| Name: | Matthew Paterson (on loan from Southend) |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Date of Birth: | 18/10/1989 |
| Height: | 5' 11" (180cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 10lbs (74.45kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Hamilton (loan), Forest Green (loan), Southampton, Stockport (loan) |
| Position: | Striker |
A prolific start to his career at Bournemouth meant that a number of clubs showed an interest in Saints' young striker before he chose St. Mary's as the place to sign his scholarship forms.
Now in his second year as a scholar, Paterson is a natural goal-scorer with physical presence and good ability on the ball, offering a different type of forward play to those strikers already on the Academy's books.
In the 2005-06 season he was also part of the same Hampshire team as Michael Byrne that were knocked out in the semi-finals of a national cup competition by Jamie Hatch's Devon team.
Paterson made his full debut for Saints in a 1-1 home draw in the Championship against Reading. He then went on to start against Manchester United in the 3rd round of the F.A Cup but was sent off for a foul on Nemanja Vidic which curtailed his involvement for the next three games.
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hamilton | ||||
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 10 (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Stockport | 2010 - 11 | League | 9 (1) | 3 |
| Southend | 2010 - 11 | League | 4 (7) | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (1) | 2 | ||
| Southend | 2009 - 10 | League | 9 (7) | 2 |
| Southampton | 2009 - 10 | League | 4 (3) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
| Southampton | 2008 - 09 | League | 1 (10) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
