Anthony Patterson
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Anthony Patterson
| image = Anthonypaterson.jpg
| caption = Patterson warming up for Sunderland in 2022
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = North Shields, England
| height = {{convert|1.89|m|order=flip}}{{soccerway|anthony-patterson/453699}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Sunderland
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 =2013–2018
| youthclubs1 = Sunderland
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = Sunderland
| caps1 = 153
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → Notts County (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam1 = England U21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Anthony Patterson (born 10 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{English football updater|Sunderld}} club Sunderland. He has represented England U21 internationally.
Career
Patterson sat on the bench during the 2018–19 season and was given a contract in July 2019.{{cite news |last1=Rayner |first1=Stuart |title=Eight Sunderland youngsters sign new contracts |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/benji-kimpioka-elliot-embleton-not-16538395 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=ChronicleLive |date=5 July 2019 |language=en}} He made his competitive first-team debut on 10 November 2020, in a 2–1 defeat at Fleetwood Town in an EFL Trophy group stage fixture.{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=James |title=Fleetwood 2–1 Sunderland report as youthful Black Cats come unstuck |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/sunderland-fleetwood-match-report-efl-19258432 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=ChronicleLive |date=10 November 2020}} He made one further appearance in the 2021–22 season and having impressed head coach Lee Johnson, Patterson signed a new two-year deal, with the option of an additional year, in June 2021.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Phil |title=What Lee Johnson made of Sunderland youngster Anthony Patterson after crucial late save |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/what-lee-johnson-made-sunderland-youngster-anthony-patterson-after-crucial-late-save-3061997 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=Sunderland Echo |date=9 December 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Hewitt |first1=Matty |title=Anthony Patterson signs new two-year deal with Sunderland |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/anthony-patterson-signs-new-two-20838253 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=ChronicleLive |date=17 June 2021}} Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman said that he now considered Patterson "as a member of the first-team squad" with Lee Burge as the only other senior goalkeeper at the Stadium of Light.
= Notts County (loan) =
In September 2021, Patterson joined Notts County on loan until the end of October after Sunderland completed the signing of Ron-Thorben Hoffmann on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Phil |title=Kristjaan Speakman reveals first-team plan for Anthony Patterson as youngster signs new deal |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/kristjaan-speakman-reveals-first-team-plan-for-anthony-patterson-as-youngster-signs-new-deal-3276499 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=Sunderland Echo |date=17 June 2021}}
= Return to Sunderland =
His loan was extended until the end of January. However, Lee Johnson recalled the goalkeeper due to injury to Sunderland's second choice goalkeeper Lee Burge. On 31 December, Lee Johnson sent Patterson back to Notts County until end of the season. On 7 January, Patterson was recalled from Notts County with the possibility of the loan being resumed later in the window. Patterson established himself as Sunderland's first-choice goalkeeper for the second half of the season, featuring in Sunderland's successful play-off campaign as they defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447041|title=Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers: Black Cats win League One play-off final at Wembley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 May 2022|access-date=25 June 2022}}
Patterson signed a new long-term contract with the club in June 2022, keeping him at the club until 2026.{{cite web|url=https://safc.com/news/team-news/2022/june/patterson-signs-long-term-deal|title=Patterson signs long-term deal|website=safc.com|date=24 June 2022|access-date=25 June 2022}}
International career
On 10 June 2023, Patterson made his England U21 debut as a half-time substitute during a 2–0 defeat to Japan at St. George's Park.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 June 2023|title=Report: England MU21s 0–2 Japan|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Jun/10/england-mens-under-21s-japan-match-report-20230610|access-date=1 July 2023|website=EnglandFootball.com}}
Style of play
Sunderland goalkeeper coach Lee Butler said that Patterson had great saving, handling and shot-stopping ability, with his areas of development being coming for crosses, his distribution and his communication.{{cite news |last1=Johns |first1=Craig |title=How Anthony Patterson is impressing new coach at Sunderland - and what he needs to improve on |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/anthony-patterson-impressing-sunderland-coach-17267139 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=ChronicleLive |date=18 November 2019 |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
! rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="3"|League ! colspan="2"|FA Cup ! colspan="2"|League Cup ! colspan="2"|Other ! colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9" |Sunderland
|2018–19{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2018|accessdate=1 July 2019}} | League One
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2019|accessdate=1 July 2019}} | League One
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2020|accessdate=1 July 2019}} | League One
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=ELT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2021|accessdate=1 July 2019}} | League One
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in League One play-offs}} | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2022|access-date=1 July 2019}}
|46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=Championship|Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2023|access-date=10 August 2023}}
|Championship |45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=116517|season=2024|access-date=24 May 2025}}
|Championship |42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=Championship}} | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 2025–26
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!153 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 168 | 0 | |
| Notts County (loan)
|9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!162 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 181 | 0 |
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Honours
Sunderland
- EFL League One play-offs: 2022{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61447041 |title=Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe |first=Chris |last=Paddy |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2022 |access-date=21 May 2022}}
- EFL Championship play-offs: 2025{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c62vgp6z7q3t#Line-ups |title=Sheffield United 1–2 Sunderland: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2025 |access-date=24 May 2025}}
Individual
- North East Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year: 2022{{cite news|title=Anthony Patterson named FWA North East Young Player of the Year – Football Writers' Association |url=https://footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/anthony-patterson-named-fwa-north-east-young-player-of-the-year/ |date=12 January 2023 |access-date=7 March 2023}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Sunderland A.F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from North Shields
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players