Name: Anna Patten
Nationality: Republic of Ireland
Date of Birth: April 20, 1999
Position: Defender
Current club: Aston Villa
Women's Super League clubs played for: Arsenal, Aston Villa
Anna Patten is a defender at Aston Villa who has appeared in the vast majority of the team's Women's Super League games in 2025/2026, making 19 appearances overall and playing 1,710 minutes. She has started in all 19 of these appearances across their 22 fixtures.
The last time that Patten featured in the league came on May 16 for Aston Villa versus London City Lionesses; a match that she played 90 minutes in during a 2-1 loss. In total, the defender has scored one Women's Super League goal this term. She has been booked three times.
She opened her account for the campaign against Leicester City on March 22, scoring during a 2-1 victory.
Last season for Aston Villa, Patten made 21 Women's Super League appearances and scored two goals.
Patten moved to Aston Villa in July 2023 from Arsenal, for whom she made 19 league appearances in total, providing two assists.
