*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:02, November 27, 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:40, September 10, 2019 (UTC)
On 20 February 2018, as he was nursing a knee injury, Patiño was released and Henan refused to pay him his due wages.[16]
Return to Buriram
In April 2018, Patiño returned to Buriram United.[17]
Retirement
Patiño retired from competitive football in November 2021, last playing for Thai League 1 side Port F.C.[18]
International career
Juani [Guirado] told me it would be a good experience. My mother was very emotional. It's always been her hope that we reconnect with family and relatives who we haven't seen for a long time. What I learn in Spain I will try to impart to the team. I didn't imagine [joining the Philippines national team] last year, but I'm here to help.
— Patiño, on his decision to play for the Philippines[19]
The Philippine Football Federation were reportedly notified of Patiño through Juan Luis Guirado, who was also born in Spain and an international footballer for the Philippines. In late 2012, he was reported to be applying for Filipino citizenship to open the possibility of playing international football for that country.[20] He successfully obtained his Filipino passport just in time for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cupqualification tournament which took place from 24 to 26 March 2013 in Manila, and made it into the final 23-man squad,[21] also receiving compliments from national team head coach Michael Weiß, who stated, "Patiño is definitely a top player but it is a team sport and it takes time to connect with the other player. We should give him time, we know that we can expect something but perhaps not the best yet".[21]
Patiño made his debut on 24 March 2013 in the opening game of the Challenge Cup qualifying campaign, scoring twice in an 8–0 win against Cambodia.[22] Two days later, against Turkmenistan, he again played the full 90 minutes, helping his team win 1–0 as they qualified for the finals.[23]
Patiño would not appear for the Philippines until March the following year, where they lost 0–1 to Azerbaijan in a friendly match.[24][25] It was part of the national team's preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup which he was not able to take part in due to not being released by his club, as the tournament was not part of FIFA's international match calendar; later that year, he would also miss out on 2014 AFF Championship as he had to undergo back surgery.[26]
^Juaranz, Esther (August 27, 2012). "Patiño podría ser internacional por... Filipinas" [Patiño could be an international for... The Philippines] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2012.