_(cropped).jpg) Patten withArsenal in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anna Rose Patten | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (age 26)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Harpenden, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Florida State Seminoles[3] | 41 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | South Carolina Gamecocks[2] | 32 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Arsenal | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Arsenal | 11 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | →Aston Villa (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2023– | Aston Villa | 50 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | England U15 | ||
| 2015–2017 | England U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland | 14 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 December 2024 | |||
Anna Rose Patten (born 20 April 1999) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forWomen's Super League clubAston Villa. Born in England, she is a member of theRepublic of Ireland national team. Patten previously playedcollege soccer for theFlorida State Seminoles and theSouth Carolina Gamecocks in the United States, and has represented England at multiple youth levels from under-15 up tounder-21.
Patten grew up inHarpenden, England, a commuter town outsideLondon. A childhood Arsenal fan, Patten joined the Arsenal Academy at 12 years of age. With the youth sides she won the FA Youth Cup, in 2015 and 2016. After years of development in the academy ranks, Patten made her senior side debut in 2017 aged 18.
In her freshman year at Florida State, Patten made 18 appearances , including 13 starts. Utilized primarily as a defender and holding midfielder, she tallied two assists during the season.
In her sophomore season she made 12 starts and played in 23 matches. She scored four goals and made two assists. Patten and the Seminoles won the 2018 ACC Women's Championship & the2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[4]
Patten transferred to theSouth Carolina Gamecocks as a rising junior. She joinedEngland U21 teammateGrace Fisk at the university who helped with the transfer process.[5] The pair helped the Gamecocks post 15 shutouts in their first 21 matches of the 2019 season.[5] They helped South Carolina to a 2019 SEC-Soccer Championship. Patten was named the All-SEC second team and made the SEC Academic Honour Roll.
TheSoutheastern Conference was one of the conferences which opted to play their2020 NCAA women's soccer tournament in the fall with a reduced 10-game season. Patten was named captain of the side for the fall campaign. She played the second-most minutes of anyone on the team and was named to the All-SEC First Team.[6]
She graduated with a degree in sociology.[7]
Patten made her senior side debut in a Champion's league match against Bayern Munich in February 2017, having gone through Arsenal’s academy. She made her league debut in April 2017, during theFA WSL Spring Series. She went on to play every game of that series. Patten then departed Arsenal to playcollege soccer in the United States. She returned to the club on 7 January 2021.[8]
On 17 January 2021 Patten made her second Arsenal debut againstReading in theFA WSL in a game which would end 1–1, in which she played 45 minutes.[9] On 28 February Patten came on for her second game this time againstAston Villa where she played the final ten minutes in a game which would end 4–0 to Arsenal. On 19 March Patten would come on as a substitute again in the league this time againstManchester United for the final four minutes a game in which Arsenal would win 2–0. Patten's fourth appearance would also be as a substitute this time against North London rivalsTottenham Hotspur in game which would finish 3–0 to Arsenal.
On 18 April 2021 Patten would score her first goal for Arsenal in aFA Cup match againstGillingham in a game that would finish 10–0 to Arsenal.[10]
It was announced on 4 January 2022 that Patten had joinedAston Villa on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[11] She returned on loan for the full 2022–23 season.[12]
On 11 July 2023, Patten completed a permanent transfer to Aston Villa, signing a three-year contract after having made 33 appearances across all competitions during her time on loan at Aston Villa.[13][14][15] On 16 July 2025, it was announced that she had signed a new contract to extend her time with the club through to June 2028.[16]
Patten has been part of several England youth teams. She made her first appearance on the U-15 team in 2014. Two years later Patten was part of the England2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup which reached the quarterfinals.[4] In 2018 she was part of theEngland U20 which finished third at the2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.
In March 2024, Patten received her first senior call up to theRepublic of Ireland squad for theUEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches againstFrance andEngland. Patten is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through her Irish grandparents.[17] She made her debut for the team during a 1–0 defeat against France on 5 April 2024.[18] She scored her first goal for Ireland in a 3–1 victory against France on 16 July.[19] Patten scored in Ireland'sEuro 2025 play-off final 2-1 defeat toWales on 3 December.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2017 | Women's Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Women's Super League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Women’s Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 96 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 95 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 122 | 6 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 July 2024 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh,Cork, Ireland |  France | 3–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification |
| 2 | 3 December 2024 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Ireland |  Wales | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification |
| 3 | 8 April 2025 | Tallaght Stadium,Dublin |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
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