Callum Thomas Owen Paterson (born 13 October 1994)[4] is a professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday as a utility player.

[13] Having impressed during these pre-season fixtures,[14] on 4 August he made his Scottish Premier League (SPL) debut aged 17, in a 2–0 win over St Johnstone.

[19] On 22 January 2013,[20] Paterson suffered ligament damage to his foot[21] in training that ruled him out of the Scottish League Cup Semi-final against Inverness that weekend.

During the summer of 2016, Patterson was subject to interest from several EFL Championship sides, with Hearts rejecting two bids from Wigan Athletic.

[29] Despite the interest, he stayed at the club, managing to score 9 goals in 20 appearances, before suffering a serious knee injury on 27 December, which ruled him out for six to nine months.

[32] The knee injury suffered at Hearts kept him out of the first two months of the season, making his playing return for the Under-23 side in a 4–0 win over Burnley, on 18 September.

[33] On 21 October, Paterson returned to the first team, making his debut in a 1–0 win over Middlesbrough, before scoring his first goal for the club, the winner at Barnsley, a month later.

[43] He would win the clubs player of the month for January after scoring goals against Derby County and Exeter City as well as the final game in December against Middlesbrough.

[44] On the opening day of the 2021-22 season against Charlton Athletic, he would suffer a nasty head injury following a collision after Paterson cleared a certain goal.

[47] On 9 February, manager Danny Röhl, confirmed that Paterson was facing an extended spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a recent knee injury.