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Michael Paton

Michael Paton

Attack - Right Winger  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornMarch 25, 1989
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 24/25 5.4 Average
Right Winger Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Queen of the South FC
top club · 99 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#1110
goals rank
#1507
assists rank
40
season goals
46
season assists

Among 1,698 Attack - Right Wingers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€400k
peak value · 2010
—
top transfer fee
6
best season · 13/14
2 · 5%
pens / of goals

Born the same day

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Attack - Left Winger · Without Club
€75k
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€10k
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Attack - Left Winger · Without Club
John Verhoek
Attack - Centre-Forward · De Tubanters 1897

Shares 1989-03-25 · 6 players total

389Appearances
40Goals
46Assists
27Yellow cards
1Red cards
145Full matches (90′)
Full nameMichael Paton
Date of birth1989-03-25 (37 yrs)
Place of birthGreenock, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionAttack - Right Winger (main: Attack)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2025
Transfer: Albion Rovers → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Albion Rovers FC
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Albion Rovers FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Albion Rovers FC
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Albion Rovers FC
17 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Brechin City → Albion Rovers
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Brechin City FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Brechin City FC
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2020
Transfer: Queen o. t. S. → Brechin City
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Brechin City FC
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Dumbarton → Queen o. t. S.
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Queen of the South FC
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Dunfermline A. → Dumbarton
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Dumbarton FC
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Dunfermline Athletic FC
19 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Dunfermline Athletic FC
22 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Dunfermline Athletic FC
41 matches · 3 G · 16 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Queen o. t. S. → Dunfermline A.
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Queen of the South FC
24 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Queen of the South FC
38 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Queen o. t. S.
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2012
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Queen of the South FC, Aberdeen FC
10 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2011
Transfer: Stockport → Aberdeen FC
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Stockport
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Stockport County, Aberdeen FC
17 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Aberdeen FC
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Aberdeen FC
39 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2008
Transfer: Brechin City → Aberdeen FC
08/09 · Return from loan
Sep 2008
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Brechin City
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Aberdeen FC
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: Brechin City → Aberdeen FC
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Brechin City
07/08 · Loan
Dec 2007
Transfer: Aberdeen FC U20 → Aberdeen FC
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Brechin City FC, Aberdeen FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Aberdeen FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
Transfer: Aberdeen FC U17 → Aberdeen FC U20
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €400k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 890 other Attack - Right Wingers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.31/90
48
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.31/90
25
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
90
13,058 min
Minutes played by club
Albion Rovers FC 10.9%
Brechin City FC 12.4%
Queen of the South FC 30.4%
Dumbarton FC 10.0%
Dunfermline Athletic FC 28.2%
Aberdeen FC 5.7%
Stockport County 2.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Albion Rovers FC 4 2023 24/25 49 4 2 1,427
Brechin City FC 4 07/08 21/22 57 4 5 1,614
Queen of the South FC 4 12/13 19/20 99 13 12 3,975
Dumbarton FC 1 18/19 18/19 30 2 2 1,310
Dunfermline Athletic FC 3 15/16 17/18 82 7 20 3,688
Aberdeen FC 7 06/07 12/13 57 6 4 740
Stockport County 1 11/12 11/12 15 4 1 304

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

5€100K10€200K14€300K19€400K08/09 — 1 goals (Aberdeen FC)108/0909/10 — 5 goals (Aberdeen FC)09/10 — 4 assists909/1010/1111/12 — 4 goals (Stockport County)11/12 — 1 assists511/1212/13 — 3 goals (Queen of the South FC)312/1313/14 — 6 goals (Queen of the South FC)13/14 — 7 assists1313/1414/15 — 2 goals (Queen of the South FC)14/15 — 4 assists614/1515/16 — 3 goals (Dunfermline Athletic FC)15/16 — 16 assists1915/1616/17 — 2 goals (Dunfermline Athletic FC)16/17 — 2 assists416/1717/18 — 2 goals (Dunfermline Athletic FC)17/18 — 2 assists417/1818/19 — 2 goals (Dumbarton FC)18/19 — 2 assists418/1919/20 — 2 goals (Queen of the South FC)19/20 — 1 assists319/2020/21 — 1 goals (Brechin City FC)20/21 — 1 assists220/2121/22 — 3 goals (Brechin City FC)21/22 — 4 assists721/2222/23 — 1 goals (Albion Rovers FC)22/23 — 2 assists322/2323/24 — 1 goals (Albion Rovers FC)123/2424/25 — 2 goals (Albion Rovers FC)224/2508/09 — €75K09/10 — €200K10/11 — €400K11/12 — €300K12/13 — €150K13/14 — €150K14/15 — €150K16/17 — €200K18/19 — €150K19/20 — €25K20/21 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 1120/212021: 0020212023: 00202321/22: 3321/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 2224/25

