Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 20 March 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for

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and has previously played for Norwich City and Queen of the South.

Club career

Partick Thistle (first spell)

From Partick in Glasgow, Fitzpatrick started playing football at St Peters Primary School. He was recommended to

and progressed through the club's youth system. Fitzpatrick debuted for the first-team versus

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in the

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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. On his first starting appearance versus

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in the

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, Fitzpatrick scored two goals and had an assist in a 5–0 victory, winning an ''Irn-Bru Golden Balls'' award. He signed a new long-term contract in September 2018. 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. 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. In his first season of senior football, Fitzpatrick made 28 appearances for the

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club across all competitions, scoring seven goals and having four assists.

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.

Queen of the South

On 24 August 2020, Fitzpatrick signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South in a season-long loan deal. On 8 September 2021, after securing his contract release from Norwich, he signed a one-year permanent contract with Queen of the South.

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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Aidan Living people 2001 births Footballers from Glasgow Association football wingers Partick Thistle F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scottish footballers Norwich City F.C. players People from Partick Scotland youth international footballers Queen of the South F.C. players