Jack Aitchison

For the Australian footballer, see Jack Aitchison (Australian footballer).

Jack Aitchison (born 5 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Exeter City.

Jack Aitchison

Aitchison with Scotland U19 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jack Aitchison[1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Fauldhouse, Scotland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Exeter City
Number	10
Youth career
2010–2016	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Celtic	3	(1)
2018	→ Dumbarton (loan)	4	(0)
2019	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	10	(1)
2019–2020	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	28	(5)
2020–2023	Barnsley	20	(3)
2020–2021	→ Stevenage (loan)	26	(1)
2021–2022	→ Forest Green Rovers (loan)	46	(5)
2023	Motherwell	10	(0)
2023–	Exeter City	64	(4)
International career‡
2014	Scotland U15	1	(0)
2014–2015	Scotland U16	3	(1)
2015–2017	Scotland U17	19	(2)
2017–2019	Scotland U19	17	(11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:07, 08 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:24, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

Career

Celtic

Aitchison graduated from Celtic's school of excellence at St Ninians High School in Kirkintilloch in February 2016, at which time he joined Celtic full-time and became part of their Under 17 squad. He played in the Celtic U17 side that defeated their Rangers counterparts 4–0 in the Glasgow Cup final in April 2016. At this time, he also signed a three-year contract.^[3][4] During his youth career he also appeared and scored in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 editions of the UEFA Youth League,^[5] found the net against senior clubs in the 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup, and won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2017.^[6]

Aitchison made his first team debut on 15 May 2016, becoming the youngest player ever to represent the club in a competitive match at 16 years and 71 days. He scored with his first touch in the match, providing Celtic's seventh goal in a 7–0 win over Motherwell, in turn making him the youngest ever player to score a competitive goal for the club.^[7][8] His next appearance for the first team came in January 2017, coming on in the final minutes of a home league match against Hearts and winning a penalty which Scott Sinclair converted for Celtic's last goal in a 4–0 win.^[9]

Aitchison joined League One club Dumbarton on loan in August 2018.^[10] He was then loaned to Championship club Alloa Athletic in January 2019.^[11]

On 2 September 2019, Aitchison moved on a season-long loan deal to English League Two club Forest Green Rovers.^[12] He scored on his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 win away to Cambridge United on 7 September 2019.^[13]

Barnsley

On 5 October 2020, Aitchison joined Championship side Barnsley on a three-year contract after leaving Celtic.^[14]

Forest Green Rovers (loan)

On 2 July 2021, Aitchison returned to former loan club Forest Green Rovers, again on loan for the duration of the 2021–22 season.^[15]

Motherwell

On 31 January 2023, Aitchison joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a permanent deal until the end of the season.^[16]

Exeter City

On 28 June 2023, Aitchison agreed to join League One side Exeter City on a two-year deal.^[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 March 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2015–16[18]	Scottish Premiership	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	1
	2016–17[19]		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2017–18[20]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Celtic Under-20s[N 1]	2016–17	–	—		—		—		—		3	2	3	2
	2017–18	–	—		—		—		—		1	0	1	0
	2018–19	–	—		—		—		—		1	0	1	0
	2019–20	–	—		—		—		—		2	1	2	1
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	7	3
Dumbarton (loan)	2018–19[21]	Scottish League One	4	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2018–19[21]	Scottish Championship	10	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	1
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2019–20[22]	EFL League Two	28	5	2	1	0	0	—		0	0	30	6
Barnsley	2020–21	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2021-22		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2022-23[23]	EFL League One	20	3	1	0	1	0	—		1[c]	0	23	3
	Total		20	3	1	0	1	0	—		1	0	23	3
Stevenage (loan)	2020–21[24]	EFL League Two	26	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	27	1
Forest Green Rovers (loan)	2021–22[25]		46	5	1	1	2	1	—		4[c]	0	53	7
Motherwell	2022–23[23]	Scottish Premiership	10	0	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	11	0
Exeter City	2023–24[26]	EFL League One	37	4	1	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0	41	4
	2024–25[27]		27	0	3	0	1	0	—		2[c]	1	33	1
	Total		64	4	4	0	2	0	—		4	1	74	5
Career total			197	20	8	2	5	1	0	0	15	4	225	27

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Notes

1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

• League Two: 2021–22^[28]

Notes