Phoenix Patterson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phoenix Maclaren Patterson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | High Wycombe, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | |||
| 2016–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2020–2021 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Waterford | 46 | (21) |
| 2023–2025 | Fleetwood Town | 91 | (6) |
| 2025– | Stevenage | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Scotland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:21, 14 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Phoenix Maclaren Patterson (born 1 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stevenage.
Born in England, he played for Scotland at youth international level.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Patterson was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and attended John Hampden Grammar School. While there he joined the academy at Wycombe Wanderers before moving to London to join the Tottenham Hotspur youth system.[3] Spurs released the player in July 2020.[4] In December 2020 Patterson joined Watford academy.[5]
In 2021 he then moved to Irish club Waterford.[6][7][8][9][10] With Waterford he won the League of Ireland Player of the Month award for September 2021,[11][12] and the 2021 First Division Player of the Year award.[13][14] He also played for them in the 2021 play-offs.[15]
It was announced in December 2022 that he would sign for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town in January 2023.[16][17][18] On 7 January 2023, Patterson made his first senior appearance in English football, as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers.[19]
On 7 May 2025, the club announced it had activated a one-year extension for the player.[20] In June 2025, Patterson was sold to Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.[21]
International career
[edit | edit source]Patterson made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team in 2018.[22]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He was named after actor River Phoenix.[23] His mother is Filipina and his father is half English and Scottish.[24]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played on 13 December 2025[25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Waterford | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2022 | LOI First Division | 31 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | 5[b] | 3 | 39 | 22 | ||
| Total | 46 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 28 | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2022–23 | League One | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | League One | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2024–25[26] | League Two | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 46 | 3 | |
| Total | 91 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 7 | ||
| Stevenage | 2025–26[27] | League One | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| Career total | 152 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 186 | 39 | ||
Honours
[edit | edit source]Individual
- League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month: September 2022,[28]
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Scottish men's footballers
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Fleetwood Town F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Men's association football forwards
- Scotland men's youth international footballers
- English people of Scottish descent
- English people of Filipino descent
- Sportspeople of Filipino descent
- English Football League players
- Scottish people of English descent
- Scottish people of Filipino descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen