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English footballer (born 2003)

Charlie Michael Patino (Galician: Patiño;[3] born 17 October 2003) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackpool, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.

Early life[edit]

Born in Watford, Patino started his career at St Albans City, before joining Luton Town at the age of seven.[4][5] At 11 years old he signed for Arsenal in 2015 for a £10,000 fee.[6][7]

Club career[edit]

Patino rose quickly through the ranks at Arsenal, featuring for the under-18 side at the age of only 14.[8] He is seen as one of Arsenal’s most promising youth prospects, with head of scouting at Arsenal, Sean O’Connor, describing him as the “best player who has ever walked through the doors at Hale End”, and Arsenal scout Brian Stapleton calling him “the best kid I’ve ever seen.”[9][10]

He signed his first professional contract with Arsenal in October 2020.[11] In the same month, he was included in The Guardian’s “Next Generation” 2020 list, as one of the best young players emerging from Premier League clubs’ academies.[12] On 21 December, Patino made his senior debut for Arsenal in a 5–1 EFL Cup quarter-final victory against Sunderland, scoring the final goal of the game at the end of the second-half, shortly after replacing fellow academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe.[13] On 9 January 2022, Patino was a starter in a 1-0 FA Cup Third Round loss to Nottingham Forest. [14]

On 3 August 2022, Patino signed on loan for Blackpool for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[15]

International career[edit]

Patino has represented England at under-15, under-16 and under-17 level.[2] He remains eligible for Spain through his father holding a Spanish passport, and the Spanish FA have reportedly made attempts to get him to switch allegiance.[5][16]

On 9 October 2021, Patino made his debut for the England U19s during a 3–1 victory against Mexico in Marbella.[17]

On 21 September 2022, Patino made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 3-0 victory over Chile at the Pinatar Arena.[18]

Style of play[edit]

A ball-playing midfielder, Patino has stated that former Arsenal players Santi Cazorla and Cesc Fàbregas are influences in his style of play.[4][5] Through his youth career, he was dubbed ‘the next Frenkie De Jong’ by fans, as his playstyle was seen as ‘eerily close’ to the former-Ajax midfielder.[19][20]

Patino was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[21][22]

Patino also appeared on Season 1 of the docuseries Inside Hale End, which documented Arsenal’s academy set-up & gave an exclusive view into the Hale End campus, featuring interviews with players & coaching staff.[23][24]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 15 February 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists”. premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Charlie Patino at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Hernández, Jorge García; Fuentenebro, Pablo M. (22 December 2021). “Is Charlie Patiño eligible to play for Spain and England?”. Diario AS.
  4. ^ a b Small, Aidan (17 June 2021). “Young Gun: Charlie Patino”. arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Spencer, Phil (22 September 2021). “Who is Charlie Patino? The Arsenal wonderkid who could start against AFC Wimbledon in Carabao Cup following interest from Spanish giants Barcelona”. talksport.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ “Arsenal win the race to sign 11-year-old wonderkid Charlie Patino”. The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ “Charlie Patino: Arsenal’s teenage wonderkid scores on debut”. BBC Sport. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  8. ^ “Chelsea U18 2–2 Arsenal U18”. arsenal.com. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. ^ Watts, Charles (2 August 2021). “Charlie Patino: Could Arsenal wonderkid be Hale End’s best-ever graduate?”. goal.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ^ McLoughlin, Ciarán (16 September 2021). “Charlie Patino: The next Arsenal youngster tipped to break into Mikel Arteta’s first team”. vavel.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ Simmonds, Mike (22 October 2020). “Ex-Hatters youngster Charlie Patino signs a first pro deal with Arsenal”. lutontoday.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry (7 October 2020). “Next Generation 2020: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs”. The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ Dean, Sam (21 December 2021). “Meet Charlie Patino: The 18-year-old Arsenal wonderkid who made his debut against Sunderland”. The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. ^ “Match report: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal”. www.arsenal.com. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  15. ^ FC, Blackpool. “Seasiders Secure Loan Signing of Charlie Patino From Arsenal”. Blackpool FC. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  16. ^ Spencer, Jamie (21 September 2021). “England & Spain battle for international allegiance of Arsenal’s Charlie Patino”. 90min.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  17. ^ Smith, Frank (9 October 2021). “Substitutes make their mark as England MU19s beat Mexico 3-1”. EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  18. ^ Crane, Liam (21 September 2022). “Report: England MU20s 3-0 Chile”. EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  19. ^ Here’s Why Charlie Patino Is So Highly Rated | Next Frenkie De Jong | Tactical Analysis – Comparison, retrieved 10 December 2022
  20. ^ GunnerTown. “YOUTH SERIES: Charlie Patino—the Next Frenkie De Jong?”. Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  21. ^ “Full ‘All Or Nothing’ trailer released”. Arsenal F.C. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  22. ^ All or Nothing: Arsenal | Official Full Trailer ?. Amazon Prime Video Sport. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ “Whole series of ‘Inside Hale End’ available now”. Whole series of ‘Inside Hale End’ available now. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  24. ^ INSIDE HALE END | Episode 6 | Graduation Day, retrieved 10 December 2022
  25. ^ a b “Games played by Charlie Patino in 2021/2022”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2022.