Jack Fitzwater

Jack Fitzwater

Personal information
Full name	Jack Joseph Fitzwater [1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26) [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]

Personal life

In 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

As of match played May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 1]	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			154	11	8	1	18	2	13	1	193	15

1. 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. "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.
17. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
18. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
19. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
20. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
21. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
22. Jack Fitzwater at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
23. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
24. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
25. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
26. "Games played by Jack Fitzwater in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

External links

• Jack Fitzwater at Soccerbase