Matthew Fitzgerald
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| Born | 2006 (age 19–20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Fitzgerald (born 2006) is an Irish hurler. At club level, he plays with Monaleen and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Fitzgerald played hurling at all grades during his time as a student at Castletroy College in Limerick, including in the Dr Harty Cup.[1] He later attended the University of Limerick and won a Freshers' Hurling League title in 2025.[2] At club level, Fitzgerald scored the winning point when Monaleen won the Limerick Premier U20HC medal in 2024.[3]
At inter-county level, Fitzgerald first appeared for Limerick as part of the minor team in 2023 and ended the year by being named on the GAA Minor Star Hurling Team of the Year.[4][5] He immediately progressed to the under-20 team.[6] Fitzgerald was added to the senior team for the 2026 season.[7]