Jack Fitzwater
Personal information
Full name Jack Joseph Fitzwater[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997[2]
Place of birth Solihull, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2015 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 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Jack Joseph Fitzwater (born 23 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Exeter City.

Club career

Fitzwater 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]

Career statistics

As of match played May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2015–16[16] Premier League 000000—00
2016–17[17] 000000—00
2017–18[18] 000000—00
2018–19[19] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[20] 001000—10
Total 0010000010
West Bromwich Albion U23/U21 2016–17[17] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Chesterfield (loan) 2015–16[16] League One 1000000010
Hednesford Town (loan) 2015–16[21] National League North 16100—00161
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2017–18[18] League Two 14210106[lower-alpha 1]0222
Walsall (loan) 2017–18[18] League One 163000000163
2018–19[19] 21000204[lower-alpha 1]1271
Total 373002041434
Livingston 2020–21[22] Scottish Premiership 2012152—274
2021–22[23] 3832060—463
2022–23[24] 2812040—341
Total 86561152001078
Exeter City 2023–24[25] League One 0000000000
Career total 154118118213119315
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Awards Academy & Young Player of the Season 2014/15 Nabi Fitzwater". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chris Herd and Jack Fitzwater: Chesterfield sign duo". BBC Sport. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Chesterfield 3-3 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers sign Harry Pickering and Jack Fitzwater". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "DEAL: Walsall sign Jack Fitzwater on loan from West Brom". Express and Star. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater: West Brom defender signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Walsall loanee Jack Fitzwater is keen to learn from the best". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Masi, Joseph. "West Brom recall Walsall loanee Jack Fitzwater – but he will return to Saddlers". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Fitzwater returns on loan for the rest of the season!". www.saddlers.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater & Corey Blackett-Taylor: West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa youngsters join Walsall". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Double delight as duo put pen to paper". livingstonfc.co.uk. 8 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Departing Jack Fitzwater thanks Livingston for 'making me a better player'". The Irish News. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jack Fitzwater signs for City!". Exeter City F.C. 5 September 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  21. ↑ Jack Fitzwater at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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