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Matthew Joseph Pattison (born 27 October 1986) is a South African former soccer player and current head of youth development at Whickham. He earned five international caps for South Africa between 2010 and 2014.
He began his senior career at Newcastle United in the Premier League, making 12 total appearances before moving to Norwich City in 2007, initially on loan. He played 51 times and scored four goals for Norwich. Pattison went back to South Africa in 2009 and represented Mamelodi Sundowns, Santos and Bidvest Wits. In 2014, he returned to England and played for several non-league clubs in the north east until his retirement in 2021.
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.
Pattison went on trial at English Championship club Leeds United and scored a long-range goal in a 2–0 friendly win over Celtic in January 2012. He was also on trial at Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League.
Returning to his home country, Pattison signed a six-month deal with Engen Santos on 31 January 2012. He left by mutual consent on 1 May, with the club having three games left to avoid relegation. On 3 June, he joined Bidvest Wits.
On 3 October 2014, Pattison signed for Conference Premier club Gateshead until the end of the 2014–15 season, subject to international clearance. He made his debut on 11 October in a 1–1 draw with Forest Green Rovers. He scored his first goal for Gateshead on 11 November in a 3–3 draw with Lincoln City. After two seasons with the club, Pattison was released by Gateshead in May 2016.
On 24 May 2017, Pattison signed for Northern League club South Shields on a free transfer from Blyth Spartans. At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, he moved to Whickham and was named manager in November 2019.
After leaving Whickham in February 2020, Pattison was added to the first team squad at Gateshead, where he had been named Academy Coach whilst at Whickham.
On 19 August 2021, Pattison signed for Northern Premier League Division One East club Dunston UTS. He made his debut on 21 August coming off of the bench against Newcastle Benfield in a 2–1 win in the FA Cup. Pattison made his final appearance for Dunston UTS after a substitute appearance in a 2–2 draw against Bamber Bridge in the FA Trophy, on 30 October. On 20 November, he retired.
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 8 June 2022, Pattison was also announced as head of youth development at Whickham FC.
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