Domestic-league season · Milton Keynes Dons.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 36 | 16 | 7 | 2905 | 7.01 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.3 |
Following his move to Milton Keynes Dons, Paterson's current-season form is up 110% on last season (Season 20→42), while his Rating eased 39→19. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Milton Keynes Dons · 2nd | 36 | 16 | 7 | 7.01 | 19 | 42 |
| 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 | Milton Keynes Dons · 21st | 36 | 6 | 3 | 6.82 | 35 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Sheffield Wednesday · 4th | 41 | 6 | 3 | 6.81 | 44 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | Sheffield Wednesday · 24th | 43 | 8 | 0 | — | 64 | 27 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. Paterson is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Milton Keynes Dons, rated 19 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 335th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (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.
Judged on this season alone, Paterson graded 42 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 16 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances (0.713 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 42). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 40th of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 31 Paterson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Paterson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
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).
With a Rating of 19, Paterson carries the 40th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 70. 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.
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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 31, Paterson sits on 2.6, 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
