Matty Pattison

Newcastle United

Pattison made his debut on 25 February 2006 as a last-minute substitute for Charles N'Zogbia in a 3–0 home win over Everton. He made his first start on 22 April in a 3–0 win over West Bromwich Albion also at St James' Park, in a much-changed team coping with injuries to players such as Alan Shearer and Michael Owen, that nonetheless finished 7th after six wins and a draw in the last seven fixtures.

Norwich City

Pattison joined Norwich City of the Championship for a short loan period in November 2007, following ex-manager Glenn Roeder. After making 10 appearances and impressing, the deal was made permanent once the transfer window opened on 4 January 2008 for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Pattison scored his first career goal on 22 November 2008, opening a 2–1 win at Nottingham Forest, and followed it three days later with a consolation goal in a loss by the same score to Crystal Palace at Carrow Road. On 7 December, he scored his third goal in four games, concluding a 2–0 home win over Ipswich Town in an East Anglian derby. After Roeder was replaced by new manager Bryan Gunn, Pattison played his last game against Doncaster Rovers on 30 January 2009. Gunn said in March that he would loan Pattison to a League One club if he received the right offer.

South Africa

On 3 August 2009 Pattison was reported by South African media to be leaving Norwich to play in South Africa, either for Mamelodi Sundowns or…

On 31 October 2006, shortly after turning 20, Pattison was called up for the first time for a friendly against African champions Egypt at Griffin Park in London. He withdrew before the game due to a knee injury. He was selected for the nation's 2010 FIFA World Cup 29-man squad for a training camp in Durban from 15 to 28 January 2010, playing in an unofficial friendly match against Swaziland. Pattison made his international debut for South Africa on 17 November 2010 in a 1–0 friendly loss to the United States at Cape Town Stadium, playing the last two minutes in place of Bernard Parker. He played six minutes on his second cap against Kenya on 9 February 2011. He was later called up as a late replacement for the injured Jabulani Shongwe in the 2014 African Nations Championship. He came off the bench against Mozambique on 11 January to win his third cap

On 17 January 2022, Pattison was announced as a lead coach for i2i Soccer Academy. On 8 June 2022, Pattison was also announced as head of youth development at Whickham FC. On 12th January 2025, Pattison was announced as Assistant Manager of South Shields FC In January 2026, Pattison left the club to focus on business interests outside of football.

Pattison, who was born in Johannesburg, began to play soccer at an early age. He and his family then moved to England in 1997, when he was eleven years old. He joined Newcastle Youth Academy at the age of fourteen.