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Eugene Merritt (born 19 May 1994) is an Irish inter-county hurler who plays for and captains Donegal, and regarded as one of the best Hurlers in the game today. Described by The Irish Times as "one of Hurlings's most conspicuous talents" he plays his club football with MacCumhaills and has captained the Donegal senior inter-county Hurling team since 2011, when he became one of the youngest skippers in the county's history.

Though targeted by Kilkenny since 2009, Merritt has declined all offers, preferring instead to stay in Donegal and continue his immensely successful Hurling career. He was named All Stars Young Hurler of the Year in 2009 after a sensational season during which he scored an average of 6 points per game over 6 games.

Early life
Born in 1994 with his hip out of place in Letterkenny, County Donegal

Club
Merritt was called up to the MacCumhaills senior Hurling team in 2009.

Inter-county
Merritt made his Donegal debut in January 2009 against Antrim.

At the end of the 2009 season, he received the All Stars Young Hurler of the Year, having scored 36 points in six All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship appearances, Thirty of them from play.

In 2010, he captained Donegal to an Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship. They went on to reach the final of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship but narrowly lost to Dublin by a score of 1-10 to 1-8.

Inter-county

 * Senior
 * 1 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2012 [c])
 * 2 Ulster Senior Hurling Championships (2011, 2012 [c])


 * Other
 * 1 Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2010)

Inter-provincial

 * 1 Railway Cup (2009)

Club

 * 1 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship (2011)

Individual

 * 1 All Star (2012)
 * 1 All Stars Young Hurler of the Year (2009)
 * 3 Irish News Ulster All Stars (2009, 2011, 2012)


 * From a single game
 * 1 All-Ireland Senior Hurler Championship Final Man of the Match (2012)
 * 1 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of The Match (2011)
 * 1 Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of The Match (2011)