Cian McCarthy (born 3 September 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Junior Championship club Passage. He usually lines out in the half-forward line. McCarthy is a former member of the Sarsfields and the Cork senior hurling team. Early life McCarthy was born in Glanmire, County Cork. His father, Teddy McCarthy, was a dual player with Cork and is the only player to have won All-Ireland medals at senior level in the same year. Playing career Sarsfields McCarthy joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, experiencing Cork Minor Championship success in 2007. McCarthy made his first appearance with the Sarsfields senior team on 3 May 2008 in 2-09 to 2-08 defeat of Ballinhassig. On 28 September 2008, McCarthy lined out at right wing-forward in his first senior championship final. He scored one point from play in a 2-14 to 2-13 defeat of Bride Rovers to claim his first Cork Senior Championship medal. After losing the 2009 final to Newrtownshandrum, Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. McCarthy top scored for the team with eight points in the 1-17 to 0-18 defeat of Glen Rovers. On 7 October 2012, Sarsfields lined out in their fourth championship final in five seasons. Trailing Bishopstown in the second half, McCarthy was the game's top scorer with eight points as Sarsfields went on to win by 1-15 to 1-14. Sarsfields failed to retain the title in 2012 after suffering a two-point defeat by Midleton, however, McCarthy played in his sixth final in seven seasons on 12 October 2014. He was the game's top scorer with ten points in the 2-18 to 0-08 defeat of Glen Rovers. Douglas In February 2017, McCarthy transferred to the Douglas club. He made his first championship appearance in a 0-22 to 0-20 defeat by Cork Institute of Technology on 7 May 2017. Passage In November 2018, it was announced that McCarthy was transferring to the Passage club. Cork Minor and under-21 McCarthy first played for Cork at minor level on 29 July 2007 in a 2-19 to 0-08 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Galway. On 2 September, he was introduced as a substitute in Cork's 3-14 to 2-11 defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. On 3 June 2009, McCarthy made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 hurling team after being introduced as