Patrick Martin Deane (born 16 April 1990) is a Scottish

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. Deane came through the youth system at

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side

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, but was

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in 2009. He then made 10 appearances in the

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for

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, but was again released in 2010.

Career

Deane played in the youth and reserve teams for

, and was part of the side that won a youth league and

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double in 2009. Deane was one of seven players, including David Wotherspoon and

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, who were given senior contracts by the club in March 2009. Towards the end of the summer 2009 transfer window, Deane was released by Hibs without making an appearance for the first team, after new

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decided that Deane,

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and Jonatan Johansson were surplus to his requirements. Deane then played as a trialist for Montrose in a

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match against

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a month later. English League Two club

signed Deane in mid-January 2010 on a deal until the end of the 2009–10 season. He made his debut for Darlington on 19 January against

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, coming on as a substitute in the game, which ended in a 2–1 win for his new club. Deane made ten league appearances before he and 13 other players were released by the club at the end of the season following their relegation from League Two. Deane returned to Scottish football in October 2010 when he signed for Third Division club

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in October 2010. He joined the club at the same time as Ross Chisholm, another Hibernian youth product. On 16 September 2011 it was announced that Deane had joined

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club Jeanfield Swifts.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deane, Patrick 1990 births Living people Footballers from Perth, Scotland Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hibernian F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Jeanfield Swifts F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen