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Dessie Hutchinson
Personal information
Full name Desmond John Hutchinson[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Waterford, Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Waterford Bohemians
2015–2017 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018 Waterford 10 (4)
International career‡
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2017

Dessie Hutchinson (born 5 December 1996) is an Irish hurler and former professional association footballer. He last played professional football as a midfielder or full-back for Waterford of the League of Ireland Premier Division. In 2020 he joined the Waterford county hurling team and was part of the team that reached the 2020 All-Ireland SHC Final.

Hutchinson was born in Dunmore East, County Waterford and played youth football with Waterford Bohemians and Brighton & Hove Albion, where he made his senior debut in the EFL Cup. In 2018 he joined hometown club Waterford, who play in the League of Ireland.

Early life

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Hutchinson was born in Ballygunner. He played both football and hurling as to a good level but decided to focus on football. He played his youth football in Ireland with Bohemians Waterford and was selected for the Waterford & District Junior League team which reached the final of 2012–13 FAI Youth-Inter League Cup.[2][3] He was a hurler for his hometown club Ballygunner.[4]

Association football career

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Club career

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Following his move to the club Hutchinson became an important member of the dressing room, sharing the under-23 captaincy for the 2016–17 season.[5] During this season the side qualified for the knockout stages of the EFL Trophy.[6] Hutchinson scored in the semi-final of the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup, a 4–3 victory over Eastbourne Borough.[7] He captained them to victory in the competition, seeing off Crawley Town in the final 3–0 after extra time.[8] Hutchinson made his first team debut on 19 September 2017, playing 120 minutes of an EFL Cup game against Bournemouth, alongside fellow Irishman Jayson Molumby.[9]

After leaving Brighton, Hutchinson signed for his hometown club Waterford who play in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He chose to sign for Waterford despite other offers from English clubs.[10]

International career

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Hutchinson made his Republic of Ireland under-19 debut against Sweden in October 2014.[2] He scored his only goal at this level against Azerbaijan in a 6–0 victory on 25 February 2015.[11] Hutchinson was called in to the next Irish under-21 squad meet-up in May 2017 but was not included in the next squad.[12]

Hurling career

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Dessie Hutchinson
Personal information
Irish name Deasúnaigh Ó Úistín
Sport Hurling

Hutchinson scored 4–27 for the Ballygunner club in the 2019 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship and 6–23 in the 2020 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship.[13]

Hutchinson made his inter-county debut for Waterford in 2020.[13] Waterford qualified for the 2020 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final in his debut season.[13] Ahead of the final (with 2–8), Hutchinson was the competition's leading scorer from play.[13] He was behind the Limerick and Waterford free takers, Aaron Gillane (2–34) and Stephen Bennett (1–44), ahead of the competition's concluding game.[13]

Association football career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 19 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2016–17[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 5[a] 0 5 0
2017–18[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 7 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 7 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances for youth team in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Association football

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Hurling

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Ballygunner

References

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  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Des Hutchinson". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Wexford lift FAI Umbro Youth Inter league Cup". www.fai.ie. 28 April 2013. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ Lawlor, Damian (22 November 2015). "Ballygunner can't change history but future is in their hands". Independent.ie. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Dessie Hutchinson". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ Duthie, Shona (8 November 2016). "Orient crash out of the Checkatrade Trophy". This Is Local London. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ^ Owen, Brian (9 March 2017). "Late Tilley double sends Seagulls into final". The Argus. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ^ Mason, Lewis (3 May 2017). "Brighton & Hove Albion under-23s crowned Sussex Senior Cup champions". www.crawleyobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton (aet)". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Waterford FC". 25 June 2018.
  11. ^ O'Toole, Jack (25 February 2015). "Republic of Ireland Under-19 6-0 Azerbaijan Under-19: Boys in Green run riot in Tallaght". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  12. ^ Owen, Brian (11 May 2017). "How playing against the big boys helped Albion prospects earn new deals". The Argus. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d e "How Dessie Hutchinson Kept The Hurling Fires Burning At Brighton". 10 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Des Hutchinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Des Hutchinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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