Cha Fitzpatrick

James Fitzpatrick

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Mac Giolla Phádraig
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	Knockmoylan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname	Cha
Occupation	Primary school
Club(s)
Years	Club
2003-2016	Ballyhale Shamrocks
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	6
Leinster titles	4
All-Ireland Titles	3
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2004-2011	Kilkenny	23 (1-33)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	7
All-Irelands	5
NHL	3
All Stars	3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 12:58,.

James "Cha" Fitzpatrick (born 31 January 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Knockmoylan, County Kilkenny, Fitzpatrick first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2004 championship. Fitzpatrick later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won five All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and two National League medals on the field of play. The All-Ireland-winning captain in 2008, he was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

At club level Fitzpatrick is a three-time All-Ireland medallist with Ballyhale Shamrocks. In addition to this he has also won four Leinster medals and five championship medals.

Throughout his career Fitzpatrick made 23 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 21 November 2011.

During his schooling at St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, Fitzpatrick established himself as a key member of the senior hurling team. In 2002 he won his first Leinster medal following a 1-15 to 2-3 defeat of city rivals CBS Kilkenny.

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