Michael Paton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Paton | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Aberdeen | 51 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Brechin City (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2011 | → (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2013 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Queen of the South | 50 | (4) |
| 2015– | Dunfermline Athletic | 49 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:24, 14 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Michael Paton (born 25 March 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing for Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic.
Paton, a striker born in Greenock, is a product of Aberdeen's youth academy. He first played senior first team football with Scottish Second Division club Brechin City, whom he joined on loan in January to June 2008. He rejoined the Glebe Park side for another loan spell in September 2008
He made his Aberdeen debut in December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Rangers at Ibrox in May 2009.
Paton became a regular for the Dons in the 2009–2010 season. He managed his first double for the club coming off the bench in a 3–2 defeat to Dundee at Dens Park in the quarter final of Scottish League Cup. He set up Lee Miller to score the only goal in Aberdeen's 1–0 win over Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium. The following month, Paton signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2013.
In the January transfer window, he was linked with a loan move with Dundee but to no avail and stayed at Aberdeen. Paton scored his second league goal for Aberdeen against Hibernian at Easter Road, on 10 February 2010 and his first goal at Pittodrie three days later against Celtic, with a superb left foot strike from the edge of the box.
The next season, Paton playing time was soon reduced, due to arrival of new striker, especially Scott Vernon. Paton missed out a loan move to Morton & Dundee, insisting he wants to fight for the first team at Aberdeen. In his first appearance of the season, Paton received a straight red card – for the first time of his career – for stamping on Jonny Hayes in a 2–0 loss against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. His red card appeal for three match ban was reserved by the SFA and was successfully rescind, making him return to a next match.
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