Patrick 'Hoggie' Horgan. (born 5 May 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers and previously until 2025 at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
As of his retirement from inter-county hurling in September 2025, he is both the All-time top scorer in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship with 32 goals and 683 points (total 779 points), and the All-time top scorer in the National Hurling League with 26 goals and 674 points (total 752 points).
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Playing career
Glen Rovers
Horgan joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 20 November 2005, he was at right corner-forward when Glen Rovers faced Carrigaline in the Premier County Minor Championship final. Horgan top scored with 0-08, including five frees, in the Glen's 0–15 to 1–08 victory.
Horgan was appointed captain of the Glen Rovers minor team for the 2006 season. On 11 November, he was at right wing-forward for a second successive Premier County Minor Championship final. Bishopstown were the opponents, however, Horgan gave a man of the match display and scored 0–12 in the 0–18 to 2–09 victory. It was his last championship game in the minor grade.
Horgan subsequently progressed onto the Glen Rovers under-21 team. On 8 November 2008, he was at right wing-forward when Glen Rovers faced Duhallow in the Cork Premier Under-21 Championship final. Horgan scored six points, including five frees, in the 1–18 to 2–15 draw. The replay took place on 16 November, with Glen Rovers winning by 4–15 to 2–18. The game was described in the Irish Examiner as "one of the best hurling matches ever played at Páirc Uí Rinn." Horgan was named man of the match after scoring 3-08 of the Glen Rovers tally.
On 28 May 2005, having just turned seventeen earlier in the month, Horgan made his first appearance at senior level in a 0-13 apiece draw with St. Catherine's. On 12 June, he scored his first championship goal in an eight-point defeat by Bride Rovers. Horgan ended the championship as the Glen's top championship scorer with 1–14.
Horgan was the Cork Senior Championship top scorer in 2008. He lined out in all five of Glen Rovers' games that season and scored a total of 1-43.
On 10 October 2010, Horgan lined out at full-forward in Glen Rovers' first Cork Senior Championship final in 19 years, however, Sarsfields won the game by 1–17 to 0–18. Throughout the championship, Horgan had a scoring average of ten points per game. After scoring ten points in the final, he ended the 2010 championship as top scorer with 6-62 from eight games.
On 12 October 2014, Horgan was at right corner-forward when Glen Rovers faced Sarsfields in the Cork Senior Championship final. He was held scoreless from play but scored five frees, however, Sarsfields won by 2–18 to 0-08.
Cork
Horgan first played for Cork as a member of the minor team. He was an unused substitute throughout the 2004 Munster Championship, but claimed a winners' medal from the bench after a 2–12 to 3-08 of Tipperary in the final. On 15 August, Horgan made his first championship appearance when he came on as a substitute for Eoghan Murphy in Cork's 2–15 to 1-13 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Galway.
Horgan became a regular member of the starting fifteen during the 2005 Munster Championship. On 26 June, he scored 1-02 from right corner-forward in Cork's 2–18 to 1–12 defeat of Limerick in the Munster Championship final.
Horgan was appointed captain of the Cork minor team for the 2006 Munster Championship. On 25 June, he scored seven points from left corner-forward when Cork defeated Tipperary by 2–20 to 1–15 to win a third successive Munster Championship title.
On 6 June 2007, Horgan made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team. in a 1–14 to 2–10 defeat of Tipperary. On 1 August, he scored two points in Cork's 1–20 to 0–10 defeat of Waterford to win the Munster Championship.
Horgan was in his final year with the Cork under-21 team when he was appointed captain for the 2009 Munster Championship. On 3 June, he scored 0–12 in his only championship game as captain in a 0–25 to 2–22 defeat by Tipperary.
Horgan made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 9 March 2008 in a 3–18 to 2-16 National Hurling League defeat of Dublin at Parnell Park where he scored two points. He was later included on Cork's panel for the 2008 Munster Championship and made his debut on 8 June as a 68th-minute substitute for Niall McCarthy in a 1–19 to 1–13 defeat by Tipperary. Horgan made a number of appearances from the bench in Cork's All-Ireland Qualifiers before earning his first championship start at right corner-forward in Cork's All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Clare on 27 July.
On 2 May 2010, Horgan lined out at corner-forward in Cork's 2–22 to 1–17 defeat by Galway in the National League final. He scored three points, one of which was scored from a penalty which was deflected over the bar. On 11 July, Horgan lined out in his first Munster Championship final when he was named at left corner-forward in Cork's 2-15 apiece draw with Waterford. He was named in the same position for the replay a week later but was substituted at half-time after being held scoreless in the 1–16 to 1–13 defeat. Horgan ended the season by being nominated for his first All-Star.
Munster
On 19 February 2012, Horgan was selected for the Munster inter-provincial team for the first time. He scored three points from left corner-forward in the 3–14 to 1–16 defeat by Leinster in the semi-final of the Interprovincial Championship.
On 3 March 2013, Horgan won a Railway Cup medal after scoring nine points in Munster's 1–22 to 0–15 defeat of Connacht in the final. He also ended the Railway Cup as top scorer with 0–15.
Horgan was selected for the Munster team for the third successive year in 2014. On 9 February, he was at full-forward for Munster's 1–18 to 0–16 defeat by Connacht in the semi-final.
Ireland
On 9 October 2012, Horgan was named on the Ireland squad for the Shinty/Hurling International Series. On 20 October, he scored 3–08 in Ireland's 3–10 to 2–09 defeat of Scotland in the first leg. Horgan played no part in the second leg, but claimed a winners' medal as a non-playing substitute as Ireland won the two-game series on aggregate.
On 8 October 2014, Horgan was selected for the Ireland squad once again. On 25 October, Ireland won the two-game series on an aggregate score of 4–26 to 3–22, with Horgan claiming a second winners' medal.
Personal life
Horgan married Ashley Lovett at the Church of St Mary's in Ballincollig on 22 November 2019. He has a son Jack born in 2022.
Career statistics
Club
As of 19 September 2025.
Inter-county
As of match played 20 July 2025
Inter-provincial
As of match played 9 February 2014.
International
As of match played 18 October 2014.
Honours
Team
Glen Rovers
Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2015, 2016
Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (1): 2024
Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2008
Cork Minor Hurling Championships (2): 2005, 2006 (c)
Cork
Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2025
National Hurling League: 2025
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2007
Munster Minor Hurling Championship (3): 2004, 2005, 2006 (c)
Munster
Railway Cup (1): 2013
Individual
Awards
GAA GPA All Stars Awards (4): 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
GAA/GPA Player of the Month (3): June 2018, May 2019, July 2019
Cork Senior Hurling Championship Final Man of the Match (1): 2016
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Top Scorer (2): 2021, 2024
Records
As of match played 1 May 2022.
Glen Rovers
Top championship scorer of all time: 31–655
Overall championship top scorer: 2008, 2010, 2016, 2021
Club's championship top scorer: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Cork
Top championship scorer of all time: 22–482
Top league scorer of all-time: 22–557
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Horgan scored 0-10 points against Clare in the second round of the 2022 Munster Championship to become the first player in history to reach 500 points (white flags).
As of 19 June 2025, he is the all-time top scorer in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship with a tally of 755 (33 goals and 656 points):