Aidan Fitzpatrick

Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 20 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Partick Thistle and has previously played for Norwich City and Queen of the South.

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
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 43 (2)
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 18:02, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Partick Thistle (first spell)

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

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

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)

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]

Career statistics
As of 13 July 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Partick Thistle U20s 2017–18[14] Development League –2[lower-alpha 1]10021
Partick Thistle 2018–19[15] Scottish Championship 21341312[lower-alpha 2]200307
Norwich City U23s 2019–20[16] Premier League 2 –1[lower-alpha 3]00010
Queen of the South (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Championship 22211410000274
Queen of the South 2021–22 Scottish Championship 12200002100143
Partick Thistle 2022–23 Scottish Championship 34121521063479
Career total 88873124846312124
  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. "Partick earn first away win of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. "Player Update".
  7. "Thistle off bottom as United falter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  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. "QosFC: Welcome (Back) - Aidan Fitzpatrick".
  11. "QosFC: Aidan Fitzpatrick".
  12. "SIGNING NEWS: Aidan Fitzpatrick returns to Firhill".
  13. Aidan Fitzpatrick at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Aidan Fitzpatrick in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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