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Matty Pattison
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| Matty Pattison | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Joseph Pattison | |
| Date of birth | October 27, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Height | 1.73m | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Newcastle United | |
| Number | 35 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000–05 | Newcastle United | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005–present | Newcastle United | 9 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006–present | South Africa | 0 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Matthew Pattison (born October 27, 1986 in Johannesburg) is an Anglo-South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Newcastle United as a midfielder.
Pattison began playing football at an early age, learning his trade at amateur Johannesburg-based outfit Alberton F.C. He and his family then moved to England in 1997, when he was eleven years old. He joined the Newcastle United Academy three years later at the age of fourteen.
He got his first taste of senior football in a pre-season friendly match against Celtic in August 2004. Unfortunately, Pattison was put on the sideline for the whole 2004-2005 season with two knee ligament injuries that threatened to end his career before it had really begun.
However, he showed his resilience and made his competitive first team debut on February 25, 2006 in a Premiership match against Everton, coming on as a substitute. Pattison made his first start for the club later in the same season against West Bromwich Albion, before being substituted after 80 minutes. Pattison was later named man of the match for the impressive contribution he made during the 3-0 win.
In the 2006-2007 season, Pattison has made appearances of the bench quite a few times and got around 30 minutes against Manchester United in October.
Matty Pattison received his first call up for the South African senior soccer team (Bafana Bafana) on November 1, 2006 to represent his country against Egypt on November 15, 2006 in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge.
Although there was an injury-struck and suspended midfield, Matty Pattison didn't play a full 90 minutes against Birmingham City in the FA Cup 3rd Round which took place on Saturday 6 January 2007, and resulted in a 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle. Pattison will be hoping he can impress manager Glenn Roeder and assistant Nigel Pearson.
Pattison recently received rave reviews from reserve-team coach Lee Clark for his solid performances in the middle of the park for the reserve team, making his first-team chances look increasingly healthier.
| Newcastle United F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Given | 2 Carr | 4 Solano | 5 Emre | 7 Luque | 8 Dyer | 9 Martins | 10 Owen | 11 Duff | 12 Harper | 14 N'Zogbia | 15 Onyewu | 16 Milner | 17 Parker | 18 Moore | 19 Bramble | 20 Sibierski | 21 Clark | 22 Butt | 23 Ameobi | 24 Srníček | 26 Ramage | 27 Taylor | 30 Edgar | 32 Huntington | 33 Babayaro | 34 Bernard | 35 Pattison | 36 Gate | 37 O'Brien | 39 Carroll | 40 Krul | 42 Troisi | 43 LuaLua | 49 Forster | Manager: Roeder |