Jack Joseph Fitzwater (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Exeter City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Joseph Fitzwater[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Hednesford Town (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Walsall (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Walsall (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Walsall (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Livingston | 86 | (5) |
| 2023– | Exeter City | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:34, 5 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFitzwater is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy and was named academy player of the year for the 2014–15 season.[3]
On 11 September 2015, Fitzwater signed on loan for Chesterfield for one month.[4] He made his Football League debut for Chesterfield on 12 September 2015, coming on as a 19th-minute substitute for Gboly Ariyibi against Colchester United at the Proact Stadium.[5] This turned out to be his only appearance for the club and he returned to West Bromwich Albion on 9 October after his loan expired.
On 22 July 2017, Fitzwater signed for League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan until January 2018.[6]
On 31 January 2018, Fitzwater signed on loan for League One club Walsall.[7]
Upon his return to West Bromwich Albion, Fitzwater signed a new two-year contract in June 2018.[8]
He returned on loan to Walsall for a second spell in 2018,[9] and was recalled by West Bromwich Albion on 3 January 2019.[10] He returned for a third loan spell at Walsall on 31 January 2019.[11][12]
After being released by West Brom, Fitzwater joined Scottish Premiership club Livingston on 8 July 2020.[13] Fitzwater made over 100 appearances at Livingston. At the end of the 2022-23 season, Fitzwater became a free agent after deciding not to renew his contract with Livingston.[14]
Fitzwater returned to England and on the 5 September 2023 signed a two-year deal for EFL League One side Exeter City on a free transfer.[15]
Personal life
editIn a February 2024 interview with the BBC, Fitzwater revealed that he was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis and had been going to the toilet up to 40 times a day. Since his diagnosis, Fitzwater has become a member of Crohn's and Colitis UK, and has received a special card and a master key which grants him access to over 9,000 locked public toilets.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2015–16[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[20] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[21] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion U23/U21 | 2016–17[18] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2015–16[17] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hednesford Town (loan) | 2015–16[22] | National League North | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2017–18[19] | League Two | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2017–18[19] | League One | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018–19[20] | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Livingston | 2020–21[23] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2021–22[24] | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23[25] | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||
| Exeter City | 2023–24[26] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024–25[27] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 204 | 15 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Jack Fitzwater". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Awards Academy & Young Player of the Season 2014/15 Nabi Fitzwater". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Chris Herd and Jack Fitzwater: Chesterfield sign duo". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Chesterfield 3-3 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers sign Harry Pickering and Jack Fitzwater". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "DEAL: Walsall sign Jack Fitzwater on loan from West Brom". Express and Star. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Jack Fitzwater: West Brom defender signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Walsall loanee Jack Fitzwater is keen to learn from the best". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Masi, Joseph. "West Brom recall Walsall loanee Jack Fitzwater – but he will return to Saddlers". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Fitzwater returns on loan for the rest of the season!". www.saddlers.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Jack Fitzwater & Corey Blackett-Taylor: West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa youngsters join Walsall". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Double delight as duo put pen to paper". livingstonfc.co.uk. 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Departing Jack Fitzwater thanks Livingston for 'making me a better player'". The Irish News. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Jack Fitzwater signs for City!". Exeter City F.C. 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Jack Fitzwater on colitis diagnosis: 'I was embarrassed going to the toilet 30 times a day'". BBC News. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Jack Fitzwater at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
External links
edit- Jack Fitzwater at Soccerbase