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 161615/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/212021: 0020212023: 00202321/22: 4421/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Lowland League Albion Rovers FC 13 1 0 0 0 498
24/25 Trust Trophy Albion Rovers FC 2 1 0 0 0 77
23/24 Lowland League Albion Rovers FC 14 1 0 1 0 560
23/24 SFA Cup Albion Rovers FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League Two Albion Rovers FC 12 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 SFA Cup Albion Rovers FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Viaplay Cup Albion Rovers FC 4 1 0 0 0 292
21/22 Highland League Brechin City FC 25 3 1 0 0 560
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Brechin City FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup Brechin City FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
21/22 Trust Trophy Brechin City FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
2023 Scottish League Two Play Offs Albion Rovers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Scottish League Two Play Offs Brechin City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup Brechin City FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League Two Brechin City FC 14 1 1 4 0 1,054
20/21 League Two Abstiegsr. Brechin City FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup Brechin City FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Betfred Cup Queen of the South FC 3 1 0 0 0 284
19/20 Championship Queen of the South FC 22 1 1 3 0 1,221
19/20 SFA Cup Queen of the South FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Tunnock Ch. Cup Queen of the South FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup Dumbarton FC 4 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Irn-Bru Cup Dumbarton FC 1 1 0 0 0 77
18/19 League One Dumbarton FC 24 1 1 1 0 1,233
18/19 SFA Cup Dumbarton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 5 1 1 0 0 449
17/18 Championship Dunfermline Athletic FC 11 1 0 1 0 741
17/18 Irn-Bru Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Premiership Play-offs Dunfermline Athletic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 SFA Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Dunfermline Athletic FC 18 1 1 2 0 926
16/17 Irn-Bru Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 SFA Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 2 1 0 0 0 69
15/16 League One Dunfermline Athletic FC 32 2 11 2 0 1,203
15/16 Petrofac Tr. Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 3 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Dunfermline Athletic FC 3 1 3 0 0 300
15/16 SFA Cup Dunfermline Athletic FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Queen of the South FC 20 1 3 4 0 1,282
14/15 Petrofac Tr. Cup Queen of the South FC 1 1 1 0 0 90
14/15 Premiership Play-offs Queen of the South FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 SFA Cup Queen of the South FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Queen of the South FC 30 3 5 2 0 628
13/14 League Cup Queen of the South FC 3 2 2 0 0 165
13/14 Ramsdens Cup Queen of the South FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 SFA Cup Queen of the South FC 2 1 0 0 0 96
12/13 League One Queen of the South FC 9 3 0 0 0 209
12/13 Premiership Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Ramsdens Cup Queen of the South FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Scot. League Cup Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Conference Stockport County 15 4 1 2 0 304
11/12 Premiership Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premiership Aberdeen FC 10 0 0 0 1 0
10/11 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Co-op. Ins. Cup Aberdeen FC 1 2 0 0 0 32
09/10 Europa League Qualifying Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premiership Aberdeen FC 35 3 4 2 0 651
09/10 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Co-op. Ins. Cup Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premiership Aberdeen FC 4 1 0 0 0 57
08/09 SFA Cup Aberdeen FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League One Brechin City FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premiership Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premiership Aberdeen FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 Aberdeen FC U17 Aberdeen FC U20 Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-12-01 Aberdeen FC U20 Aberdeen FC Transfer 0 —
07/08 2008-01-01 Aberdeen FC Brechin City Loan 0 —
07/08 2008-06-30 Brechin City Aberdeen FC Return from loan 0 —
08/09 2008-09-01 Aberdeen FC Brechin City Loan 0 —
08/09 2008-11-01 Brechin City Aberdeen FC Return from loan 0 —
11/12 2011-08-01 Aberdeen FC Stockport Loan 200000 —
11/12 2011-11-01 Stockport Aberdeen FC Return from loan 200000 —
12/13 2012-08-31 Aberdeen FC Without Club Transfer 150000 —
12/13 2013-02-28 Without Club Queen o. t. S. Transfer 150000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 Queen o. t. S. Dunfermline A. Transfer 150000 —
18/19 2018-07-13 Dunfermline A. Dumbarton Transfer 150000 —
19/20 2019-07-17 Dumbarton Queen o. t. S. Transfer 0 —
20/21 2020-10-05 Queen o. t. S. Brechin City Transfer 150000 —
22/23 2022-07-01 Brechin City Albion Rovers Transfer 0 —
25/26 2025-07-01 Albion Rovers Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Groin surgery 2016-06-17 2016-08-01 46 4
Current—
Peak€400k
Low—
Δ since start−€75k
—€100k€200k€300k€400k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kevin Holt 2 1 0
Gavin Reilly 2 2 0
Mark Durnan 2 1 0
Andy Geggan 2 0 0
Faissal El Bakhtaoui 2 7 0
Lewis Martin 2 1 0
Ian McShane 1 0 0
Adam Fernie 1 1 0
Lewis Kidd 1 0 0
Dan Carmichael 2 1 0
Ben Richards-Everton 2 1 0
Michael Moffat 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
11/12 Conference Stockport County 4 15
09/10 Premiership Aberdeen FC 3 35
12/13 League One Queen of the South FC 3 9

