Steven O'Brien (dual player)

Steven O'Brien, born in Ballina, County Tipperary, on 22 December 1994, is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who has played for the Tipperary senior hurling and football teams. He first played competitive Gaelic games at Nenagh CBS and arrived on the inter-county scene at fifteen with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior football debut during the 2013 championship and immediately became a regular in the starting fifteen. At club level he is a one-time intermediate championship medallist as a hurler with Ballina. He made his debut for the Tipperary hurlers in the 2014 Waterford Crystal Cup final victory against Clare and was a member of the Tipperary hurling panel in 2016 that went on to win the All-Ireland title, making his championship debut as a late substitute against Clare on 3 April 2016.