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Brian McDonald (born 7 June 1980) is a Gaelic footballer. He plies his trade with Arles-Killeen and Laois.
Playing career
Club
He plays for the Arles-Killeen club with whom he has won 3 Laois Intermediate Football Championship medals and in 2006 he inspired them to reach the Laois Senior Football Championship final where they were beaten by Ballyroan Gaels.
Inter-county
He who won two All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medals with Laois in 1996 and 1997 and a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 2003. As a 15-year-old he played in the 1995 Laois team beaten in the final of the Leinster Minor Football Championship after a second replay by Westmeath and was part of the 1998 team denied a three in a row by Tyrone.
He made a return after a long spell out of the game following a horrific broken ankle suffered in Croke Park in 2004 in a game against Tyrone.
International
In 2003 he was part of the Ireland international rules football team that played the Australia international rules football team in Australia.
Honours
- Club
- 3 Laois Intermediate Football Championship
- Inter-county
- 1 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2003
- 1 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship 1998
- 3 Leinster Minor Football Championship 1996, 1997, 1998
- 2 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 1996, 1997