Aidan Fitzpatrick (born 20 March 2001) is a Scottish professional
footballer who plays as a
winger for
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
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
Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...
and progressed through the club's youth system.
Fitzpatrick debuted for the first-team versus
Albion Rovers
Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...
in the
2018–19 Scottish League Cup
The 2018–19 Scottish League Cup (also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.
The format for the 2018–19 competition was the same as the prev ...
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
Stranraer
Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; gd, An t-Sròn Reamhar ), also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of L ...
in the
2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup, known as the IRN-BRU Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the competition. The tournament took on a similar format from the previous season with the addition of two teams from England's Nati ...
, 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
Firhill
Firhill Stadium is a football and former rugby union, rugby league and greyhound racing stadium located in the Maryhill area of Glasgow, Scotland which has been the home of Partick Thistle since 1909. The stadium is commonly referred to as simp ...
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.
Career statistics
References
External links
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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