Phoenix Patterson
{{Short description|English association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Phoenix Patterson
|image =
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|fullname = Phoenix Maclaren Patterson{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/399875ceb4a34a7590d82ea228fd09a1/squad-list-publication-report---10.02.2021.pdf |title=EFL – Squad List 2020/21: Watford – Under 21 Contract Players |publisher=English Football League |page=141 |access-date=26 March 2023}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = High Wycombe, England
|height =
|position = Forward
|currentclub = Fleetwood Town
|clubnumber = 44
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers
|youthyears2 = 2016–2020
|youthclubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur Academy
|youthyears3 = 2020–2021
|youthclubs3 = Watford
|years1 = 2021–2022
|clubs1 = Waterford
|caps1 = 46
|goals1 = 21
|years2 = 2023–
|clubs2 = Fleetwood Town
|caps2 = 91
|goals2 = 6
|nationalyears1 = 2018
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U19
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 15:42, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Phoenix Maclaren Patterson (born 1 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|FleetwoT}} club Fleetwood Town.
Born in England, he played for Scotland at youth international level.
Club career
Patterson was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and attended John Hampden Grammar School. While there he joined the academy at Wycombe Wanderers before moving to London to join the Tottenham Hotspur youth system.{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/under-23/players/phoenix-patterson/ |title=Phoenix Patterson profile |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |accessdate=27 July 2020 }} Spurs released the player in July 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2020/july/player-update/ |title=Player update |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |date=27 July 2020 |accessdate=27 July 2020}} In December 2020 Patterson joined Watford academy.{{cite web |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-patterson-joins-academy |title=Official: Patterson Joins Academy |work=Watford F.C. |date=1 December 2020 |accessdate=3 May 2021 }}
In 2021 he then moved to Irish club Waterford.{{Cite web|url=https://punditarena.com/football/andrew-dempsey/phoenix-patterson-spurs-starlet-firing-waterford-first-division/|title=Phoenix Patterson: The former Spurs starlet firing Waterford up the First Division|first=Andrew|last=Dempsey|date=12 May 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://extra.ie/2022/09/19/sport/soccernews/phoenix-patterson-waterford-extra-ie-fai-cup|title='We deserved it' Waterford star Phoenix Patterson eyes Extra.ie FAI Cup glory|date=19 September 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/phoenix-patterson-helps-waterford-take-off-in-cup-rout-of-non-league-kilnamanagh-40795691.html|title=Phoenix Patterson helps Waterford take off in cup rout of non-league Kilnamanagh|website=independent}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40737369.html|title=Phoenix Patterson ready to rise to the challenge as Shamrock Rovers visit RSC|first=Paul|last=Buttner|date=5 November 2021|website=Irish Examiner}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/phoenix-rises-for-waterford-40886524.html|title=Phoenix rises for Waterford|website=independent}} With Waterford he won the League of Ireland Player of the Month award for September 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/soccer/937269/waterford-s-phoenix-patterson-wins-september-player-of-the-month-award.html|title=Waterford's Phoenix Patterson wins September Player of the Month award|first=Tom|last=Byrne|website=www.waterfordlive.ie}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/1013/1328984-phoenix-patterson-rises-to-win-september-award/|title=Phoenix Patterson rises to win September award|date=13 October 2022|via=www.rte.ie}} and the 2021 First Division Player of the Year award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/soccer/960571/waterford-s-phoenix-patterson-nominated-for-player-of-the-year-award.html|title=Waterford's Phoenix Patterson nominated for Player of the Year award|first=Tom|last=Byrne|website=www.waterfordlive.ie}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/sport/971019/waterford-fc-player-phoenix-patterson-wins-first-division-player-of-the-year-award.html|title=Waterford FC player Phoenix Patterson wins First Division Player of the Year award|first=Tom|last=Byrne|website=www.waterfordlive.ie}} He also played for them in the 2021 play-offs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/1026/1331562-patterson-leaves-classy-waterford-in-play-off-control/|title=Patterson leaves classy Waterford in play-off control|first=Andrew|last=Cunneen|date=26 October 2022|via=www.rte.ie}}
It was announced in December 2022 that he would sign for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town in January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2022/december/patterson-signing/|title=Town sign talented young forward Phoenix Patterson|website=www.fleetwoodtownfc.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64029391|title=Fleetwood sign striker Patterson from Waterford|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-41031788.html|title=Phoenix Patterson seals move to Fleetwood from Waterford|first=John|last=Fallon|date=19 December 2022|website=Irish Examiner}} On 7 January 2023, Patterson made his first senior appearance in English football, as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers.{{Cite web |date=7 January 2023 |title=Fleetwood Town vs Queens Park Rangers on 07 Jan 23 |url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/matches/fixtures/first-team/202223/january/fleetwood-town-vs-queens-park-rangers-on-07-jan-23/#report |access-date=16 January 2023 |website=www.fleetwoodtownfc.com}}
On 7 May 2025, the club announced it had activated a one-year extension for the player.{{Cite web |date=7 May 2025 |title=Fleetwood: New one-year deals for Finley Potter and Phoenix Patterson |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cq808wpkvxyo |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
International career
Patterson made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=503486&lid=9|title=Phoenix Patterson | Scotland | Scottish FA|website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}}
Personal life
He was named after actor River Phoenix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40725843.html|title=Phoenix Patterson relishing chance to book Aviva Stadium date with Waterford|first=John|last=Fallon|date=21 October 2021|website=Irish Examiner}} His mother is Filipina and his father is half English and Scottish.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-40983914.html|title=Phoenix Patterson looking to fly where Troy Parrott soared|first=John|last=Fallon|date=14 October 2022|website=Irish Examiner}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 3 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|phoenix-patterson/453863|accessdate=28 December 2022}}
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!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Tottenham Hotspur
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019–20
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| rowspan="3"|Waterford
|2021 |15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=PLF|Appearance(s) in League of Ireland promotion/relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2022
|31 | 17 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=PLF}} | 3 | 39 | 22 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 28 |
| rowspan="4"|Fleetwood Town
|18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2023–24
|League One |34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 38 | 3 |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|117318|2024|accessdate=18 August 2024}}
|39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 46 | 3 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!91 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 7 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!137 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 165 | 36 |
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Honours
References
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