Michael Paton is a professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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 currently playing for Conference National

Conference National

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 side Stockport County

Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

 on loan from Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

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 club Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

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Club career

Paton, a striker, is a product of Aberdeen's youth academy. He first played senior first team football with Scottish Second Division

Scottish Football League Second Division

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 club Brechin City

Brechin City F.C.

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, whom he joined on loan in January to June 2008. He rejoined the Glebe Park

Glebe Park, Brechin

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 side for another loan spell in September 2008.

He made his Aberdeen debut in December 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.

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. He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to Rangers F.C.

Rangers F.C.

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 at Ibrox

Ibrox Stadium

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 in May 2009.

Paton became a regular for the Dons in the 2009–2010 season. He managed his first double for the club coming off the bench in a 3–2 defeat to Dundee

Dundee

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 at Dens Park

Dens Park

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. He set up Lee Miller

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 to score the only goal in Aberdeen's 1–0 win over Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium

Pittodrie Stadium

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Paton scored his second league goal for Aberdeen against Hibernian at Easter Road, on the 10th of February 2010 and his first goal at Pittodrie three days later against Celtic with a superb left foot strike from the edge of the box.

On 30 November 2010, Paton travelled to Austria

Austria

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 for a three day trial at Austrian Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga

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 side Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck with the aim of winning a short-term loan deal in the following transfer window. The loan deal was not concluded.

He was offered a free transfer by Aberdeen during the summer 2011 transfer window, but opted to remain with the club. At the end of the transfer window, on 31 August 2011, he joined Stockport County

Stockport County F.C.

Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...

 on a six-month loan.

External links

• Michael Paton profile at Aberdeen F.C.
  Aberdeen F.C.
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