Kyle James N. Patterson (born 6 January 1986) is an

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former

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who played as a

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Playing career

Youth and college

Patterson was signed by English club

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

's youth academy in 1999 at the age of thirteen, and subsequently spent five years with the club, scoring more than 50 goals for the club while winning the Youth Alliance League and Midland Youth Cup. Patterson played with Finnish club

TP-47 Tornion Pallo −47 (or TP-47) is a Finnish football club, based in the town of Tornio. It currently plays in the Finnish Third Division (''Kolmonen''). It plays its home matches at Pohjan Stadion. The most famous player who has been raised by ...

from January 2005 to December 2005, before moving to the United States to play

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St. Louis University Saint Louis University (SLU) is a private Jesuit research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by Louis William Valentine DuBourg, it is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River and one of the oldest ...

, where he was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2007. During his collegiate years Patterson also played in the

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with

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Professional

Patterson was drafted in the fourth round (48th overall) of the

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Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

. He made his professional debut on 22 March 2009, in Galaxy's first game of the 2009 MLS season against

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, and provided the assist on

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's equalising goal. With the

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having been scrapped at the end of 2008, Galaxy briefly loaned Patterson to the

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of the

to maintain his match fitness levels. He made his debut, and scored a goal, in Hollywood's 4–0 victory over

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on 8 May 2009. Patterson was waived by Galaxy on 25 November 2009, having played in three MLS games for the team, and later signed with the Swedish

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club

GAIS Gais () is a village and a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. The area of Gais is . In 1977, the village Gais received the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. The ...

. Patterson left GAIS later that year, and after attending trials with several professional clubs in England, joined

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. They won the FA Trophy in 2004. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of t ...

. He made his debut on 30 August against Didcot Town, scoring twice in a 3–0 win.

Tamworth

On 14 June 2011, Patterson was confirmed as Marcus Law's first signing for Tamworth, Patterson signed a one-year contract with the club holding another year's option.

Nuneaton Town

With a day to go until the first game of the season, Patterson left The Lambs to join local rivals

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Hednesford Town

On 21 February 2013, Patterson joined one of his former clubs,

, on loan for the rest of the 2012–13 season.

Redditch United

On 17 May 2016, Patterson was named as assistant manager to

Darren Byfield Darren Asherton Byfield (born 29 September 1976) is a former professional footballer. He is currently a first-team coach at Walsall. Byfield won six caps for Jamaica in 2003, and has scored 110 goals in 484 appearances across all domestic compet ...

Redditch United Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the and play their home games at the Valley Stadium. They are managed by Matt Clarke. History They were originally called Re ...

Retirement

Patterson announced his retirement from football on 7 January 2024, having finished his career with

Lichfield City Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth, south-west of Burton upon Trent and 14 miles (22.5 ...

Career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 28 April 2012.''

References

External links

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GAIS profile

Player's Agent Licensed by the FA – Chiron Sports & Media
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