Martin Paterson
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| Martin Paterson | ||
Martin Paterson (left) |
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Martin Andrew Paterson | |
| Date of birth | May 10, 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Tunstall, England | |
| Height | 5'9 ft | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Scunthorpe United | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Stoke City | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-2007 2006-2007 2007- |
Stoke City → Grimsby Town (loan) Scunthorpe United |
15 (1) 15 (6) 35 (13) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007- | Northern Ireland | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Martin Paterson (born 10 May 1987 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) is a Northern Ireland footballer, currently a striker at Scunthorpe United. He was on loan at Grimsby Town during the 2006-2007 season and has played at international level for Northern Ireland.
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[edit] Career
Paterson made his début for Stoke as a late substitute for Chris Greenacre in the 2-0 win over Plymouth Argyle on 16 April 2005 His first start came in March 2006 against Leeds United and he hit his first goal six months later, against Sheffield Wednesday. He made a total of 12 league appearances (two starts) before moving to Grimsby on loan in November 2006, initially for a month.
On loan at Grimsby in League Two, he scored on his club début — 25 November 2006 against Accrington Stanley. Grimsby extended his loan stay for an extra two months. In February 2007, Paterson returned to parent club Stoke City after serving the maximum stay at Grimsby.
In the summer of 2007, Paterson was signed by Scunthorpe United manager Nigel Adkins as a replacement for the departed Billy Sharp.[1]
He scored on his full début for Scunthorpe, putting the side 1-0 up before they lost 2-1 to League One side Hartlepool United in the League Cup.
On 2nd November 2007, Paterson's record of 7 goals in 11 starts saw him get a first call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad for the matches against Denmark and Spain.[2]
On 29th January 2008 Norwich had a 850,000 bid rejected by Scunthorpe
In May 2008, Burnley had an offer of £400,000 rejected, which was then increased on 27th May 2008 to £550,000. This offer was also rejected on the same day.
[edit] Football FanCast
In 2007, podcast website Football FanCast began a 'Martin Paterson Update of the Week' on their Championship show. The update follows Paterson's progress and form for Scunthorpe from week to week after the show's presenters had seen him in action for Stoke's reserve team. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ >Pato Leaves City. Stoke City F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ >Paterson Earns Senior Call. Scunthorpe United F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
- ^ >Get More of Pato. Scunthorpe United F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
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