Scotland right-back Nathan Patterson admits he "lost" himself in recent years amid injuries and lack of game time.

Patterson, 25, joined Torino last month after more than three years at Everton. He had moved south from first club Rangers in 2022.

"To be honest, just to get back to enjoying football," Patterson told BBC Alba when asked about his ambitions in Serie A.

"I've kind of lost myself a little bit over the past few years.

"I had a few bad injuries and at the end of it, I was struggling to get minutes. So, in the back of my mind, I was looking to try and explore a new challenge and obviously this, Torino came up and I couldn't really knock it back."

Patterson joined international team-mate Che Adams in Turin and the forward scored in Monday's 3-0 win over Parma.

"It would have been a little bit more difficult if he wasn't here," Patterson said of Adams.

"He's obviously given me that one step ahead and it's been a huge boost to have a familiar face and just have someone to lean on. It's been brilliant and he's been great. He's a top player as well and he's massive for this club."