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Matty Pattison 
Personal information Full name Matthew Joseph Pattison[1] Date of birth 27 October 1986 Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Mamelodi Sundowns Number 24 Youth career 2000–2005 Newcastle United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2008 Newcastle United 10 (0) 2007–2008 → Norwich City (loan) 10 (0) 2008–2009 Norwich City 41 (3) 2009– Mamelodi Sundowns 43 (3) National team‡ 2010– South Africa 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2011Matthew Joseph "Matty" Pattison (born 27 October 1986) is a South African association footballer who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.
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Early life
Pattison, who was born in Johannesburg, began to play football at an early age. He and his family then moved to England in 1997, when he was eleven years old. He joined Newcastle Youth Academy at the age of fourteen.
Club career
Newcastle United
He got his first taste of senior football in a pre-season friendly match against Celtic in August 2004. Post match, the Celtic faithful were going off their heads after Matt proclained that he, "hated them all" and branded them "toothless beggars". Unfortunately, Pattison was put on the sideline for the whole 2004–05 season with two knee ligament injuries that threatened to end his career.
However, he showed his resilience and made his competitive first team debut on February 25, 2006 in a Premier League 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.
Norwich City
Pattison joined Norwich City for a short loan period in November 2007, following ex-manager Glenn Roeder. After making 10 appearances and impressing, the deal was made permanent once the transfer window opened on January 4, 2008 for an undisclosed fee, on a three and a half year contract.[2] In a bizarre incident, it was reported on March 19, that Pattison had been arrested by police after being caught not only drink-driving, but doing so whilst only wearing underwear.[3] However it was revealed during his resulting court case that he was fully clothed at the time of his arrest.
Pattison did not score during his first year with Norwich City, despite striking the goal frame on a number of occasions. His first goal finally came in the 2–1 win at Nottingham Forest on November 22, 2008, and was quickly followed up with another against Crystal Palace three days later. He then scored the second goal against local rivals Ipswich Town on December 7 to take his tally to three in four games.
Mamelodi Sundowns
On 3 August 2009 Pattison was reported by South African media to be leaving Norwich to play in South Africa, either for Mamelodi Sundowns or Orlando Pirates. On the 6th August Pattison returned to his native South Africa to join Mamelodi Sundowns for an undisclosed fee in hope of breaking into the South African national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
International career
Although having been called up to the senior squad several times, Pattison was first capped off the bench against the USA in November 2010. Pattison was selected for the World Cup 29-man squad for a training camp in Durban from January 15–28, 2010, playing in an unofficial friendly match against Swaziland.[4]
Pattison came off thebench to win his second cap against Kenya in Feb 2011.[5]
Awards
Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: 2010[6]
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 327. ISBN 9781845964740.
- ^ "Norwich tie up a triple deal". Sky Sports. 2008-01-04. On the 6th August Pattison returned to his native South Africa to join Mamelodi Sundowns for an undiscolsed fee, he left Norwich City in hope of breaking into the South African national team for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3022638,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ "Norwich Player Caught Drink-Driving in his Underwear". Football365. 2008-03-19. http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3322027,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ http://www.football365.co.za/story/0,22162,14340_5857017,00.html
- ^ http://www.supersport.com/football/bafana/news/110209/Bafana_cruise_to_victory_over_Kenya
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/05/24/1939423/psl-season-awards-katlego-mphela-and-daine-klate-win-big
External links
- Matty Pattison career stats at Soccerbase
- http://www.football365.co.za/player/0,25236,14311_180855,00.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8185446.stm
Categories:- 1986 births
- People from Johannesburg
- Living people
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- South African people of English descent
- White South African people
- Association football midfielders
- English footballers
- South African association football players
- South African expatriate Association football players
- South African expatriates
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- White South African association football players
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