Anthony Patterson

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Anthony Patterson
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Patterson warming up for Sunderland in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth North Shields,[1] England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 1
Youth career
2013–2018 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sunderland 153 (0)
2021–2022 → Notts County (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2023–2024 England U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

Anthony Patterson (born 10 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Sunderland. He has represented England U21 internationally.

Career

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Patterson sat on the bench during the 2018–19 season and was given a contract in July 2019.[2] He made his competitive first-team debut on 10 November 2020, in a 2–1 defeat at Fleetwood Town in an EFL Trophy group stage fixture.[3] He made one further appearance in the 2021–22 season and having impressed head coach Lee Johnson, Patterson signed a new two-year deal, with the option of an additional year, in June 2021.[4][5][6] Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman said that he now considered Patterson "as a member of the first-team squad" with Lee Burge as the only other senior goalkeeper at the Stadium of Light.

Notts County (loan)

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In September 2021, Patterson joined Notts County on loan until the end of October after Sunderland completed the signing of Ron-Thorben Hoffmann on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day.[7]

Return to Sunderland

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His loan was extended until the end of January. However, Lee Johnson recalled the goalkeeper due to injury to Sunderland's second choice goalkeeper Lee Burge. On 31 December, Lee Johnson sent Patterson back to Notts County until end of the season. On 7 January, Patterson was recalled from Notts County with the possibility of the loan being resumed later in the window. Patterson established himself as Sunderland's first-choice goalkeeper for the second half of the season, featuring in Sunderland's successful play-off campaign as they defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 in the final.[8]

Patterson signed a new long-term contract with the club in June 2022, keeping him at the club until 2026.[9]

Patterson would feature again in a play-off final, this time in the 2025 EFL Championship play-off final against Sheffield United that helped Sunderland secure the third and final qualifying spot for subsequent promotion to the 2025–26 Premier League. In this match, he made two key saves (1', 69'), the second a critical save in the context of the match, as Sunderland were down 0-1 at the time. Sunderland would go on to score an equalizer soon thereafter, and eventually win the match 2-1.[10]

International career

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On 10 June 2023, Patterson made his England U21 debut as a half-time substitute during a 2–0 defeat to Japan at St. George's Park.[11]

Style of play

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Sunderland goalkeeper coach Lee Butler said that Patterson had great saving, handling and shot-stopping ability, with his areas of development being coming for crosses, his distribution and his communication.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2018–19[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[15] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22[4] League One 20 0 0 0 2 0 3[b] 0 25 0
2022–23[16] Championship 46 0 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 50 0
2023–24[17] Championship 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
2024–25[18] Championship 42 0 0 0 0 0 3[c] 0 45 0
2025–26[19] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 153 0 3 0 3 0 10 0 169 0
Notts County (loan) 2021–22[1] National League 9 0 4 0 — 0 0 13 0
Career total 162 0 7 0 3 0 10 0 182 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in League One play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

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Sunderland

Individual

References

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