Caolan McColgan

Caolan McColgan (born 2002) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin (Muff) and the Donegal county team. He plays at wing-back, but can also operate at corner-back.

Playing career
McColgan was part of a Donegal under-20 team that won the 2022 Leo Murphy Cup.

He made his senior inter-county debut against Antrim in the 2022 Dr McKenna Cup.

McColgan made his league debut for Donegal against Kerry in the opening fixture of the 2023 National Football League; Donegal defeated Kerry, with McColgan scoring 0–3 on his debut and being named man of the match. He was later included on the GAA.ie Football Team of the Week. Then he was nominated for Footballer of the Week. He won. McColgan started the second league fixture against Tyrone. He also started the third fixture against Monaghan, the fourth fixture against Galway and the fifth fixture against Armagh. Against Mayo, McColgan also started, playing in the number 4 jersey. However, he did not feature in the concluding fixture, against Roscommon.

McColgan started the 2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Down. In Donegal's three games in Group 4 of the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, McColgan made a substitute appearance against Clare and started the second and third games, against Derry and Monaghan. In the 2023 All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final loss to Tyrone, McColgan started and scored 0–1.

In October 2023, it was confirmed that McColgan had had surgery in London to correct an injury to his hamstring.

Personal life
As of January 2023, McColgan was a student at Belfast's Ulster University, where he was doing a business studies course.

Honours

 * Donegal
 * Leo Murphy Cup: 2022