Michael Cussen (born 11 April 1984) is an Irish hurler and footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.
He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor football team, before later lining out with the under-21 sides in both codes.
Cussen went on to play a key role for Cork, and won one Munster medal as well as being an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
Cussen, in spite of failing to score himself, set up Kieran Murphy for a key point late in the game.
At half-time the game looked lost for the Rebel's as they trailed by eight points, however, a goal by Cussen revived his side's fortunes.
Cork had a great opening quarter, but wasted a number of scoring chances in the second half, before eventually being defeated by 0–16 to 1–9.
[9] In December 2009 Cussen quit the Cork football squad to concentrate on making the county's hurling panel.
Cussen was a regular sub throughout the provincial campaign and received his first starting fifteen berth as Cork were defeated by 1–16 to 1–13 after extra time in a replay of the Munster decider.