Anthony Patterson (born 10 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Sunderland.
[2] He made his competitive first-team debut on 10 November 2020, in a 2–1 defeat at Fleetwood Town in an EFL Trophy group stage fixture.
[3] He made one further appearance in the 2021–22 season and having impressed head coach Lee Johnson, Patterson signed a new two-year deal, with the option of an additional year, in June 2021.
[4][5][6] Sporting Director Kristjaan Speakman said that he now considered Patterson "as a member of the first-team squad" with Lee Burge as the only other senior goalkeeper at the Stadium of Light.
[10] Sunderland goalkeeper coach Lee Butler said that Patterson had great saving, handling and shot-stopping ability, with his areas of development being coming for crosses, his distribution and his communication.