Matthew

Fitzpatrick

CF Linfield #29

Centre-Forward · Forward · #29

Matthew Fitzpatrick

Linfield Premiership

Date of birth / Age: 32 · 2 Sept 1994
Citizenship: Northern Ireland
Main position: Centre-Forward
Contract until: 2027

Top 47% of strikers in the world
#884 striker aged 30+
Top 22% in the Premiership

Benchmarks

strikers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank: #2557; striker in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #884; among strikers aged 30+
In his league: 78%; of Premiership strikers rank below him
Finishing: −0.6; goals below expected · better than 51% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

38 Expected

38.6

271 shots. He scores about what the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

10 Expected

12.4

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 7
Starting eleven: 7
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 2
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 654

Starting eleven100%

7 of 7 appearances

Minutes played654

93 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

225 matches · since 2019/20

CMLWAMRWCF

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Forward	202	76	17
Right Winger	10	3	0
Attacking Midfield	8	6	1
Left Winger	3	0	0
Central Midfield	2	0	1

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Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	Premiership	Linfield	5	5	1	0	1	0	0	474
2026/27	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Linfield	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2025/26	Premiership	Linfield	36	36	17	4	2	0	0	3,188
2025/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	Linfield	5	5	2	–	0	–	1	378
2025/26	UEFA Champions League - Qualification	Linfield	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2025/26	Irish Cup	Linfield	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2024/25	Premiership	Linfield	35	33	12	5	7	1	0	2,907
2024/25	UEFA Europa Conference League	Linfield	2	1	1	–	0	–	0	107
2024/25	Irish Cup	Linfield	1	1	3	–	0	–	0	90
2023/24	Premiership	Linfield	35	30	9	1	3	0	0	2,635
2023/24	Irish Cup	Linfield	5	5	2	–	2	–	0	425
2023/24	UEFA Europa Conference League	Linfield	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	248
2022/23	Premiership	Glenavon	35	35	19	5	7	0	0	3,085
2022/23	Irish Cup	Glenavon	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2021/22	Premiership	Glenavon	38	38	13	3	2	0	0	3,360
2021/22	Irish Cup	Glenavon	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2020/21	Premiership	Glenavon	36	32	13	1	4	0	0	2,881
2020/21	Irish Cup	Glenavon	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019/20	Premiership	Coleraine	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	190

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			250	236	94	19^*	33	1^*	1	20,868

By competition	Apps	G	A
Premiership	224	85	19
Irish Cup	12	6	–
UEFA Europa Conference League - Qualification	7	2	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	5	1	–
UEFA Champions League - Qualification	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Glenavon Linfield Transfer
Jul 2020 Jul 2020 · Transfer Coleraine Glenavon Transfer
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Free Transfer – Coleraine Free Transfer Free

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