Jay Leon Fitzmartin is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for FC United of Manchester.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jay Leon Fitzmartin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Leigh, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC United of Manchester | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eastleigh Juniors | |||
| Atherton Town | |||
| 2013–2021 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Atherton Collieries | 36 | (8) |
| 2023– | FC United of Manchester | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 29 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in Leigh, Fitzmartin played youth football for Ragnarson and Sons and Atherton Town, before joining Bolton Wanderers aged 11. In June 2019, Fitzmartin signed scholarship forms with Bolton.[2][3] On 3 September 2019, Fitzmartin made his debut for Bolton in a 1–1 EFL Trophy draw against Bradford City.[4] He returned to the U-18 for the 20–21 season.[5] On 21 June 2021 he signed his first professional contract[6] signing until June 2022.[7] On 3 September 2021, he joined Stalybridge Celtic on loan until January 2022.[8] His debut came a day later when he started in a 1–0 defeat in the FA Cup against Colne.[9] On 14 September, he provided all 3 assists in a 3–0 win against Scarborough Athletic.[10] On 25 September, he scored the first goal of his career when he scored the second goal in a 5–2 win against F.C. United of Manchester.[11]
At the end of February 2022 he returned to Stalybridge Celtic on loan until the end of the season, after his previous period with the club was cut short by an injury.[12] He returned to the club in late March after having made four further appearances for the club.[13] On 3 May, Bolton confirmed that he would be released at the end of his contract.[14]
In July 2022, Fitzmartin signed for Atherton Collieries.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 22 April 2023.[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Northern Premier League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Atherton Collieries | 2022–23[18] | Northern Premier League | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 41 | 8 | |
| Career total | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Footballer Jay Fitzmartin signs scholarship with Bolton Wanderers". leighjournal.co.uk. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Jay Fitzmartin [@jayfitzmartin] (19 June 2019). "Made up to have signed my scholar @officialbwfc ⚽️ It's been a great 5 years here already and can't wait to get started!👊🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers vs. Bradford City 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ BWFC.co.uk: "Wanderers Academy confirms scholar intake"
- ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers winger Jay Fitzmartin signs first professional contract"
- ^ BWFC: "Wanderers Quartet Sign First Professional Contracts"
- ^ BWFC: "Jay Fitzmartin joins Stalybridge Celtic on loan"
- ^ Football Web Pages: "Emirates FA Cup First Qualifying Round – Stalybridge Celtic 0 – 1 Colne"
- ^ OfficialBWFC: " Well done to @jayfitzmartin on providing three assists in @StalyCelticFC 's 3–0 win against Scarborough tonight. What a way to mark your 19th birthday!"
- ^ Football Webpages: "Northern Premier League – Premier Division – Stalybridge Celtic 5 – 2 FC United of Manchester"
- ^ Dhamrait, Taran (21 February 2022). "Club News – Jay Fitzmartin returns on loan". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Player profile: Jay Fitzmartin". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers Confirm Departures". Bolton Wanderers F.C. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "New Signing: Jay Fitzmartin". Atherton Collieries FC. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Jay Fitzmartin at Soccerway
- ^ Football Webpages: "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Jay Fitzmartin"
- ^ Football Webpages: "Atherton Collieries – Appearances – Jay Fitzmartin"