Aidan Fitzpatrick

Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 20 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Norwich City. He began his career with Partick Thistle before joining 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
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 57
Youth career
Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Partick Thistle 21 (3)
2019– Norwich City 0 (0)
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 09:12, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:19, 16 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Partick Thistle

From the Partick area of Glasgow, Fitzpatrick began playing football at St Peters Primary School. He was recommended to Partick Thistle and progressed through the club's youth system.[2]

He made his first team debut against Albion Rovers in the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup in July 2018, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 2–0 win. He was the first player born in the 21st century to play for Partick Thistle.[3] On his first starting appearance against Stranraer in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup, Fitzpatrick recorded two goals and 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 2091 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 Thistle in a 2-1 away win to Inverness in February 2019.[6] Fitzpatrick’s biggest moment in a Partick Thistle jersey came in March 2019 as he scored a stoppage time winner for Thistle in a 2-1 home win over Dundee United.[7]

Over the course of the 2018/19 season, Fitzpatrick’s first season of senior football, he made 28 appearances for Thistle across all competitions, scoring 7 goals and registering 4 assists.[8]

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.[9]

Career statistics
As of 09:30, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other 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
Career total 213413153338
  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.
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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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47425110
  9. "Aidan Fitzpatrick: Partick Thistle midfielder joins Norwich". BBC Sport. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  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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