C. Paterson · career
Callum Thomas Owen Paterson
Center Forward · Milton Keynes Dons · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 209 appearances, 42 goals and 16 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Milton Keynes Dons — Season rating 43, 16 goals and 7 assists in 36 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 23 points at Milton Keynes Dons. Form is on a climb — up 39 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 25 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 36 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 43 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 28 |
| 2019/20 | Cardiff | 37 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Cardiff | 27 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Cardiff | 32 | 10 | 4 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Heart Of Midlothian | 20 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Heart Of Midlothian | 29 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Heart Of Midlothian | 29 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Heart Of Midlothian | 37 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Heart Of Midlothian | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018/19 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016/17 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Scotland U21 | 2017/18 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 1 |
| 2015/16 | UEFA U21 Championship | 5 | 1 |
Honours
Championship×2Championship×2League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 36 | 2905 | 16 | 7 | 7.0 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| League Cup | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
38 played18 not in squad· 2982 min, 16g 7a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Doncaster | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Wealdstone | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Stevenage | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Oldham | 0-0 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Barrow | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Bristol City | 0-2 | Played | 29 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 5-0 | Played | 67 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Aug 19 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Newport County | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Walsall | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 6 | League Two | H Grimsby | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Chesterfield | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 5.6 | |
| Sep 16 | EFL Trophy | H West Ham United U21 | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 4 | League Two | H Gillingham | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | A Reading | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 4-0 | Played | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Crewe | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Bromley | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | A Colchester | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Barnet | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 5.7 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Swindon Town | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 15 | League Two | H Salford City | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Tranmere | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Oldham | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Notts County | 2-3 | Played | 76 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 4-0 | Played | 82 | 2 | 7.9 | |
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Notts County | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Colchester | 0-1 | Played | 61 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 4 | League Two | H Chesterfield | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | H Oxford United | 1-1 | Played | 48 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Jan 24 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 5-1 | Played | 77 | 3 | 9.9 | |
| Jan 27 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Played | 83 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Jan 31 | League Two | A Grimsby | 2-2 | Played | 71 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Newport County | 1-0 | Played | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 23 | League Two | A Walsall | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 10 | League Two | A Gillingham | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 18 | League Two | H Colchester | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League Two | H Barnet | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 28 | League Two | A Salford City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Barrow | 0-0 | Played | 78 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Bromley | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Crewe | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Tranmere | 3-0 | Played | 88 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| May 2 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 |