Sam Pearson (footballer)

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Sam Pearson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Pearson [1]
Date of birth (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Yeovil Town
Number 27
Youth career
2016–2019 Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 15 (4)
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 18:33, 13 April 2024 (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 Yeovil Town. He is a former Wales youth international, playing at U17 to U21 level, and began his career at Bristol City.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2019–20 [12] Championship 000000—00
2020–21 [13] Championship500000—50
2021–22 [14] Championship000000—00
2022–23 [15] Championship000000—00
2023–24 [16] Championship000000—00
Total500000—50
Bath City (loan) 2019–20 [17] National League South 17210—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0222
Weymouth (loan) 2020–21 [2] National League 0000—0000
Inverness CT (loan) 2021–22 [14] Scottish Championship 8100—0081
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23 [2] National League11220—00132
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23 [15] League Two 160———160
Yeovil Town 2023–24 [2] National League South154———154
Career total729300040799
  1. ↑ Three appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League South play-offs

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References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "S. Pearson: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bristol City 0–2 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sam Pearson signs for ICTFC on loan". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sam Pearson returns to Bristol City". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Transfer | Sam Pearson is our latest loan addition". Yeovil Town F.C. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "SIGNING: Sam Pearson's loan extended". www.ytfc.net. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Robin becomes a Womble! Sam signs". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sam Pearson departs". Bristol City F.C. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sam Pearson joins the Glovers". www.ytfc.net. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "MATCH REPORT | Yeovil Town 2-0 Hemel Hempstead Town". Yeovil Town Football Club. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Sam Pearson Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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