2023	Division 1			2	1-01	4	1-11	6	2-12
	2024				1	0-00	5	1-02	6	1-02
Career total					20	3-26	25	9-26	45	12-52

Notes and References

1. Web site: Encouraging times for Boyle . GAA . 2019-09-25 . 2020-03-15.
2. Web site: Enda Smith and Conor Cox on same side after years of rivalry . Irish Times . 2019-07-10 . 2020-03-15.
3. Web site: Aaron Gallagher . 'Playing quarter-finals in Croke Park is where you want to be in July' . The42.ie . 2017-07-28 . 2020-03-15.
4. Web site: We wouldn't be where we are without Cox - Smith. Irish Independent . 2020-03-15.
5. Web site: Enda Smith eager to banish memories of embarrassing Super 8s no show . Irish Independent . 2020-03-15.
6. Web site: Arthur . O'Dea . Even In 1971, The All-Star Was The Ultimate Accolade For The Star Of A Weaker County . Balls.ie . 2020-03-15.
7. Web site: Smith: Roscommon can thrive in Super 8s this year . RTE . 2019-06-17 . 2020-03-15.
8. Web site: Fintan . O'Toole . Connacht joy, the Galway and Kerry additions and learning from 2018 naivety . The42.ie . 2019-07-13 . 2020-03-15.
9. Web site: Mayo and Kerry players lead International Rules squad . RTE . 2017-10-25 . 2020-03-15.
10. Web site: Ireland international rules squad named and Mayo's Aidan O'Shea unveiled as captain. 25 October 2017. Irish Independent. 25 October 2017.
11. Web site: Fintan . O'Toole . 'I'm very thankful for all the help' - The Rossies and a football passion after battling cancer . The42.ie . 2017-07-29 . 2020-03-15.
12. Web site: Niall . McIntyre . Enda Smith talks us through balancing inter-county football with the life of a college student . SportsJOE.ie . 2017-10-24 . 2020-03-15.
13. Web site: Niall McIntyre . Enda Smith cuts the shit on player burnout . SportsJOE.ie . 2017-10-19 . 2020-03-15.