A former youth international he made his League of Ireland debut for UCD against Shamrock Rovers on 16 October 1998.
Before he joined Pats he played for Broadford Rovers, Cherry Orchard, UCD, Athlone Town, Glenavon, Shamrock Rovers, Shelbourne and Drogheda United.
[1] While at Rovers he scored in European competition when Odra Wodzislaw were beaten in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in June 2003 [2][3] In total he represented Rovers 4 times in Europe.
[4][5] His most famous game being when introduced as a substitute and scoring 2 goals to earn a late 2-2 come from behind draw against Lille of France at Lansdowne Road.
Fitzpatrick signed for St. Patrick's Athletic in July 2007.