Peter Pawlett

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Peter Pawlett
Personal information
Full name Peter Ian Pawlett [1]
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Hull, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Peterhead
Number 19
Youth career
–2007 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2017 Aberdeen 172 (16)
2012–2013 → St Johnstone (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2019 Milton Keynes Dons 31 (3)
2019–2023 Dundee United 88 (6)
2024– Peterhead 36 (7)
International career
2009 Scotland U19 1 (0)
2011–2012 Scotland U21 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2024

Peter Ian Pawlett (born 3 February 1991) [3] is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Peterhead. He spent much of his early career at Aberdeen and has also played for St Johnstone, Milton Keynes Dons and Dundee United.

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Born in England, he has been capped for Scotland at U19 and U21 levels.

Early life

Born on 3 February 1991 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire but moved to Banchory, Aberdeenshire aged around 7. He grew up supporting Hull City. [4]

Club career

Aberdeen

Pawlett was brought up in Aberdeen from a young age [5] and made his Aberdeen debut in February 2009, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 Scottish Cup victory over East Fife. [6] He made his SPL debut for Aberdeen as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Celtic on 2 May 2009, and he made his first league start in a 2–1 loss to Rangers two weeks later.

On 7 November 2009, Pawlett set up the first goal for Sone Aluko in a 2–1 win over St Johnstone. [7] Soon after, Pawlett, along with four other players, was offered a new contract [8] and eventually signed a four-year deal soon after [9] During the season, in January 2010, Pawlett sustained a knee injury which required surgery. A month later it was reported that the injury would keep him out of action for the remainder of the 2009–10 season. [10] In each of the next two seasons, Pawlett spoke out about his injury, saying he had worked for optimum fitness while undergoing rehabilitation [11] and that he was able to move on from his injury. [12]

Pawlett made his return at the beginning of the 2010–11 season and played his first match in a 4–0 win over Hamilton Academical at the opening game of the season. After making three more appearances during the season, Pawlett suffered a toe injury and this kept him for three months. He made his return in a 5–0 defeat to Heart of Midlothian on 11 December 2010. On 30 April 2011, Pawlett scored his first goal for Aberdeen in a 1–0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [13]

On 20 December 2011 in a 1–0 win over Hibernian, Pawlett received a straight red card after a challenge on Lewis Stevenson. In the second half before his sending off, he fell theatrically inside the penalty box when challenged by Ivan Sproule, resulting in a penalty being given which was converted by Scott Vernon. After the game, he was given a two match suspension by the SFA. [14] The club decided against appealing the ban. [15]

On 23 August 2012, Pawlett joined fellow Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan until January 2013. [16] Pawlett made his debut, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 loss against Hibernian. Pawlett went on to make nine appearances for St Johnstone and stated his desire to stay at the club for the rest of the season [17] On 1 January, the loan spell was extended for another two games, although there was also the possibility of a permanent move. [18] However, after the sale of fellow midfielder Ryan Fraser to Bournemouth, Aberdeen recalled the midfielder to play in their first team. [19] After his loan spell ended, St Johnstone Manager Steve Lomas said he wasn't surprised that Aberdeen had chosen to recall Pawlett. [20] After being recalled from his loan with St Johnstone, he made his first appearance since leaving on loan, in a 0–0 draw against Hibernian. During the match, Pawlett created controversy when he was booked for diving, leading Craig Brown to say that if it was found he had dived, the club would take action against him. [21] During that game, Pawlett gained more notoriety when his shorts fell down after getting tackled by Gary Deegan, revealing his underpants. [22] a match against Dundee on 5 May 2013, Pawlett was criticised for allegedly diving to win a penalty. The penalty was converted by Niall McGinn to level the game. The match finished 1–1, but the draw wasn't enough to prevent Dundee being relegated to the First Division. [23] After criticism of the diving, [24] Pawlett received a two-match suspension, which was accepted by the club, following an investigation from the SFA. [25]

In the 2013–14 season Pawlett retained his first team place, mostly playing as more of an attacking midfielder. He would score five league goals, against Partick Thistle, [26] St Mirren, [27] St Johnstone, [28] Inverness Caledonian Thistle [29] and Dundee United during the season. [30] His good performances earned a contract extension, which will keep him at Aberdeen until 2017. [31] In the second half of the season, Pawlett would play a vital role for the club, as he scored one and then set one up, in a 4–0 win over St Johnstone, to send the club to the Scottish League Cup final for the first time in fourteen years. [32] Then, in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, Pawlett scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win over holders Celtic, the first time Aberdeen had beaten Celtic since 2008. [33]

In 2014, he was the subject of a campaign by Aberdeen fans to get The Human League song 'Don't You Want Me' to Number One in the charts following the success of their version singing 'Peter Pawlett baby'. [34]

Pawlett did not play regularly for Aberdeen in the following seasons, as Niall McGinn and Jonny Hayes were the first choice wingers.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 9 March 2017, English League One side Milton Keynes Dons announced that Pawlett had signed a pre-contract deal to join the club at the end of the 2016–17 season. [35]

Pawlett made his first appearance for his new club on 5 August 2017 in a 1–0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Ryan Seager. [36] On 2 December 2017, Pawlett scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 FA Cup second round home win over Maidstone United. [37]

Dundee United

On 31 January 2019, Pawlett joined Scottish Championship club Dundee United for an undisclosed fee. [38] Two days later, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win for United against Greenock Morton. [39] Following relegation to the Scottish Championship in the 2022–23 season, Pawlett was released by United at the end of the season. [40]

Peterhead

After a few months out of the game, Pawlett signed with Scottish League Two side Peterhead in January 2024. [41]

International career

Born in Hull, Pawlett was initially only eligible for England. Following a revision of the Home nations agreement Pawlett became eligible to play for Scotland, [42] as Pawlett was educated in Banchory for eight years. [42] Pawlett was selected for the Scotland under-19 team in November 2009 and spoke out about his delight at having switched nationality. [4] On 16 May 2014, Pawlett was called into the senior Scotland squad for a friendly against Nigeria. [43]

Career statistics

As of 14 August 2021 [44] [45]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2008–09 Scottish Premier League 5010000060
2009–10 Scottish Premier League140201000170
2010–11 Scottish Premier League131201000161
2011–12 Scottish Premier League210202000250
2012–13 Scottish Premier League120101000140
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 355314100427
2014–15 Scottish Premiership36610305 [a] 1457
2015–16 Scottish Premiership18110106 [a] 1262
2016–17 Scottish Premiership18320101 [a] 0223
Total1721615114112221320
St Johnstone (loan) 2012–13 Scottish Premier League9000000090
Milton Keynes Dons 2017–18 League One 24321002 [b] 0284
2018–19 League Two 7000000070
Total313210020354
Dundee United 2018–19 Scottish Championship 11220004 [c] 0172
2019–20 Scottish Championship17120001 [d] 0201
2020–21 Scottish Premiership261413000332
2021–22 Scottish Premiership2000420062
Total564817250767
Career total2682325321319233331
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Aberdeen

Dundee United

Individual

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