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A. J. Paterson
Personal information
Full name Arthur P. Paterson[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-31) January 31, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Key Largo, Florida, United States
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 Charleston Battery
Number 20
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Wright State Raiders 76 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 SW Florida Adrenaline 10 (2)
2018 Bethlehem Steel 1 (0)
2019– Charleston Battery 18 (4)
International career‡
2018– Grenada 2 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:30, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:29, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

Arthur P. Paterson (born January 31, 1996) is a footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Charleston Battery in the USL Championship. He has also represented the Grenada national football team.

Career

College

Paterson spent his entire college career at Wright State University. He made a total of 76 appearances for the Raiders and tallied 15 goals and 7 assists.[2] During his senior year at Wright State, he was named; USC First Team All-Great Lakes Region, Horizon League Player for the Year, First Team All-Horizon League, and OCSA First Team All-State.[3]

While at college, Paterson played for Premier Development League side SW Florida Adrenaline during their 2016 season.[4]

Professional

On January 19, 2018, Paterson was selected 42nd overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the New York City FC.[5] However, he was not signed by the club.

On February 19, 2018, he signed with USL club Bethlehem Steel FC.[6] He made his professional debut on March 24, 2018, starting in a 2-0 loss against Tampa Bay Rowdies.[7]

Bethlehem Steel released Paterson at the end of the 2018 season.[8]

Paterson joined USL Championship side Charleston Battery on March 8, 2019.[9]

International

In October 2018, Paterson received his first international call-up to the Grenada national team ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League qualification match against Cuba. Paterson is eligible to play for Grenada via his father.[10] Paterson made his debut for Grenada in a 1-0 CONCACAF Nations League loss to Cuba national football team on 12 October 2018.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2018 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada  Saint Martin 4–1 5–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2. 5–2
3. 24 March 2019 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico  Puerto Rico 2–0 2–0
4. 8 September 2019 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize  Belize 1–1 2–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

  1. ^ "Grenada - A. Paterson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Ricky Lopez-Espin - 2017 - Creighton University". gocreighton.com.
  3. ^ "Wright State University Athletics". www.wsuraiders.com.
  4. ^ "2016". USL PDL. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ^ Sansuste, Maira (2018-01-19). "NYCFC Selects Jeff Caldwell, AJ Paterson & Alex Bumpus in MLS SuperDraft 2018 | New York City FC". Nycfc.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  6. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC Signs Midfielder AJ Paterson". Philadelphiaunion.com. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  7. ^ "2018 - Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Bethlehem Steel FC - uslsoccer.com". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2018-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Peters, Evan (7 March 2019). "Battery Bolster Back Line Ahead of 2019 Season". Charleston Battery - USL.
  10. ^ "Bethlehem Steel FC defender to join Grenada for first time ahead of CONCACAF Nationals League match against Cuba". Bethlehem Steel FC. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Game Detail". www.concacafnationsleague.com.
  12. ^ "Paterson, A.J." National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 November 2018.


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