Martin Andrew Paterson (born 10 May 1987) is a former professional
footballer
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and assistant head coach of club
Barnsley
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.
Born in
Stoke-on-Trent
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, he played as a
forward
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he began his career with
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
, making his senior debut in April 2005. He failed to win a regular first team place however, and had a loan spell at
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...
in the 2006–07 season, before he was allowed to join
Scunthorpe United in July 2007. He scored 13 goals in the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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in the 2007–08 season, and was signed by
Burnley
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for a £1 million fee in June 2008. He scored 19 goals in 57 appearances in the 2008–09 campaign, helping the club to win promotion into the
Premier League
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via the play-offs. Burnley were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season, and he went on to join
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...
on a free transfer in June 2013. He had loan spells at
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
,
Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club; it was originally formed in ...
, and
MLS
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club
Orlando City. He was released by Huddersfield and then had a brief spell with Orlando City, before he spent the 2015–16 season with
Blackpool
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. He joined
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
for a four-month spell in August 2016, before returning to America to play for the
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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in March 2017. He moved to India in January 2018 to sign for
ATK. Throughout his 14-year professional career he scored 78 goals in 339 league and cup appearances. He won 23 caps for
Northern Ireland
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in a seven-year international career from 2007 to 2014, scoring three international goals.
After retiring as a player, he moved into coaching with
Tampa Bay Rowdies
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,
Fort Lauderdale
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,
Inter Miami
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and Barnsley.
Club career
Stoke City
Born in
Tunstall, Staffordshire
Tunstall is one of the six towns that, along with Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Hanley and Stoke-upon-Trent, amalgamated to form the City of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England. It was one of the original six towns that federated to form th ...
,
Paterson failed a trial at nearby
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...
at the age of nine as the club felt he was too small, but was instead accepted into the
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
academy
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. He made his first team debut for Stoke as a late substitute for
Chris Greenacre
Christopher Mark Greenacre (born 23 December 1977) is an English football manager and former footballer, he is the head coach of the Wellington Phoenix FC Reserves.
Greenacre began his career with Manchester City in 1996. Whilst at Maine Ro ...
in a 2–0 win over
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...
in a
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
game at the
Britannia Stadium
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on 16 April 2005. His first start came in a 0–0 draw with
Leeds United
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at
Elland Road
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The g ...
on 25 March 2006. He had dyed his hair red and white before the game, but was sent home to have it cut by manager
Tony Pulis
Anthony Richard Pulis (; born 16 January 1958) is a Welsh football manager and former footballer who last managed Sheffield Wednesday.
Pulis obtained his FA coaching badge at age 19, followed by his UEFA 'A' licence aged 21 – making him on ...
.
He scored his first goal for the club on 12 September 2006, in a 1–1 draw with
Sheffield Wednesday
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at
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is a 39,732-capacity association football stadium located in Owlerton, a north-western suburb of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. It has been the home of Sheffield Wednesday since its opening in 1899.
The ground has been sub ...
. Nine weeks later he joined
League Two
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side
Grimsby Town
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on an initial one-month loan, along with Stoke teammate
Anthony Pulis
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A Journeyman (sports)#British English, journeyman for much of his ca ...
. He scored four goals in his first three appearances for the "Mariners". The loan was extended into a third month, and after scoring a total of six goals in his 15 games for Grimsby, manager
Alan Buckley
Alan Peter Buckley (born 20 April 1951) is an English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a sports co-commentator for BBC Humberside.
As a player, he was a forward from 1967 to 1987 for Nottingham Forest, Wa ...
said that "for supporters to sing 'why don't you sign him', we've got to get real... there was never any possibility of us making anything permanent for a player like Martin."
Wrexham
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tried to acquire the striker on loan, but he instead remained at Stoke. He played three further games for the "Potters" towards the end of the
2006–07 season, before departing in the summer. Manager Tony Pulis said that "it was the right decision to let him go – in the summer of 2007 – because there was no way he was going to play in front of
Ricardo Fuller
Ricardo Dwayne Fuller (born 31 October 1979) is a retired Jamaican professional footballer who played as a forward.
