Arthur Precious Paterson Jr. (born 31 January 1996) is a professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who currently plays as a
midfielder for
Charleston Battery in the
USL Championship. Born in the United States, he plays for the
Grenada national team.
Career
College
Paterson spent his entire college career at
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
. He made a total of 76 appearances for the Raiders and tallied 15 goals and 7 assists. During his senior year at Wright State, he was named; USC First Team All-Great Lakes Region, Horizon League Player for the Year, First Team All-Horizon League, and OCSA First Team All-State.
While at college, Paterson played for
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United Stat ...
side
SW Florida Adrenaline during their 2016 season.
Professional
On January 19, 2018, Paterson was selected 42nd overall in the
2018 MLS SuperDraft
The 2018 MLS SuperDraft was the nineteenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. As customary, the SuperDraft was held in conjunction with the annual United Soccer Coaches convention. The 2018 UCS was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania be ...
by the
New York City FC. However, he was not signed by the club.
On February 19, 2018, he signed with
USL
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...
club
Bethlehem Steel FC. He made his professional debut on March 24, 2018, starting in a 2-0 loss against
Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Bethlehem Steel released Paterson at the end of the 2018 season.
Paterson joined USL Championship side
Charleston Battery on March 8, 2019.
International
In October 2018, Paterson received his first international call-up to the
Grenada national team ahead of the
CONCACAF Nations League qualification match against
Cuba. Paterson is eligible to play for Grenada via his father. Paterson made his debut for Grenada in a 1-0
CONCACAF Nations League loss to
Cuba national football team on 12 October 2018.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first.''
References
External links
Wright State bio*
Bethlehem Steel bio
1996 births
Living people
People with acquired Grenadian citizenship
Grenadian men's footballers
Grenada men's international footballers
American men's soccer players
American people of Grenadian descent
Men's association football midfielders
Philadelphia Union II players
Charleston Battery players
New York City FC draft picks
People from Key Largo, Florida
Soccer players from Florida
SW Florida Adrenaline players
USL Championship players
USL League Two players
Wright State Raiders men's soccer players
2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
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