Phoenix Maclaren Patterson (born 1 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Stevenage.
Born in England, he played for Scotland at youth international level.
Club career Patterson was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire and attended John Hampden Grammar School. While there he joined the academy at Wycombe Wanderers before moving to London to join the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. Spurs released the player in July 2020. In December 2020 Patterson joined Watford academy.
In 2021 he then moved to Irish club Waterford. With Waterford he won the League of Ireland Player of the Month award for September 2021, and the 2021 First Division Player of the Year award. He also played for them in the 2021 play-offs.
It was announced in December 2022 that he would sign for EFL League One club Fleetwood Town in January 2023. On 7 January 2023, Patterson made his first senior appearance in English football, as a substitute in a 2–1 FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers.
On 7 May 2025, the club announced it had activated a one-year extension for the player. In June 2025, Patterson was sold to Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.
International career Patterson made two appearances for the Scotland under-19 team in 2018.
Personal life He was named after actor River Phoenix. His mother is Filipina and his father is half English and Scottish.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTottenham Hotspur2018–19Premier League00000011112019–20Premier League0000003030Total0000004141Waterford2021LOI Premier Division15432—101962022 LOI First Division311732—533922Total46216400635828Fleetwood Town2022–23League One1812000002012023–24League One3422000213832024–25League Two393103030463Total9165030511047Stevenage2025–26League One2711010633542026–27League One5000202090Total321103083444Career total169281246024820940
Honours Individual League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month: September 2022,
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