Ross Alan Richard Frank Fitzsimons (born 28 May 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for side

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Playing career

Early career

Fitzsimons began his career at Crystal Palace. On 17 January 2013, he joined Isthmian League Premier side

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on an initial one-month loan to replace the departed Elvijs Putnins. He returned to the Isthmian League Premier on a one-month loan at

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in December 2013. He made his debut in a 6–0 win at

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on 17 December. He went on to play a total of eight league games and one cup game for the "Greens". On 10 September 2013, he joined

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club Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan to provide cover for the injured

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. He made his debut the "Hawks" he following day in a 2–1 win over

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at West Leigh Park. He made three further appearances for the club before returning to

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. On 20 March 2014, he joined Farnborough on a one-month loan, and made his debut two days later in a 3–1 victory at

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. He played a total of ten games for the "Yellows" before returning to the "Eagles". He was released by Crystal Palace in May 2014. On 1 July 2014, Fitzsimons signed a two-year contract with Championship club

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. On 16 December 2015, he joined National League South club Bishop's Stortford on a one-month loan. The loan was later extended into a second month, and he made a total of eight appearances for the "Blues". He was released by the "Trotters" in May 2016. On 16 August 2016, he joined National League club

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on a short-term deal to stand in for the suspended Jamie Butler. He made his debut for the "Iron" later that day in a 2–1 defeat at

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. He joined Chelmsford City on 25 August, and manager Rod Stringer released goalkeepers Joe Welch and Colan Balkwell in the week following Fitzsimons's arrival. On 28 March 2017, he kept a clean sheet as Chelmsford beat

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1–0 in the final of the Essex Senior Cup. He made a total of 40 league appearances for the "Clarets", helping the club to qualify for the play-offs with a fourth-place finish; the club reached the play-off final, but were beaten 2–1 by

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Notts County

On 27 July 2017, Fitzsimons signed with Notts County following a trial period. Manager Kevin Nolan said that he expected Fitzsimons to challenge

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for a first team place. Fitzsimons stated that he was looking forwards to working with goalkeeping coach

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, who he said "has a very effective way of coaching". He made his debut on 8 August, in a 3–3 draw with

at Glanford Park in the first round of the

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; County lost the resulting penalty shoot-out 6–5. He was offered new contract by Notts County at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Chesterfield (loan)

On 16 January 2020, Fitzsimons joined

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on loan for the remainder or the 2019–20 season. He was recalled by Notts County on 24 January following an injury to

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Boston United

On 22 August 2020, Fitsimons joined National League North side

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on an initial one-year deal. On 11 January 2021, Fitzsimons was awarded the National League North Player of the Month award for December 2020.

Stockport County

On 26 March 2021, Fitzsimons joined National League side Stockport County on a short-term contract.

Weymouth

On 12 July 2021, Fitzsimons joined Weymouth following the expiration of his Stockport contract.

St Joseph's

On 4 July 2022, it was revealed that Fitzsimons had moved to

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to join St Joseph's, with the goalkeeper being announced as part of their Europa Conference League squad to face Larne.St Joseph's - Larne , Squad Lists
UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022. He kept a clean sheet in both his first games as the Saints recorded an historic 1–0 aggregate victory over their Northern Irish opponents.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Chelmsford City * Essex Senior Cup winner: 2017

Individual

* National League North Player of the Month : December 2020

References

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