Patrick Fitzgerald (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Gearailt | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
2004 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2022-present | Ballygunner | 18 (7-43) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2022-present | SETU Waterford | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2023- | Waterford | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:50, 10 May 2024. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:36, 22 March 2023. | |||
Patrick Fitzgerald (born 2004) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Ballygunner and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Fitzgerald first played hurling as a schoolboy at the De La Salle College, where he lined out in various grades including the Harty Cup.[3] He later lined out as a student with SETU Waterford. Fitzgerald joined the Ballygunner senior team in 2022 and won a Waterford SHC title in his debut season.[4] He later went on the win a Munster Club SHC title.[5]
Fitzgerald first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Waterford minor hurling team in 2020 and 2021.[6] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team.[7] Fitzgerald made his senior team debut during the 2023 National League.
Personal life
[edit]Fitzgerald's uncles, Billy and Shane O'Sullivan, and his cousins, Philip and Pauric Mahony, have also played for Ballygunner and Waterford.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 16 December 2023
| Team | Year | Waterford | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Balygunner | 2022-23 | 5 | 1-06 | 3 | 3-09 | 1 | 0-02 | 9 | 4-17 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 2-15 | 3 | 0-07 | 1 | 1-04 | 9 | 3-26 | |
| Total | 10 | 3-21 | 6 | 3-16 | 2 | 1-06 | 18 | 7-43 | |
Inter-county
[edit]- As of 19 March 2023
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Waterford Minor | 2020 | — | 1 | 0-07 | — | 1 | 0-07 | |||
| 2021 | — | 2 | 0-19 | — | 2 | 0-19 | ||||
| Total | — | 3 | 0-26 | — | 3 | 0-26 | ||||
| Waterford U20 | 2022 | — | 3 | 1-05 | — | 3 | 1-05 | |||
| Total | — | 3 | 1-05 | — | 3 | 1-05 | ||||
| Waterford | 2023 | Division 1B | 4 | 0-05 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-05 |
| Total | 4 | 0-05 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-05 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0-05 | 6 | 1-31 | 0 | 0-00 | 10 | 1-36 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Ballygunner
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 2022, 2023
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championship: 2022, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Tipp legend Eoin Kelly expects young gun Patrick Fitzgerald to shine for Waterford". Irish Examiner. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "'He's a special talent' - The teenage forward helping champions Ballygunner power on". Irish Examiner. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ Brophy, Shane (12 January 2022). "Paddy Fitzgerald stars as De La Salle progress to Harty Cup semi-final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Ballygunner ease to record-equalling ninth consecutive Waterford hurling title". Irish Examiner. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (3 December 2022). "Ballygunner claim Munster Senior Hurling club title as class shines through against Ballyea". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Coleman, John (12 December 2020). "Tipp's minor marvels worth the 14-month wait". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (27 April 2022). "Limerick U20 hurlers seal a Munster final place with narrow victory over Waterford". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "Praising Ballygunner nephew's 'incredible talent' and defending Ballyhale disrespect claim". The 42. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.