Callum Paterson

Callum Paterson
Personal information
Full name Callum Thomas Owen Paterson[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-13) 13 October 1994
Place of birth London, England[2]
Playing position Utility player
Club information
Current team
Cardiff City
Number 13
Youth career
2004–2010 Tynecastle Boys Club
2010–2012 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Heart of Midlothian 137 (33)
2017– Cardiff City 38 (10)
National team
2012 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2012 Scotland U19 1 (0)
2012–2015 Scotland U21 12 (2)
2016– Scotland 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Callum Thomas Owen Paterson (born 13 October 1994)[3] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Cardiff City. Paterson started his career with Heart of Midlothian, helping them win promotion to the Scottish Premiership in 2015. He moved to Cardiff City in 2017, and helped them win promotion to the Premier League in 2018. He has also made five full international appearances for Scotland. Paterson mainly played for Hearts as a right-back, but was also sometimes used as a striker. Since moving to Cardiff he has mainly played as a midfielder.

Early life

Paterson's father is Scottish and his mother is from Zimbabwe. His maternal grandmother is South African.[4] Paterson was born in London and moved from there to Scotland when he was three years old.[4][2] He grew up in South Queensferry[5] where he attended Queensferry High School.[6] He is the cousin of fellow footballer Michael Travis.[5]

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

Paterson began his career as a youth player at Tynecastle[7] before joining Heart of Midlothian in 2010.[8][9] A member of the club's Under-20 side[10] he was promoted to the first team during pre-season in the summer of 2012 and made his first team debut on 14 July, in a friendly against Raith Rovers where he scored the first goal of the game.[11] Having impressed during these pre-season fixtures,[12] on 4 August he made his Scottish Premier League (SPL) debut aged 17, in a 2–0 win over St Johnstone.[13] He made his European debut on 23 August, in a 1–0 defeat to Liverpool at Tynecastle.[14] On 31 August, Paterson signed a new contract extending his stay with the club until 2015.[15] On 22 September 2012, he scored his first two Career goals[16] in a 3–0 win over Dundee Utd in the SPL.[17] On 22 January 2013,[18] Paterson suffered ligament damage to his foot[19] in training that ruled him out of the Scottish League Cup Semi-final against Inverness that weekend.[20] The injury required surgery and ultimately ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[21] During his debut season Paterson made twenty seven appearances, scoring four times[22] In doing so he played as a right-back, midfielder and as a striker,[23][24] with the latter being the position he played in before joining Hearts.[25]

On 11 August 2013, Paterson scored his first goal of the 2013–14 campaign, when he headed home the only goal in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian at Tynecastle.[26] On 27 April 2014, Paterson scored a brace against city rivals Hibernian in a 2–1 win. A week later he scored again in a 5–0 win over Kilmarnock and also scored three days later against Partick Thistle. Hearts were relegated at the end of the season, but immediately won promotion by winning the 2014–15 Scottish Championship. In their first season back in the top flight, Hearts finished third in the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership and qualified for European competition.

During the summer of 2016, Patterson was subject to interest from several EFL Championship sides, with Hearts rejecting two bids from Wigan Athletic[27] Despite the interest, he stayed at the club, managing to score 9 goals in 20 appearances, before suffering a serious knee injury on 27 December, which ruled him out for six to nine months.[28] Despite missing the last few months of the season, Paterson managed to pick up the club's Young Player of the Year Award.[29]

Cardiff City

On 7 June 2017, Paterson agreed a three-year deal with EFL Championship club Cardiff City.[30] The knee injury suffered at Hearts kept him out of the first two months of the season, making his playing return for the Under-23 side in a 4–0 win over Burnley, on 18 September.[31] On 21 October, Paterson returned to the first team, making his debut in a 1–0 win over Middlesbrough, before scoring his first goal for the club, the winner at Barnsley, a month later.[32][33] Cardiff manager, Neil Warnock moved Paterson into a central midfield position in the new year, later stating the reasoning behind the move was because he couldn't defend.[34][35] Following his move to the new position, Paterson scored a brace against Sunderland on 13 January and found the back of the net three times in March.[36] He continued his good form throughout the rest of the season, scoring 10 goals, ending as the club's top goal scorer in the league, as they were promoted to the Premier League. Paterson was also voted Young Player of the Season by the Cardiff fans.[37]

International career

Paterson earned caps at both under-18 and under-19 level in 2012 before establishing himself as a regular in Scotland under-21 squads.

On 10 November 2014, manager Gordon Strachan called Paterson into the senior Scottish squad for the first time after Phil Bardsley pulled out of the squad injured, ahead of a European qualifier against the Republic of Ireland and a friendly against England.[38]

He made his senior debut for Scotland on 29 May 2016 in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Italy.

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2018 [39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
Division App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Heart of Midlothian 2012–13[40] Scottish Premier League 22310212[lower-alpha 1]0274
2013–14[41] Scottish Premiership 37111040004211
2014–15[42] Scottish Championship 29610101[lower-alpha 2]1327
2015–16[43] Scottish Premiership 295314100367
2016–17[44] 208001100219
Hearts total 13733611233115838
Cardiff City 2017–18[45] Championship 32103000003510
2018–19[46] Premier League 6000100070
Cardiff City total 38103010004210
Career total 17543911333120048
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

Cardiff City

Individual

References

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  26. "A Callum Paterson header gave Hearts a vital victory and bragging rights in a frantic and edgy Edinburgh derby". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  27. "Callum Paterson: Hearts reject new Wigan bid for full-back". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  28. "Callum Paterson: Hearts right-back sidelined for six to nine months". BBC Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  29. 1 2 "PAT ON THE BACK? Jamie Walker or Callum Paterson? Find out who picked up Hearts' Player of the Year gong". The Scottish Sun. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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  33. "Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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