Chrissy McKaigue

Christopher McKaigue, known as Chrissy, was born on 13 July 1989 and is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team. He plays club football and hurling for Slaughtneil Robert Emmet's, as a defender in football and a half forward in hurling, and he comes from Slaughtneil. He was vice-captain of the Derry minor team that finished as runner-up in both the Ulster and All-Ireland Minor Championships in 2007, and he made his Derry senior debut as a substitute in 2008, scoring a point against Monaghan. In 2022 he won his first Ulster Senior Football Championship, Derry's first since 1998, and Derry went on to reach the All-Ireland semi final. At the age of 33 he won an All Star, becoming one of the oldest first-time winners of the award. He played twice for Ireland against Australia in the 2013 International Rules Series, and in 2009 he was signed by the Sydney Swans as an international rookie.