Nathan Patterson (footballer)

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Nathan Patterson
Personal information
Full name Nathan Kenneth Patterson [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 2
Youth career
2009–2020 Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Rangers 13 (0)
2022– Everton 39 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Scotland U17 7 (1)
2018 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U19 6 (1)
2020– Scotland U21 4 (2)
2021– Scotland 21 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:32, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Nathan Kenneth Patterson (born 16 October 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Everton and the Scotland national team.

Contents

Club career

Rangers

A Rangers youth graduate who attended Holyrood Secondary School in southern Glasgow as a participant in the Scottish Football Association's 'Performance Schools' development programme, [3] [4] Patterson signed a new contract on 21 December 2019, keeping him at the club until 2022. [5] He made his debut on 17 January 2020, in a Scottish Cup match against Stranraer at Ibrox Stadium. [6] He made his league debut against Kilmarnock on 22 August 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute in a 2–0 win. [7]

Patterson made his European debut on 10 December 2020, starting in a 2–0 away win against Polish side Lech Poznań. [8] He scored his first goal for the club on 25 February 2021, in a UEFA Europa League match against Royal Antwerp, scoring 16.6 seconds after coming on as a second half substitute. [9] Patterson played regularly for Rangers during the later part of their 2020–21 title-winning season, deputising for the injured James Tavernier, until he was suspended for breaching coronavirus pandemic rules. [10]

Everton

On 4 January 2022, Patterson signed for Everton on a five-and-a-half-year deal. [11] [12] The transfer fee was officially undisclosed, though it was believed to have been in the region of £11 million including add-ons [13] . [11] [12] [note 1] Having been signed by manager Rafa Benitez who was soon sacked, Patterson's Everton career got off to a slow start, initially playing for the under-23s [14] rather than the first team. [15] This trend continued for the entirety of the 2021/2022 Premier League season, with Patterson making no first team appearances in the Premier League despite the club's continued high hopes for the player. [16] These limited opportunities for Patterson were, until April, due to the team wanting to give Patterson the time to adjust to the pace and freneticism of the Premier League before handing him a full debut. However, Patterson was unable to play after from April 10 onwards due to an ankle injury sustained in Everton's final training session before playing West Ham on April 3. This ankle injury required surgery and ruled Patterson out for the remainder of the season. [17]

Patterson was named to start in all of Everton's four pre-season games before the commencement of the 2022/23 season. Throughout pre-season, he managed a total of two assists, both coming in the match against Blackpool (Vitaliy Mykolenko's 6th minute goal and Dele Alli's 64th minute goal). [18] Patterson's positive performances in pre-season earned him the plaudits of both his manager [19] and former footballers alike. [20]

International career

Patterson has represented Scotland at various youth levels up to under-21s. [21] He was added to the full national squad for the first time in May 2021, ahead of the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [22] Patterson made his full international debut in a pre-tournament friendly against Luxembourg, [23] came off the bench during the Euros against Croatia at Hampden Park, and made his first start against Moldova in September of that year during 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. [24] On 12 November 2021, Patterson scored a first international goal when he opened the scoring in a vital 2–0 win away in Moldova before setting up Ché Adams for the second. This victory saw Scotland qualify for a World Cup play-off place. [25]

Personal life

In February 2021, Patterson was one of five Rangers players fined by Scottish police "for attending an illegal gathering of 10 people in a flat" in breach of lockdown rules during the coronavirus pandemic. [26] Patterson and the other players were banned for six games by the SFA for the breach, although part of that sentence was suspended. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2019–20 [27] Scottish Premiership 0010001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2020–21 [28] Scottish Premiership7021005 [lower-alpha 1] 1142
2021–22 [29] Scottish Premiership6000203 [lower-alpha 1] 0110
Total130312091272
Rangers B 2019–20 [30] ———6 [lower-alpha 2] 060
Everton 2021–22 [29] Premier League 001000—10
2022–23 [31] Premier League1900020—210
2023–24 [32] Premier League2002040—260
Total3903060—480
Career total5206180151812

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [33] [34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 202161
202250
202380
202420
Total211
As of match played 26 March 2024
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Patterson goal. [33]
List of international goals scored by Nathan Patterson
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
112 November 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova6Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1–02–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]

Honours

Rangers

Notes

  1. ↑ The Times reported ((subscription required)) that the fee was £11 million inclusive of add-ons.

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  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Nathan Patterson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Malky Mackay on why 'four stone wet through and five feet high' Rangers kid was always destined to be a star, Stephen Halliday, The Scotsman, 28 May 2021
  4. ↑ Scotland players' old schools send good luck messages, Henry Hepburn, TES (magazine), 11 June 2021
  5. ↑ "Nathan Patterson Signs New Contract". rangers.co.uk. 21 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Watt, Martin (17 January 2020). "Rangers 2–0 Stranraer". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Rangers 2–0 Kilmarnock: 'Sharper' Kemar Roofe delights Steven Gerrard". BBC Sport. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Andy (23 August 2020). "Lech Poznan 0-2 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  9. ↑ Watt, Martin (25 February 2021). "Rangers 5-2 Royal Antwerp". BBC Sport. BBC.
  10. 1 2 "Rangers: Five players have appeal dismissed after Covid breach". BBC Sport. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Nathan Patterson: Everton complete signing of Scotland right-back from Rangers". BBC. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  12. 1 2 "Nathan Patterson: Everton sign right-back from Rangers in £16m deal". Sky Sports. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Everton seal deal for right back Nathan Patterson from Rangers".
  14. ↑ "Nathan Patterson handed Everton Under-23s debut". SportsMole. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  15. ↑ Pirie, Mark (5 February 2022). "Nathan Patterson post Rangers waiting game continues as new Everton boss Frank Lampard turns to Celtic flop". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Nathan Patterson Premier League statistics". 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Nathan Patterson Ankle Injury Requires Surgery". 6 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Blackpool vs Everton Result, Score and Updates". 24 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Patterson earns Frank Lampard's praise". 25 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Former Everton midfielder Scott Gemmill lauds Patterson's performances". 26 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "Nathan Patterson Scottish FA player profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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  25. 1 2 "Moldova 0–2 Scotland: Steve Clarke's men seal World Cup play-off spot". BBC Sport. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  27. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Patterson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Patterson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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  30. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Patterson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Patterson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  32. ↑ "Games played by Nathan Patterson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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