Callum Paterson

Paterson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 43→43), while his Rating held around 19. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Milton Keynes Dons · 14th	2	0	0	6.35	19	43
2025/26	Milton Keynes Dons · 2nd	36	16	7	7.01	19	43
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 12th	36	6	2	6.86	39	20
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	25	0	1	6.76	41	4
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 21st	28	6	3	6.82	35	21
2022/23	Milton Keynes Dons	36	6	3	6.82	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	17	0
Scotland U21	9	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

C. Paterson is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Milton Keynes Dons, enjoying a standout season — 16 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 43. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (70.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.5 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paterson.

On the season, Paterson graded 43 for current form (age-blind), on 16 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances (0.713 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 43 → 43). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 31 Paterson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Paterson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

70.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.71

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Milton Keynes Dons finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.44

Goals / app

16 goals in 36 appearances (0.44 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 24). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 23 goal contributions (0.64 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 70.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.5 goals, 0.22 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.71 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %70.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.496

Assists / 900.217

Goal contribution / 900.713

Defensive actions / 901.084

Player flow

Goal involvements23

Cards / 900.155

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Paterson sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paterson's projected Rating — 19 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals16

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions7

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Milton Keynes DonsJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Sheffield WednesdaySept 2020 – Jul 2025

CardiffJul 2017 – Sept 2020Free

Heart Of Midlothianuntil Jul 2017

About C. Paterson

Callum Thomas Owen Paterson is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Milton Keynes Dons, born on October 13, 1994 in London, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Milton Keynes Dons currently sit 14th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, C. Paterson has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 37 minutes.

C. Paterson's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Milton Keynes Dons face Leicester at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Paterson at 19 with a Season form score of 43. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, C. Paterson has totalled 480 club appearances with 100 goals and 24 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 43 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday.

C. Paterson's career has also included time at Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff and Heart Of Midlothian.

On the international stage, C. Paterson has represented Scotland and Scotland U21 — 26 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.