Fuller started his football career with Jamaican side Tivoli Gardens, before he moved to England with Crystal Palace in February ...
".
Scunthorpe United
In July 2007, Paterson was signed by
Scunthorpe United manager
Nigel Adkins
Nigel Howard Adkins (born 11 March 1965) is an English professional football manager and former player and physiotherapist.
Adkins played as a goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers and Wigan Athletic. He finished his playing career and began his mana ...
for a fee set by a tribunal. He enjoyed an excellent start to the
2007–08 season, scoring four goals in his first five games. He ended the campaign with 14 goals in 42 appearances, but the "Iron" were relegated out of the Championship and he left the club in acrimonious circumstances, accusing Scunthorpe of having gone back on their word after they rejected his written transfer request.
Burnley
In June 2008, Paterson agreed a four-year contract with
Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...
after being signed by manager
Owen Coyle
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for a £1 million fee, which would rise to £1.3 million depending on appearances; the deal included a 20% sell on fee for Scunthorpe. He scored 19 goals in 57 appearances in the
2008–09 season, finishing as the club's top-scorer, as the "Clarets" reached the semi-finals of the
League Cup
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and won promotion into the
Premier League
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via the play-offs. He played the full 90 minutes at
Wembley Stadium
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as Burnley beat
Sheffield United
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1–0 in the
play-off final.
He tore his medial knee ligament in September 2009 and was kept him out of action for three months as he was forced to undergo surgery to correct the problem. He returned to fitness, and scored his first Premier League goal on 21 February in a 5–2 defeat to
Aston Villa
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at
Villa Park
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. Six days later he made his first league start since his return from injury, and scored Burnley's consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat to
Portsmouth
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
at
Turf Moor
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after lobbing
England
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international goalkeeper
David James. He scored in a 4–1 victory over
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...
at the
KC Stadium
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on 10 April, and scored his fourth and final goal of the campaign in a 4–2 home win over
Tottenham Hotspur
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on 9 May. Burnley were relegated at the end of the
2009–10 season, along with Hull City and Portsmouth, after finishing five points short of safety.
Paterson signed a new three-year contract in June 2010, with manager
Brian Laws
Brian Laws (born 14 October 1961) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
Playing as a defender, Laws made over 100 appearances for each of Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Nottingham Forest. In 1994, Laws became player-manager of ...
stating that "it is a reward for the season he had. Even though he was injured for a good part, Martin certainly made an impact". It took until 6 November for him to register his first goals of the season, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw with
Norwich City
Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
at
Carrow Road
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N ...
. He then picked up a thigh injury later in the month which kept him out over Christmas, and the injury re-occurred in February to rule him out for the rest of the season.
In August 2011, it was reported that Burnley rejected an offer of £2.5 million from Portsmouth for Paterson.
He was again plagued by injury during the
2011–12 campaign, with a thigh problem picked up in August keeping him out until December and then a pulled hamstring picked up January keeping him out until the middle of February. He again picked up a hamstring tear in August 2012, but recovered quickly and went on to score eight goals in 39 appearances in the
2012–13 campaign. However manager
Sean Dyche
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During his playing career, Dyche played as a centre-back, making his professional debut in 1990 ...
used him primarily as a winger, and speaking in February 2013, Paterson joked that "it's pretty hard to get a game
t centre-forward- I'll possibly have to shoot
Charlie to get a game if I'm honest".
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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attempted to sign Paterson on loan the following month, but were rebuffed by Dyche. Paterson rejected Burnley's offer of a new contract in the summer.
Huddersfield Town
Paterson signed a two-year contract with
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...
in June 2013, becoming manager
Mark Robins
Mark Gordon Robins (born 22 December 1969) is an English football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Coventry City in the EFL Championship. As a player, he was a striker and is best known for his time in the Premier Leagu ...
's third signing ahead of the
2013–14 season. He stated that the promise of being played in his favoured position of centre forward was a major factor in his decision to join the club. Three months later both he and teammate
Adam Clayton
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were dropped from the first team amid rumours of a training ground bust-up between the pair where Paterson was alleged to have punched Clayton. On 23 November, both players were re-instated to the first team against
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
at
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is a 39,732-capacity association football stadium located in Owlerton, a north-western suburb of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. It has been the home of Sheffield Wednesday since its opening in 1899.
The ground has been sub ...
, in which Paterson scored his first goal of the season, set-up by Clayton; following the goal Paterson celebrated by re-enacting a 'mock-fight' with Clayton. Paterson went on to fall behind
Nahki Wells
Nahki Michael Wells (born 1 June 1990) is a Bermudian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bristol City and the Bermuda national team.
Wells began his career in his native Bermuda, playing for Dandy Town Hornets and Berm ...
and
James Vaughan in the pecking order however, and on 15 March he joined
Bristol City
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on loan for the rest of the season. Bristol City manager
Steve Cotterill
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Cotterill had a nine-year career as a footballer playing for Burton Albion, Wimbledon, ...
had previously tried to sign Paterson when he was manager of Portsmouth.
He made his debut for the "Robins" in a 0–0 draw with
Swindon Town
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at
Ashton Gate Stadium on 15 March, and admitted he was "disappointed not to score" after missing a good chance to win the game. He ended the 2013–14 campaign with one goal in eight games for Bristol City, and six goals in 26 games for Huddersfield.
He picked up a knee injury picked up towards the end of the
2014–15 pre-season which put him out of contention until September. He made his first start of the season, as a substitute, in a 4–2 win over
Blackpool
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at the
John Smith's Stadium
Kirklees Stadium (currently known due to sponsorship as the John Smith's Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of football club Huddersfield Town and rugby league si ...
on 18 October. On 13 November, he joined
League One
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side
Fleetwood Town
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on loan until 3 January 2015. Fleetwood manager
Graham Alexander had previously played with Paterson at Burnley. Injury cut short his loan after only three appearances, and he returned to Huddersfield on 4 December.
Orlando City
On 26 January 2015, Paterson joined
Major League Soccer
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side
Orlando City, who were managed by fellow Stoke-on-Trent native
Adrian Heath
Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He currently serves as head coach of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC. As a player, he is best known for his six seasons at Everton, where h ...
, on a five-month loan deal. The move made him a teammate of former
Ballon d'Or
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winner
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...
. However Paterson went on to make only a combined total of 53 minutes in four appearances for Orlando due to a succession of injuries.
He left the club by mutual consent on 5 August due to "personal reasons".
Blackpool
Paterson joined League One side Blackpool in September 2015. He started two games and made 17 substitute appearances for the "Seasiders" in the
2015–16 season, without scoring a goal, as the club were relegated into League Two. He was one of six players released by manager
Neil McDonald in May 2016.
Port Vale
Paterson signed with League One club Port Vale in August 2016. He made his first start for the "Valiants" on 30 August, in a 1–0 win over
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
U23 in an
EFL Trophy
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match; he admitted that "I was disappointed not to score, I should have scored... I know that I have to work hard to get that sharpness and the top end ruthlessness back, but hard work has never been an issue for me". He scored his first goal in 30 months on 24 September, converting his only chance of the game to open the scoring in a 2–1 defeat to
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...
at the
Memorial Stadium. However, he struggled with a back injury and remained unpopular with supporters due to his Stoke City connections, and left
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has been the home ground of Port Vale F.C. since 1950.
The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49, ...
on 27 December upon the expiry of his contract, having scored only two goals in 12 starts and six substitute appearances. He departed the club just a day after manager
Bruno Ribeiro
Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro (born 22 October 1975) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who is now the head coach at Campeonato de Portugal club Moura.
A midfielder with a powerful left-foot strike, he began his playing ca ...
.
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Paterson signed a contract with the
Tampa Bay Rowdies
The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Champions ...
of the
United Soccer League
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on 15 March 2017, having already appeared in four pre-season games as a trialist. He scored ten goals in 29 appearances across the
2017
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season, helping
Stuart Campbell's Rowdies to a third-place finish in the Eastern Conference, before they were beaten at the
Conference Semi-finals by the
New York Red Bulls II
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History
Red Bull New Yo ...
.
ATK
On 17 January 2018, Paterson joined
ATK of the
Indian Super League
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after being signed by head coach
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham, MBE (born 2 April 1966) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a forward, mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career.
