Monty Mark Patterson is a New Zealand international

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who plays as a

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for New Zealand

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club

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. Born in New Zealand, Patterson moved to England in 2013 where he played youth football for

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

. He has represented

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since debuting in the

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. He has also represented New Zealand at youth level, including at the

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and the

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Club career

Ipswich Town

In 2013, when playing for

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, Patterson had a successful trial at

and was subsequently offered a contract. He missed a significant amount of the

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after breaking his leg in the first match of the season. He signed a one-year professional deal with Ipswich in July 2016. He went on to make his full senior debut on 22 August 2017, substituted on in a 2–1

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defeat against

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. On 17 May 2018, it was announced Patterson was one of four players released from Ipswich.

Braintree Town (loan)

In October 2016 he joined

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of the

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on a month-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club in a win over Eastbourne Borough in the first round of the

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. Patterson returned to Ipswich at the end of December 2016, after appearing eight times and scoring once in all competitions. On 9 February 2017, Patterson returned to Braintree Town, this time on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.

Wellington Phoenix (loan)

On 31 January 2018, Patterson was loaned to

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club

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until the end of the season.

OKC Energy

On 30 July 2018, Patterson signed with

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side

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. He was released by the team at the end of their 2018 season.

International career

Patterson was a member of the New Zealand under-23 squad for the

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. They were eliminated in the semifinals after their win against

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was overturned by the OFC for fielding an ineligible player, causing the side to miss qualification for the

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. Patterson was first called up to the

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for the

. He made his senior international debut in the first game of the tournament, a win over

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. He played the first 53 minutes of the final, New Zealand winning the title after defeating

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in a

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. Patterson scored his first goal for New Zealand in a draw with

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on 11 October 2016.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first.''

Honours

Country

;New Zealand *

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Individual

Golden Ball:

Golden Boot:

References

External links

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Monty Patterson
at NFF {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Monty 1996 births Living people New Zealand men's association footballers Men's association football forwards New Zealand men's international footballers New Zealand men's under-20 international footballers New Zealand men's youth international footballers Ipswich Town F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Wellington Phoenix FC players OKC Energy FC players Hønefoss BK players National League (English football) players New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers 2016 OFC Nations Cup players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Norway New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Norway