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William Fitzgerald
Personal information
Full name William Fitzgerald[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Limerick, Ireland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2016 Mervue United[1]
2016–2017 Limerick
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Limerick 35 (0)
2019–2021 Waterford 16 (0)
2021 Derry City 35 (0)
2022– Sligo Rovers 87 (5)
International career
2019 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

William Fitzgerald (born 19 May 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers.[3]

Career

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Limerick

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Having come through the academy at Mervue United,[1] Fitzgerald moved to Limerick in 2016.[1] After progressing through the U17's and U19's sides with Super Blues, Fitzgerald was promoted to the first team in 2017. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2017, as he came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Stephen Kenny; during a 1–0 win against Finn Harps in the Second Round of the FAI Cup.[4] Almost two months after his cup appearance, Fitzgerald made his league debut on 14 October 2017 as he came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Kenny once again; during the 1–0 win against Drogheda United.[5] In the following campaign, Fitzgerald went onto feature 38 times across all competitions, as Limerick suffered relegation after losing 3–0 on aggregate against Finn Harps in the promotion/relegation play-off.[6][7]

Waterford

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On 5 July 2019, having featured once for Limerick in the League of Ireland First Division after overcoming injury; Fitzgerald signed for Premier Division side Waterford. [8] He would go onto make 21 appearances for The Blues across all competitions,[2] before leaving the club in February 2021.

Derry City

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On 22 February 2021, Fitzgerald signed for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division side Derry City on a one-year deal,[9] after featuring in all but one of The Candystripes' league games during the 2021 season, he left the club on 6 December 2021; following the expiration of his contract.[10]

Sligo Rovers

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A few hours after leaving Derry, Fitzgerald signed for Sligo Rovers on a deal until the end of the season.[3] On 9 December 2022, after making 42 appearances out of a possible 43 across all competitions over the course of the season; Fitzgerald penned a contract extension until the end of the following season.[11] He would go onto make 28 league appearances, scoring once; as his season was curtailed after suffering a groin injury in training, which required surgery.[12] On 10 December 2023, Fitzgerald penned another new deal until the conclusion of 2024 campaign, which sees him enter his third season at The Showgrounds.[13]

International career

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He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 for the first time on 24 January 2019.[14] Fitzgerald made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 6 February 2019, in a 1–0 win against Republic of Ireland Amateur in a friendly played at the Whitehall Stadium in Dublin.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 September 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Limerick 2017 LOI Premier Division 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2018 32 0 3 0 1 0 2[c] 0 38 0
2019 LOI First Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 35 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 42 0
Waterford 2019 LOI Premier Division 6 0 2 0 — 2[d] 1 10 1
2020 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Total 16 0 3 0 — 2 1 21 1
Derry City 2021 LOI Premier Division 35 0 1 0 — — 36 0
Sligo Rovers 2022 LOI Premier Division 35 2 1 0 — 6[e] 1 42 3
2023 28 1 0 0 — — 28 1
2024 24 2 2 0 — — 26 2
Total 87 5 3 0 — 6 1 96 6
Career total 173 5 11 0 1 0 10 2 195 7
  1. ^ Includes FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ 2 appearances in Play-Offs
  4. ^ 2 appearances & 1 goal in Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. ^ 6 appearances & 1 goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "William Fitzgerald". extratime.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "William Fitzgerald". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Will Fitzgerald signs for Sligo Rovers". sligorovers.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Limerick progress past Finn Harps in FAI Cup". rte.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Limerick boost survival hopes with crucial win over Drogheda". the42.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Limerick FC suffer slender defeat to Finn Harps in relegation play-off first leg". limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Finn Harps are back in Premier Division after magnificent 2-0 win in play-off in Limerick". donegallive.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Big blow for Limerick FC as exciting winger William Fitzgerald joins Waterford FC". limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Welcome William Fitzgerald". derrycityfc.net. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Will Fitzgerald leaves Derry City". derrydaily.net. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Will Fitzgerald signs new Bit O' Red contract". sligorovers.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Injury update: Will Fitzgerald". sligorovers.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Will Fitzgerald signs for 2024". sligorovers.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Congratulations to ex Mervue United player William Fitzgerald for getting picked for Stephen Kenny first Republic of Ireland U21 squad". facebook.com. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Republic of Ireland under-21s 1–0 Republic of Ireland Amateur". extratime.com. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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