Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Pearson [1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Weston-super-Mare | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2019 | Bristol City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Bristol City | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Bath City (loan) | 17 | (2) |
2020 | → Weymouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2023 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2024 | Yeovil Town | 28 | (5) |
2024– | Weston-super-Mare | 16 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Wales U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Wales U19 | 10 | (1) |
2020 | Wales U20 | 1 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Wales U21 | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC) |
Samuel Pearson (born 26 October 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Weston-super-Mare. He is a former Wales youth international, playing at U17 to U21 level, and began his career at Bristol City.
On 6 March 2021, Pearson made his debut for Bristol City in the Championship as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers. [3]
On 21 January 2022, Pearson joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [4] He left the club on 1 April 2022 due to a family bereavement and returned to his parent club. [5]
On 28 July 2022, Pearson joined National League side Yeovil Town on an initial one-month loan deal. [6] On 24 August, the loan spell was extended until January 2023. [7] In January 2023, Pearson joined League Two club AFC Wimbledon on loan until the end of the season. [8]
In January 2024, Pearson left Bristol City following the mutual termination of his contract. [9] On 18 January 2024, he returned to now National League South club Yeovil Town, signing a permanent deal with the club. [10] On 20 January 2024, Pearson scored on his returning debut for the Glovers against Hemel Hempstead Town. [11] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Pearson signed a new one-year contract at Yeovil Town to extend his stay at the club. [12] On 16 October 2024, Pearson left Yeovil Town following the mutual termination of his contract due to personal reasons. [13]
Following his departure from Yeovil Town, Pearson signed for National League South side Weston-super-Mare. [14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bristol City | 2019–20 [15] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21 [16] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2021–22 [17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Bath City (loan) | 2019–20 [20] | National League South | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Weymouth (loan) | 2020–21 [2] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Inverness CT (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | Scottish Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2022–23 [2] | National League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23 [18] | League Two | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
Yeovil Town | 2023–24 [2] | National League South | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||
2024–25 [2] | National League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Total | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |||
Weston-super-Mare | 2024–25 [2] | National League South | 16 | 5 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
Career total | 101 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 15 |
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