Long-serving Wexford footballer Daithí Waters has announced his retirement after 13 seasons.
Waters made his League debut in 2009 under Jason Ryan and his Championship bow came the following year.
Breaking into the team shortly after the team had contested an All-Ireland final in 2008, Wexford were still highly competitive and pushed Dublin close in 2011, losing by three points to that year’s All-Ireland champions.
They lost altitude in subsequent years and have struggled to get out of Division Four more recently though Waters remained a stalwart of the side and clocked up over 100 appearances in League and Championship, with his final Championship appearance coming in the Leinster quarter-final defeat to Dublin last year when he lined out at midfield.
A talented dual player, the St Martin’s man also had a spell on the Wexford senior hurling panel under Liam Dunne in 2015. He has won three county titles with his club, captaining them to their first ever senior football crown in 2013 before adding hurling titles in 2017 and ‘19.
Wexford chairman Micheál Martin commented: “Daithí was one of our most consistent and dependable players throughout his inter-county career, and to play more than 100 times for your county shows both great dedication and great talent.
“On behalf of all in Wexford GAA, I thank him sincerely for his service, and wish him all the best for the future.”
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