OrcaScore
20

Defender

A.J. Paterson

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Appearances
12
737 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.12
Assists
0
Average rating
6.66
Age30
Date of birth31 Jan 1996
Height188 cm
Weight85 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€115K
Contract until30 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts4 / 4
Minutes325
Rating6.28
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy191 · 86%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions5 / 3
Duels won10 / 15
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.07 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls13
Accurate crosses0
Touches221
Possession lost30
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won5
Ground duels won5
Clearances15
Ball recoveries14
Fouls won0
Fouls committed2
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts8 / 6
Minutes412
Rating6.85
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (2)
Passes · accuracy280 · 82%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 2
Duels won14 / 26
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.99 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion50%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls13
Accurate crosses0
Touches342
Possession lost55
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won11
Ground duels won3
Clearances31
Ball recoveries14
Fouls won2
Fouls committed1
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)25.42
Top speed (km/h)34.48

Attributes

Characteristics

Weaknesses

13

National team

  • Grenada24 caps · 4 goals · debut Oct 2018

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
25 Oct 2026 Pittsburgh Riverhounds – Birmingham Legion FC 2–1 – –
22 Oct 2026 Brooklyn FC – Birmingham Legion FC 1–2 16' 6.8
19 Oct 2026 Birmingham Legion FC – Loudoun United FC 0–0 90' 7.2
15 Oct 2026 SC Jacksonville – Birmingham Legion FC 0–1 86' 7.8
6 Oct 2026 Grenada – Bonaire 1–4 90' 5.9
3 Oct 2026 Bonaire – Grenada 2–3 90' 6.6
29 Sep 2026 Saint Kitts and Nevis – Grenada 3–0 90' 5.6
26 Sep 2026 Grenada – Cuba 0–3 55' 7.0
20 Sep 2026 FC Tampa Bay Rowdies – Birmingham Legion FC 4–0 45' 6.3
17 Sep 2026 Birmingham Legion FC – New Mexico United 4–4 – –
6 Sep 2026 Indy Eleven – Birmingham Legion FC 2–2 13' 6.2
30 Aug 2026 Hartford Athletic – Birmingham Legion FC 3–2 45' 6.3
23 Aug 2026 Birmingham Legion FC – SC Jacksonville 2–3 45' 6.9
8 Mar 2026 Birmingham Legion FC – FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 0–1 72' 7.3
26 Oct 2025 Charleston Battery – Birmingham Legion FC 2–1 90' 6.4

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 7 moves
  1. Free transfer
  2. Without club To: Charleston Battery
    Transfer
  3. Philadelphia Union II To: Without club
    Transfer
  4. Free transfer
  5. Transfer
  6. Florida Adrena. To: Wright State Raiders
    Loan return
  7. Wright State Raiders To: Florida Adrena.
    Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 29 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)12
Average rating6.66
Last match rating6.822 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 6.66 Mar 2026 Sep 2026 Oct 2026 6.8

Last 10 matches

6.8 7.2 7.8 5.9 6.6 5.6 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.3

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 USL Championship Birmingham Legion FC 8 (6) 412 1 0 6.85
2026 CONCACAF Nations League Grenada 4 (4) 325 0 0 6.28

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

USL Championship 2024 · percentile among defenders (156 players)

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50 Tackles 77 Interceptions 18 Clearances 56 Aerials won 53 Duels won 36 Pass accuracy 76 Progressive carries 50 Rating 59

26 matches · 1,969 min

A.J. Paterson: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.97
77
Interceptions / 90 min 0.73
18
Clearances / 90 min 3.15
56
Aerials won / 90 min 1.87
53
Duels won 55.1%
36
Pass accuracy 84.8%
76
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
50
Rating 6.90
59

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