Paul Paton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Raymond Paton | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dundee United | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Queen's Park | 88 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Partick Thistle | 147 | (5) |
| 2013– | Dundee United | 64 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2014– | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13th February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Paul Raymond Paton (born 18 April 1987) is a professional footballer currently playing for Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership. He has previously played for Queen's Park and Partick Thistle. He represents Northern Ireland at international level.
Club career
Paton played for Queen's Park from 2005 until 2008. His displays at right back were key in Queen's winning promotion to the Second Division. He scored the goal which gave Queen's the lead in the second leg of the playoff final against East Fife at New Bayview.
Paton signed for Partick Thistle in May 2008, on a three-year contract.[1] He played a significant role in Thistle winning promotion in the 2012–13 season, during which he was the club captain.
On 16 April 2013 it was announced that he would follow former Thistle manager Jackie McNamara, along with Thistle teammate Chris Erskine, to join Dundee United for the start of the 2013–2014 season.[2] Paton scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Motherwell. Having established himself as a first team regular, Paton was rewarded with a contract extension at the beginning of the following season to keep him at the club until 2017.[3] In the 2014–15 season Paton was named as SPFL Player of the Month for September 2014.[4]
On 18 December 2014, Paton was found guilty, by an SFA Disciplinary Tribunal, of spitting at Aberdeen player Jonny Hayes during the match between Dundee United and Aberdeen on 13 December 2014, and was given a two-match suspension, despite Hayes saying that Paton hadn't spat at him. Dundee United announced they would be appealing the suspension but were told that the SFA's fast-track judicial system didn't allow this.[5]
International career
On 1 March 2014, he was called up to the full Northern Ireland squad for their friendly international against Cyprus. He qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through his father, who was born in Larne.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 13 April 2015[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[note 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2005–06 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 106 | 3 | |
| Partick Thistle | 2008–09 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 147 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 167 | 5 | |
| Dundee United | 2013–14 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 61 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | |
| Career Total | 299 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 350 | 11 | |
Personal life
In October 2014, Paton was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska along with former Stenhousemuir goalkeeper Chris McCluskey.[8] Two Dundee United players, Paton and Mark Wilson, had been dropped from the team pending a club investigation.[9] Paton was subsequently charged with assaulting Zaluska.[10] He later pleaded guilty on one charge of assault and was fined ₤500.[11]
Notes
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Scottish Challenge Cup and playoffs.
References
- ↑ "Paton confirms switch to Firhill". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Partick Thistle's Chris Erskine and Paul Paton to join Dundee United". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dundee United: Deals for Paton, Connolly and Lochhead". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dundee United's Paul Paton wins SPFL September award". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Dundee United's Paul Paton has no right to appeal against ban". BBC Sport. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Sammy Clingan out of N Ireland's Cyprus game because of injury". BBC Sport. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Paul Paton career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Braiden, Gerry (26 October 2014). "Scottish top flight footballer is one of two men arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Celtic player". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Dundee United: Paton and Wilson not available due to inquiry". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Dundee United footballer in court on assault charge". BBC News. BBC. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Dundee United's Paul Paton admits assault on Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska". BBC News. BBC. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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