Madison Fitzpatrick

Madison Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Born (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
Cabarita Beach, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Queensland Scorchers
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Australia 43 (12)

Madison "Maddy" Fitzpatrick (born 14 December 1996) is an Australian field hockey player.[1]

Fitzpatrick was born in Cabarita Beach, New South Wales, and made her senior international debut in a test series against Korea in September 2015.[2]

Fitzpatrick was part of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in Chile,[3] as well as the Jillaroos team at the 2013 Hockey Junior World Cup.[4]

Personal life

Madison Fitzpatrick comes from a hockey family, with each member of her family having played at a representative level. Her father Scott and sister Savannah both having represented Australia, while her mother, Margie and siblings Callum and Kendra all having represented at state levels.[5]

At the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup, Madison and Savannah played together in the Jillaroos team that won bronze.[6]

Playing career

References

  1. "Madison Fitzpatrick". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Three to debut for Australian women's hockey team in Perth". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "Teams - AUS". International Hockey Federation (FIH). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. "Jillaroos Squad". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "A family that plays together, stays together". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. "Teams - AUS". International Hockey Federation (FIH). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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