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Height
18
Shirt
25 years
Aug 9, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€269K
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2027
Contract end
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Attacking Midfielder
AM
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches79%Shot attempts86%Goals45%
Chances created98%Aerial duels won11%Defensive contributions8%
Transfer value: €269K
Highest: €796.9K(Jul 31, 2024)
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Championship 2025/2026

5
Goals
1
Assists
10
Started
13
Matches
831
Minutes played
2
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 1

Ayr United
W0-1
89
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 24

Raith Rovers
W2-0
34
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 21

Dunfermline Athletic
W0-2
90
1
1
0
0
-

Apr 11

Airdrieonians
W4-0
76
2
0
0
0
-

Apr 4

Arbroath
W2-4
90
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 28

Queen's Park
D1-1
57
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 20

Partick Thistle
D0-0
90
0
0
1
0
-

Mar 14

Ross County
W1-0
79
0
0
1
0
-

Mar 7

Greenock Morton
W0-2
61
0
0
0
0
-

Feb 28

Ayr United
W3-1
19
1
0
0
0
-
St. Johnstone

May 1

Championship
Ayr United
0-1
89‎’‎
-

Apr 24

Championship
Raith Rovers
2-0
34‎’‎
-

Apr 21

Championship
Dunfermline Athletic
0-2
90‎’‎
-

Apr 11

Championship
Airdrieonians
4-0
76‎’‎
-

Apr 4

Championship
Arbroath
2-4
90‎’‎
-
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 32%
  • 22Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 2.09xG
0 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.16xG0.33xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 662

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
2.10
xG on target (xGOT)
2.13
Non-penalty xG
2.10
Shots
22
Shots on target
7

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
2.36
Successful passes
131
Successful passes %
78.0%
Accurate long balls
5
Accurate long balls %
45.5%
Chances created
18
Big chances created
5
Successful crosses
16
Successful crosses %
30.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Successful dribbles %
50.0%
Duels won
20
Duels won %
31.7%
Aerial duels won
7
Aerial duels won %
22.6%
Touches
307
Touches in opposition box
23
Dispossessed
8
Fouls won
6

Defending

Defensive contributions
14
Tackles
6
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
24
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
6
Clearances
8
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded while on pitch
10
xG against while on pitch
8.83

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

News

About

Ruari Paton is a 25-year-old football player who plays as a striker for St. Johnstone, born on August 9, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Ruari Paton on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Championship season, Ruari Paton has recorded 5 goals, 1 assist, 831 minutes, 2 yellow cards.

Ruari Paton scores highly on Rating and Assists compared to strikers in the Championship.

Ruari Paton's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Ruari Paton's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Ruari Paton's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Ruari Paton currently plays for St. Johnstone alongside Toby Steward, Reghan Tumilty, Cheick Diabate, Morgan Boyes, Bozo Mikulic, Jason Holt, Jonathan Svedberg, Josh Fowler, Jamie Gullan, Samuel Stanton, Matty Foulds, Jack Baird, Louis Lloyd, Sam McClelland, Taylor Steven, Kai Fotheringham, Stephen Mallan, Joshua McPake, Alfie Agyeman, Liam Smith, Adam Forrester, Kyle Thomson, Reece McAlear, Franciszek Franczak, and Jack Robertson. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Ruari Paton's career has also included time at Port Vale, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Queen of the South, Stranraer, East Kilbride, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Hibernian U21, and Hibernian.