Sheringham began his career at Millwall, where he ...
. However Sherringham was sacked days later, leaving
Ashley Westwood in interim charge for Paterson's scoring debut in a 2–1 defeat to
Chennaiyin FC
Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season o ...
at the
Salt Lake Stadium
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on 25 January.
International career
Born in England, Paterson qualified to represent
Northern Ireland
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at international level as his father was from Northern Ireland, and he was alerted to the
Irish Football Association
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...
by
Ciarán Toner
Ciarán Toner (born 30 June 1981) is a Northern Irish football coach and former professional Association football, footballer.
As a player, he played as a midfielder from 2000 to 2015. He came through the youth academy at Premier League side To ...
. He won two caps for the
Northern Ireland under-21 side, before withdrawing from the squad for "personal reasons" in October 2007.
Nigel Worthington
Nigel Worthington (born 4 November 1961) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who was most recently the manager of York City.
He played a defender and a midfielder, playing his club football for Ballymena United, Notts County, ...
handed Paterson his senior team debut as a 72nd-minute substitute for
Warren Feeney
Warren James Feeney (born 17 January 1981) is a football manager and former Northern Ireland international footballer, who is currently manager of Welling United.
In making his debut for the Northern Ireland national team, he became the third ...
in a 1–0 defeat to
Spain
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in a
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match on 17 November 2007. He made his first start for Northern Ireland on 20 August 2008, in a 0–0 draw with
Scotland
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. He scored his first international goal with an 84th-minute penalty in a 3–3 draw in a friendly against
Finland
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at
Windsor Park
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on 15 August 2012. He scored his second international goal on 14 August 2013, his header securing
Michael O'Neill his first win as manager with a 1–0 victory over
Russia
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in a
qualifying game for the
2014 FIFA World Cup
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. He scored the third goal of his international career on 10 September 2013, in a 3–2 defeat to
Luxembourg
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at the
Stade Josy Barthel
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. He won the last of his 22 senior caps on 5 March 2014, in a 0–0 friendly in a friendly against
Cyprus
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. He withdrew from Northern Ireland's squad three months later in order to focus on his pre-season with Huddersfield Town, citing injury issues during the 2013–14 season in his decision.
Style of play
Former Burnley manager
Eddie Howe
Edward John Frank Howe (born 29 November 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Premier League club Newcastle United.
A defender during his playing career, Howe spent most of his playing ...
described Paterson as "a real grafter, you can see that with the way he plays, he sets the tone really in terms of his closing down and work-rate and also he's got quality as well".
Coaching career
Paterson was appointed as an assistant coach to head coach
Neill Collins
Neill William Collins (born 2 September 1983) is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the head coach of USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies.
He is a former Scotland U21 and Scotland B international who played as a centre ...
at the Tampa Bay Rowdies in July 2018. In February 2020, he was named as assistant coach to
Jason Kreis
Jason Clarence Kreis (born December 29, 1972) is an American soccer coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for MLS club Inter Miami CF and as head coach of the United States under-23 team. He coached Orlando City S ...
at
USL League One
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club
Fort Lauderdale CF
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. He was hired as an assistant coach at
Major League Soccer
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club
Inter Miami
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in January 2022. Seven months later he returned to England to work as
Michael Duff's assistant at League One club
Barnsley
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paterson goal.''
Honours
Burnley
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Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this system ...
play-offs:
2009
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References
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1987 births
Living people
People from Tunstall, Staffordshire
Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent
English footballers
English people of Northern Ireland descent
Association footballers from Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
Northern Ireland international footballers
Association football forwards
Stoke City F.C. players
Grimsby Town F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Bristol City F.C. players
Fleetwood Town F.C. players
Expatriate association footballers from Northern Ireland
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Orlando City SC players
Blackpool F.C. players
Port Vale F.C. players
Tampa Bay Rowdies players
ATK (football club) players
English Football League players
Premier League players
Major League Soccer players
USL Championship players
Indian Super League players
English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
English expatriate footballers
Association football coaches
USL Championship coaches
USL League One coaches
Inter Miami CF non-playing staff
Barnsley F.C. non-playing staff