Aidan Fitzpatrick
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aidan Fitzpatrick[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Partick Thistle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Partick Thistle | 21 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Queen of the South | 12 | (2) |
2022- | Partick Thistle | 70 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Scotland U18 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:33, 11 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18, 13 July 2021 (UTC) |
Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 20 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle and has previously played for Norwich City and Queen of the South.
Club career
[edit]Partick Thistle (first spell)
[edit]From Partick in Glasgow, Fitzpatrick started playing football at St Peters Primary School. He was recommended to Partick Thistle and progressed through the club's youth system.[2]
Fitzpatrick debuted for the first-team versus Albion Rovers in the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup in July 2018, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal in the 2–0 win. He was the first player born in the 21st century to play for Partick Thistle.[3] On his first starting appearance versus Stranraer in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fitzpatrick scored two goals and had an assist in a 5–0 victory, winning an Irn-Bru Golden Balls award.[2] He signed a new long-term contract in September 2018.[4] Thistle confirmed in January 2019 that the club had received two bids for Fitzpatrick, one in the summer of 2018 and one in January 2019,[5] however, both bids were turned down.[6]
Fitzpatrick scored his first league goal for Partick Thistle in the 2–1 away win to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in February 2019. The following month, he scored a stoppage time winner for Thistle in a 2–1 home win over Dundee United.[7] In his first season of senior football, Fitzpatrick made 28 appearances for the Firhill club across all competitions, scoring seven goals and having four assists.[5]
Norwich City
[edit]On 5 July 2019, Fitzpatrick signed for Premier League club Norwich City for a fee reported to be in the region of £350,000.[8]
Queen of the South
[edit]On 24 August 2020, Fitzpatrick signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South in a season-long loan deal.[9] On 8 September 2021, after securing his contract release from Norwich, he signed a one-year permanent contract with Queen of the South.[10]
Partick Thistle (second spell)
[edit]On 13 July 2022, Fitzpatrick signed a two-year deal with Partick Thistle once again. Although his contract at previous club Queen of the South had expired, the Doonhamers held out for a compensation fee, due to the player still being under 23 years old.[11][12]
In June 2023 Fitzpatrick extended his contract with Thistle, adding an extra two years on to his deal, extending it until June 2026.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 13 July 2022[14]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Partick Thistle U20s | 2017–18[15] | Development League | – | 2[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Partick Thistle | 2018–19[16] | Scottish Championship | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 |
Norwich City U23s | 2019–20[17] | Premier League 2 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Queen of the South (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
Queen of the South | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
Partick Thistle | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 9 |
Career total | 88 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 121 | 24 |
- ^ Appearances in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the 2019–20 EFL Trophy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b Fisher, Stewart (28 August 2018). "Aidan Fitzpatrick: My Primary 7 teacher set me on course for Partick finishing school". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ McGarry, Graeme (26 July 2018). "Christie Elliott says Partick Thistle youngster Aidan Fitzpatrick 'has everything'". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ McDougall, Mark (12 September 2018). "Partick Thistle secure long-term future of highly-rated teen Aidan Fitzpatrick". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Partick earn first away win of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Player Update".
- ^ "Thistle off bottom as United falter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Aidan Fitzpatrick: Partick Thistle midfielder joins Norwich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Aidan Fitzpatrick". qosfc.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "QosFC: Welcome (Back) - Aidan Fitzpatrick".
- ^ "QosFC: Aidan Fitzpatrick".
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: Aidan Fitzpatrick returns to Firhill".
- ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/aidan-fitzpatrick-pens-contract-extension-until-2026/#:~:text=Partick%20Thistle%20are%20delighted%20to,campaign%2C%20subject%20to%20SFA%20approval.
- ^ Aidan Fitzpatrick at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
External links
[edit]- Aidan Fitzpatrick at Soccerbase
- Aidan Fitzpatrick at the Scottish Football Association
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football wingers
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- People from Partick
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- Queen of the South F.C. players