Ruari Paton is from Ireland, and the national teams include Max O'Leary, James Abankwah, Omotayo Adaramola, Dara O'Shea, Mark McGuinness, Jayson Molumby, Conor Coventry, Jason Knight, Thomas Cannon, Adam Idah, Andrew Moran, Rory Finneran, Jack Moylan, Eiran Cashin, Josh Keeley, Millenic Alli, Will Ferry, Chiedozie Ogbene, Aidomo Emakhu, Killian Cahill, Courtney Brosnan, Jessica Ziu, Maria Reynolds, Chloe Mustaki, Caitlin Hayes, Aoife Mannion, Megan Connolly, Leanne Kiernan, Amber Barrett, Denise O'Sullivan, Katie McCabe, Anna Patten, Aoibheann Clancy, Marissa Sheva, Lucy Quinn, Grace Moloney, Jamie Finn, Kyra Carusa, Abbie Larkin, Saoirse Noonan, Emily Murphy, Tyler Toland, and Sophie Whitehouse. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Ruari Paton has won 3 titles: Championship (2025/2026) with St. Johnstone and FA Youth Cup (2017/2018) and Development League (2017/2018) with Hibernian FC Under 20.

Ruari Paton has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Northern Grp. G, Championship, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League Two, Premiership, and League One. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Ruari Paton, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Ruari Paton to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches79%Shot attempts86%Goals45%
Chances created98%Aerial duels won11%Defensive contributions8%

Career

Senior career

Port Vale (back from loan)Jul 2026 -
14
5
22
6
13
0
24
3
43
22
91
33
30
9
7
3
2
1

Youth career

Hibernian FC Under 20Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

St. Johnstone

Scotland
1
Championship(25/26)

Hibernian FC Under 20

Scotland
1
FA Youth Cup(17/18)
1
Development League(17/18)

News

About

Ruari Paton is a 25-year-old football player who plays as a striker for St. Johnstone, born on August 9, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Ruari Paton on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 Championship season, Ruari Paton has recorded 5 goals, 1 assist, 831 minutes, 2 yellow cards.

Ruari Paton scores highly on Rating and Assists compared to strikers in the Championship.

Ruari Paton's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Explore Ruari Paton's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Ruari Paton's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Ruari Paton currently plays for St. Johnstone alongside Toby Steward, Reghan Tumilty, Cheick Diabate, Morgan Boyes, Bozo Mikulic, Jason Holt, Jonathan Svedberg, Josh Fowler, Jamie Gullan, Samuel Stanton, Matty Foulds, Jack Baird, Louis Lloyd, Sam McClelland, Taylor Steven, Kai Fotheringham, Stephen Mallan, Joshua McPake, Alfie Agyeman, Liam Smith, Adam Forrester, Kyle Thomson, Reece McAlear, Franciszek Franczak, and Jack Robertson. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Ruari Paton's career has also included time at Port Vale, Dundee United, Queen's Park, Queen of the South, Stranraer, East Kilbride, Gala Fairydean Rovers, Hibernian U21, and Hibernian.

Ruari Paton is from Ireland, and the national teams include Max O'Leary, James Abankwah, Omotayo Adaramola, Dara O'Shea, Mark McGuinness, Jayson Molumby, Conor Coventry, Jason Knight, Thomas Cannon, Adam Idah, Andrew Moran, Rory Finneran, Jack Moylan, Eiran Cashin, Josh Keeley, Millenic Alli, Will Ferry, Chiedozie Ogbene, Aidomo Emakhu, Killian Cahill, Courtney Brosnan, Jessica Ziu, Maria Reynolds, Chloe Mustaki, Caitlin Hayes, Aoife Mannion, Megan Connolly, Leanne Kiernan, Amber Barrett, Denise O'Sullivan, Katie McCabe, Anna Patten, Aoibheann Clancy, Marissa Sheva, Lucy Quinn, Grace Moloney, Jamie Finn, Kyra Carusa, Abbie Larkin, Saoirse Noonan, Emily Murphy, Tyler Toland, and Sophie Whitehouse. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Throughout their career, Ruari Paton has won 3 titles: Championship (2025/2026) with St. Johnstone and FA Youth Cup (2017/2018) and Development League (2017/2018) with Hibernian FC Under 20.

Ruari Paton has competed in League One, EFL Trophy Northern Grp. G, Championship, FA Cup, EFL Cup, League Two, Premiership, and League One. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Ruari Paton, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Ruari Paton to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.