Aidan Fitzpatrick

Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 20 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South, on loan from Norwich City. Fitzpatrick started his career with Partick Thistle before signing for Norwich in 2019.

Aidan Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Full name Aidan Fitzpatrick[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Queen of the South
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 7
Youth career
Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Partick Thistle 21 (3)
2019– Norwich City 0 (0)
2020– → Queen of the South (loan) 14 (1)
National team‡
2017–2018 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2018– Scotland U18 3 (0)
2019– Scotland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Partick Thistle

From the Partick in Glasgow, Fitzpatrick started playing football at St Peters Primary School. Fitzpatrick 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. Fitzpatrick 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] Fitzpatrick 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, however, both bids were turned down.[5]

Fitzpatrick scored his first league goal for Partick in the 2-1 away win to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in February 2019.[6] 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.[7]

Norwich City

On 5 July 2019, Fitzpatrick signed for Premier League side Norwich City for a fee reported to be in the region of £350,000.[8]

Loan to Queen of the South

On 24 August 2020, Fitzpatrick signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South in a season-long loan deal.[9]

Career statistics
As of 6 February 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Partick Thistle U20s 2017–18[11] Development League –2[lower-alpha 1]121
Partick Thistle 2018–19[12] Scottish Championship 21341312[lower-alpha 2]2307
Norwich City U23s 2019–20[13] Premier League 2 –1[lower-alpha 3]010
Queen of the South (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 14 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 19 3
Career total 3545272535211
  1. Appearances in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup.
  2. Appearances in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup.
  3. Appearances in the 2019–20 EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. McGarry, Graeme (26 July 2018). "Christie Elliott says Partick Thistle youngster Aidan Fitzpatrick 'has everything'". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. McDougall, Mark (12 September 2018). "Partick Thistle secure long-term future of highly-rated teen Aidan Fitzpatrick". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/player-update-4/
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47011588
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47425110
  8. "Aidan Fitzpatrick: Partick Thistle midfielder joins Norwich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. "Aidan Fitzpatrick". qosfc.com. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. Aidan Fitzpatrick at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2017.


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