Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1991)

Jamie Paterson
Personal information
Full nameJamie Charles Stuart Paterson[1]
Date of birth20 December 1991
Place of birthCoventry, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
Number21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013Walsall94(15)
2013–Nottingham Forest49(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jamie Charles Stuart Paterson (born 20 December 1991 in Coventry), is an English footballer playing as a winger for Nottingham Forest.

Career

Walsall

He made his senior début for Walsall on 31 August 2010, in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield in the Football League Trophy,[2] making his league début four days later, in a 1–0 home loss to Colchester United.[3] His first goal for the club came over a year later, as he scored in a 1–1 draw against Huddersfield Town on 5 November 2011.[4] His second and third league goals came in a 2–1 loss to Bury on 2 January 2012,[5] and in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield Wednesday on 20 March.[6] His first goal of the 2012–13 season came on 1 September, as he opened the scoring in a 2–2 draw against Brentford.[7] His scoring rate increased from his previous two seasons, and he scored his seventh goal of the season on 1 January 2013 to give Walsall a 1–0 win against Stevenage.[8] He then stated that his target for the season was to score 10 goals, and that the team had regained their confidence following three wins in the last four games.[9] On 2 February, he scored twice in a 3–1 win against Oldham Athletic.[10]On 1 April, he gave a superb performance against Coventry City by scoring twice in a 4–0 win[11]

Nottingham Forest

On 2 July 2013, Paterson signed for Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal. The fee was undisclosed, however it was believed it was a six-figure fee with add-ons taking the total amount beyond £1million.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a pre-season friendly against Belgian side Royal Antwerp on 20 July.[13] His first competitive goals came when he scored a hat-trick against West Ham United in the FA Cup third round on 5 January 2014.[14] He scored his first league goal for the club in the following game, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw away at Bolton Wanderers.[15] He scored for the third game in a row on 18 January, scoring in a 4–1 win at home to Blackburn Rovers.[16] On 11 February, he scored twice in a 3–0 win against Huddersfield Town.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 February 2015.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2010–11[18] League One 14000001[lower-alpha 1]0150
2011–12[19] League One 343200000363
2012–13[20] League One 461221201[lower-alpha 1]05113
Total 941541202010216
Nottingham Forest 2013–14[21] Championship 32844303912
2014–15[22] Championship 1611030201
Total 48954605913
Career total 1422495802016129
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 49. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Walsall 1–2 Chesterfield" BBC Sport. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. "Walsall 0–1 Colchester" BBC Sport. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. "Huddersfield 1–1 Walsall" BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. "Bury 2–1 Walsall" BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. "Sheffield Wed 2–2 Walsall" BBC Sport. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. "Walsall 2–2 Brentford" BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  8. "Walsall 1–0 Stevenage" BBC Sport. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  9. "Walsall: Jamie Paterson says Saddlers have belief back" BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  10. "Walsall 3–1 Oldham" BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  11. "Walsall 4–0 Coventry". 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  12. "Walsall's Jamie Paterson sold to Nottingham Forest". Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  13. "Forest 2–2 Royal Antwerp" Nottingham Forest. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  14. "Nottingham Forest 5–0 West Ham United" BBC Sport. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  15. "Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Nottingham Forest" BBC Sport. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  16. "Nottingham Forest 4–1 Blackburn Rovers BBC Sport. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  17. "Huddersfield Town 0–3 Nottm Forest" BBC Sport. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  18. "Walsall 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  19. "Walsall 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  20. "Walsall 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  21. "Forest 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  22. "Forest 2014/2015 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

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