American soccer player
Drew Thomas Patterson (born April 20, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Lexington SC in the USL League One .
Career
Youth, college & amateur
Patterson played six years of club soccer for STA Soccer, where he was a four-time New Jersey State Cup finalist as well as a two-time regional finalist. Patterson also played two years of varsity soccer at Cranford High School .[1] At Cranford, Patterson won a Mountain Conference title as a junior and earned first-team All-Conference, first-team All-County, and was named to the All-State team.[2]
In 2019, Patterson attended Marist College to play college soccer ,[3] but redshirted his entire freshman season.[2] In 2020, Patterson transferred to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ,[4] but the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . During his two seasons with the Mustangs, Patterson made 27 appearances, scoring two goals and tallying three assists.[5] [6] [7]
While at college, Patterson spent time with United Premier Soccer League side Nomads SC[8] and USL League Two side Cedar Stars Rush , where he scored four goals in seven appearances for Cedar Stars during their 2022 season.[9]
Professional
On January 23, 2023, Patterson signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season.[10] [11]
References
^ "Follow Drew Patterson, Cranford — 2018-2019 Boys Soccer" . highschoolsports.nj.com . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ a b "Drew Patterson - Men's Soccer" . Marist College Athletics . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Drew Patterson Commits to Marist College for Soccer" . TapIntoCranford . Retrieved 17 June 2023 .
^ "Cal Poly men's soccer team announces 9 roster additions" . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Drew Patterson - 2022-23 - Men's Soccer" . Cal Poly . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ Ho, Matthew (Sep 10, 2022). " 'Let them sleep on us': Men's soccer gears up for Big West Tournament run" . Mustang News . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Armendariz Named to Big West Pre-Season First Team" . California State University at Bakersfield Athletics . Aug 19, 2022. Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Drew Patterson - Nomads SC - Premier" . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Cedar Stars Rush | uslleaguetwo.com" . www.uslleaguetwo.com . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Lexington Sporting Club adds forward Drew Patterson to USL League One squad" . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
^ "Patterson Signs with USL League One's Lexington SC" . Cal Poly . Retrieved Jun 17, 2023 .
External links
Head coach: Darren Powell
Assistant coach: Javier Cano
Goalkeeping coach: Chris Barocas