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 League One Dunfermline Athletic FC 11 32
13/14 Championship Queen of the South FC 5 30
09/10 Premiership Aberdeen FC 4 35

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2011-11-01 Stockport Aberdeen FC Return from loan — €200k
11/12 2011-08-01 Aberdeen FC Stockport Loan — €200k
08/09 2008-11-01 Brechin City Aberdeen FC Return from loan — —
08/09 2008-09-01 Aberdeen FC Brechin City Loan — —
07/08 2008-06-30 Brechin City Aberdeen FC Return from loan — —
07/08 2008-01-01 Aberdeen FC Brechin City Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Michael Paton's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Hibernian FC 17 7 4 6 22 23 -1 41%
Rangers FC 16 3 5 8 16 33 -17 19%
St. Mirren FC 16 5 5 6 20 22 -2 31%
St. Johnstone FC 16 5 8 3 13 12 +1 31%
Celtic FC 15 0 3 12 14 41 -27 0%
Kilmarnock FC 15 7 3 5 14 14 0 47%
Motherwell FC 15 9 2 4 24 17 +7 60%
Ross County FC 13 9 1 3 27 12 +15 69%
Livingston FC 12 7 4 1 19 10 +9 58%
Heart of Midlothian 11 4 3 4 14 15 -1 36%
Hartlepool United 10 4 3 3 14 15 -1 40%
Yeovil Town 9 3 3 3 11 13 -2 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 15 560 1 0 0 0.16
22/23 17 292 1 0 0 0.31
20/21 21 1,054 5 0 0 0.43
19/20 27 1,505 3 0 0 0.18
18/19 30 1,310 1 1 0 0.14
17/18 19 1,190 1 0 0 0.08
16/17 22 995 2 0 0 0.18
15/16 41 1,503 3 0 0 0.18
14/15 24 1,372 4 0 0 0.26
13/14 38 889 2 0 0 0.2
11/12 17 304 2 0 0 0.59
10/11 11 0 0 0 1 0
09/10 39 683 2 0 0 0.26

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Viaplay Cup
31 apps
8 G
7 A
Championship
101 apps
7 G
10 A
League One
67 apps
6 G
12 A
Premiership
51 apps
4 G
4 A
Conference
15 apps
4 G
1 A
Tunnock Ch. Cup
17 apps
3 G
5 A
Highland League
25 apps
3 G
1 A
SFA Cup
22 apps
2 G
3 A
Lowland League
27 apps
2 G
0 A
League Two
26 apps
1 G
3 A

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Frequently asked about Michael Paton

Who is Michael Paton?

Michael Paton is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Retired.

How old is Michael Paton?

Michael Paton is 37 years old. He was born on March 25, 1989 in Greenock.

What position does Michael Paton play?

Michael Paton plays as a right winger (Attack - Right Winger).

What club does Michael Paton play for?

Michael Paton currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Michael Paton scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Paton has scored 40 goals in 389 appearances.