Patrick McBrearty, Donegal's most successful footballer ever, forced to retire

The county confirmed the news on Monday evening. McBrearty won seven Ulster SFC titles and an All-Ireland in 2012

Donegal's Patrick McBrearty was forced to retire due to the sustained recurrence of a knee injury. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Donegal’s most successful footballer ever - Patrick McBrearty - has opted to retire from the inter-county set-up on medical advice given the sustained recurrence of a knee injury.

The Kilcar clubman is the county’s only - male or female - seven-time Ulster SFC winner and was the youngest member, at 19, of Jim McGuinness’s All-Ireland winning panel of 2012 when he started at corner-forward.