Matthew "Matty" Pattison (born October 27, 1986 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.
Pattison 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.
He got his first taste of senior football in a pre-season friendly match against Ce...
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Matthew "Matty" Pattison (born October 27, 1986 in Johannesburg) is a South African professional footballer, who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.
Pattison 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.
He got his first taste of senior football in a pre-season friendly match against Celtic in August 2004. Unfortunately, Pattison was put on the sideline for the whole 2004-2005 season with two knee ligament injuries that threatened to end his career before it had really begun.
However, he showed his resilience and made his competitive first team debut on February 25, 2006 in a Premiership 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...
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