Matthew Joseph Pattison was born on 27 October 1986 and is a South African former soccer player and current head of youth development at Whickham.
21 Facts About Matty Pattison
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Matty Pattison earned five international caps for South Africa between 2010 and 2014.
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Matty Pattison began his senior career at Newcastle United in the Premier League, making 12 total appearances before moving to Norwich City in 2007, initially on loan.
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Matty Pattison played 51 times and scored four goals for Norwich.
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Matty Pattison went back to South Africa in 2009 and represented Mamelodi Sundowns, Santos and Bidvest Wits.
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Matty Pattison, who was born in Johannesburg, began to play soccer at an early age.
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Matty Pattison joined Newcastle Youth Academy at the age of fourteen.
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Matty Pattison joined Norwich City of the Championship for a short loan period in November 2007, following ex-manager Glenn Roeder.
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On 3 August 2009 Matty Pattison was reported by South African media to be leaving Norwich to play in South Africa, either for Mamelodi Sundowns or Orlando Pirates.
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On 6 August Matty 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.
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Matty Pattison was on trial at Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.
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Matty Pattison had trials at Milton Keynes Dons and Birmingham City in July and August 2014.
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On 24 May 2017, Matty Pattison signed for Northern League club South Shields on a free transfer from Blyth Spartans.
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On 19 August 2021, Matty Pattison signed for Northern Premier League Division One East club Dunston UTS.
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On 31 October 2006, shortly after turning 20, Matty Pattison was called up for the first time for a friendly against African champions Egypt at Griffin Park in London.
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Matty Pattison withdrew before the game due to a knee injury.
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Matty Pattison was selected for the nation's 2010 FIFA World Cup 29-man squad for a training camp in Durban from 15 to 28 January 2010, playing in an unofficial friendly match against Swaziland.
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Matty Pattison played six minutes on his second cap against Kenya on 9 February 2011.
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Matty Pattison was later called up as a late replacement for the injured Jabulani Shongwe in the 2014 African Nations Championship.
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On 17 January 2022, Matty Pattison was announced as a lead coach for i2i Soccer Academy.
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On 8 June 2022, Matty Pattison was announced as head of youth development at Whickham FC.