Benjamin Alan "Ben" Paton (born May 5, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Alan Paton | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ross County | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kitchener SC | |||
| 2016-2021 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Ross County | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016 | Canada U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 4, 2022 | |||
In 2016, Paton joined the youth academy of Blackburn Rovers, after trialing the year previous.[1] In March 2018 Blackburn signed Paton to a professional contract.[2] In June 2021 it was announced that Paton would not be retained by the club.[3]
On July 8, 2021 Scottish Premiership club Ross County announced they had signed Paton to a deal, joining his older brother Harry.[4] He made his professional debut for The Staggies on August 22 against Rangers.[5]
Paton has represented Canada at the under-17 level and was part of a squad that faced Jamaica in November 2016.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ross County | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Ross County F.C. – current squad | |
|---|---|