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Arthur P. Paterson (born 31 January 1996) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Charleston Battery in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he represents the Grenada national team.

A. J. Paterson

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Precious Paterson[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Key Largo, Florida, United States
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team	Charleston Battery
Number	20
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Wright State Raiders	76	(15)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	SW Florida Adrenaline	10	(2)
2018	Bethlehem Steel	1	(0)
2019–	Charleston Battery	79	(5)
National team‡
2018–	Grenada	16	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 17 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:29, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Career

College

Paterson spent his entire college career at Wright State University. He made a total of 76 appearances for the Raiders and tallied 15 goals and 7 assists.[2] During his senior year at Wright State, he was named; USC First Team All-Great Lakes Region, Horizon League Player for the Year, First Team All-Horizon League, and OCSA First Team All-State.[3]

While at college, Paterson played for Premier Development League side SW Florida Adrenaline during their 2016 season.[4]

Professional

On January 19, 2018, Paterson was selected 42nd overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by the New York City FC.[5] However, he was not signed by the club.

On February 19, 2018, he signed with USL club Bethlehem Steel FC.[6] He made his professional debut on March 24, 2018, starting in a 2-0 loss against Tampa Bay Rowdies.[7]

Bethlehem Steel released Paterson at the end of the 2018 season.[8]

Paterson joined USL Championship side Charleston Battery on March 8, 2019.[9]

International

In October 2018, Paterson received his first international call-up to the Grenada national team ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League qualification match against Cuba. Paterson is eligible to play for Grenada via his father.[10] Paterson made his debut for Grenada in a 1-0 CONCACAF Nations League loss to Cuba national football team on 12 October 2018.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 November 2018	Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Saint Martin	4–1	5–2	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
2.				5–2
3.	24 March 2019	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	2–0	2–0
4.	8 September 2019	Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize	Belize	1–1	2–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

References

External links

• Wright State bio
• A. J. Paterson at Major League Soccer
• Bethlehem Steel bio

На других языках

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- [en] A. J. Paterson

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[fr] AJ Paterson

AJ Paterson, né le 31 janvier 1996 à Key Largo en Floride, est un footballeur international grenadien. Il joue au poste de latéral gauche avec le Battery de Charleston en USL Championship.

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[it] AJ Paterson

Arthur Precious "AJ" Paterson (Key Largo, 31 gennaio 1996) è un calciatore grenadino, difensore del Charleston Battery e della nazionale grenadina.

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[ru] Патерсон, Эй Джей

А́ртур Джей Па́терсон (англ. Arthur J. Paterson; 31 января 1996, Ки-Ларго, Флорида, США) — гренадский и американский футболист, левый защитник клуба «Чарлстон Бэттери» и сборной Гренады.

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