Joey Holden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó hOldáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Born |
2 July 1990 Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2008-present | Ballyhale Shamrocks | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2014-present | Kilkenny | 7 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:38, 6 September 2015. | |||
Joseph "Joey" Holden (born 2 July 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right wing-back or full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Nephew of Martin (peer of Liam & Ger Fennelly) and born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Holden first played competitive hurling during his tenure at Scoil Aireagail. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 2014 league. Holden has since gone on to become a regular member of the team, and has won two All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Holden attributes his rise to county level to the influencing and mentoring of uncle Martin Holden who moulded his talent.
At club level Holden is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Ballyhale Shamrocks. In addition to this he has also won one Leinster medal and two championship medals.
After much success at underage levels, including two successive under-21 championships, Holden quickly joined the Ballyhale Shamrocks senior team. He was an unused substitute during the club's successful back-to-back championship and Leinster campaigns in 2008 and 2009. On 17 March 2010 Ballyhale faced three-in-a-row Portumna in a "dream" All-Ireland decider. Holden started the game on the bench but was introduced as a substitute. The game failed to live up to the billing, however, 1-19 to 0-17 victory gave Holden an All-Ireland medal.
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