External links
- Jack Fitzwater at Soccerbase
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jack Joseph Fitzwater [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1997 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [3] | ||
| 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 | 25 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:42, August 23, 2025 (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.
Fitzwater is a product of the West Bromwich Albion academy and was named academy player of the year for the 2014–15 season. [4]
On 11 September 2015, Fitzwater signed on loan for Chesterfield for one month. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]
On 31 January 2018, Fitzwater signed on loan for League One club Walsall. [8]
Upon his return to West Bromwich Albion, Fitzwater signed a new two-year contract in June 2018. [9]
He returned on loan to Walsall for a second spell in 2018, [10] and was recalled by West Bromwich Albion on 3 January 2019. [11] He returned for a third loan spell at Walsall on 31 January 2019. [12] [13]
After being released by West Brom, Fitzwater joined Scottish Premiership club Livingston on 8 July 2020. [14] 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. [15]
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. [16]
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. [17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2015–16 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 [19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 [20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 [21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 [22] | 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 [19] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Chesterfield (loan) | 2015–16 [18] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hednesford Town (loan) | 2015–16 [23] | National League North | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2017–18 [20] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [a] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2017–18 [20] | League One | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 2018–19 [21] | 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 [24] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 [25] | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 [26] | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Total | 86 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||
| Exeter City | 2023–24 [27] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [28] | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 [29] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 179 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 228 | 16 | ||