Harry Pickering (footballer)

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Harry Pickering
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Pickering in December 2019
Personal information
Full name Harry Leslie Pickering [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2016 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Crewe Alexandra 127 (9)
2021– Blackburn Rovers 118 (4)
2021 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:31, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Harry Leslie Pickering (born 29 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

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Career

Crewe Alexandra

A graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Pickering signed professional terms with Crewe in March 2016. [3] [4] He made his debut on 22 April 2017, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Callum Ainley against Leyton Orient at Gresty Road. [5] Pickering scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2018 with an equaliser from a direct free kick away at Lincoln City in a game Crewe eventually won 4–1. [6]

In April 2018, Pickering signed a new three-year contract at Crewe, with the option of a further year. [7] At Colchester United on 21 August 2018, Pickering sustained a hamstring injury ruling him out of action for over a month. [8]

In September 2020, Pickering signed a new three-year contract with the club, [9] and in December 2020 was named Crewe captain in the absence of Perry Ng [10] (Ng moved to Cardiff City the following month). Crewe rejected an initial offer from Blackburn Rovers during the January 2021 transfer window, [11] but later agreed his move to Blackburn on a four-and-a-half-year deal (to summer 2025) for an undisclosed fee, with Pickering remaining at Crewe on loan (and remaining club captain) until the end of the 2020–21 season. [12]

Blackburn Rovers

Pickering made his Rovers debut at Ewood Park in a 2–1 win over Swansea City on 7 August 2021. [13] He scored his first goal for Blackburn just over a month later in a 2–2 league draw against Luton Town at Ewood Park on 11 September 2021. [14] After a run of strong defensive performances, Pickering suffered a hamstring injury on 2 January 2022 in Blackburn's game against Huddersfield Town which ruled him out of first team action for several weeks. [15]

On 19 August 2023, Pickering received his first career red card after bringing down Hull City's Liam Delap in the 16th minute of Blackburn's 2–1 home defeat at Ewood Park. [16] In December 2023, shortly before his 100th game for Blackburn, he signed a contract extension committing himself to the club until 2027. [17] In January 2024, Pickering suffered a hamstring injury ruling him out for around six weeks. [18]

Career statistics

As of 9 November 2024
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2016–17 [19] League Two 1000000010
2017–18 [20] League Two35330101 [a] 0403
2018–19 [21] League Two32010101 [a] 0350
2019–20 [22] League Two35340103 [a] 0433
2020–21 [23] League One24320102 [a] 1294
Total1279100407114810
Blackburn Rovers 2020–21 [23] Championship 00–––00
2021–22 [24] Championship3220010–332
2022–23 [25] Championship4015010–461
2023–24 [26] Championship3611040–411
2024–25 [27] Championship1000020–120
Total11846080001324
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2020–21 [23] League One200–––200
Total263131601207130014
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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  14. ↑ "Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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