Allan Pearce

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Allan Pearce
Personal information
Full name Allan David Pearce [1]
Date of birth (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 40) [1]
Place of birth Wellington, New Zealand
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Waitakere United
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2002 Barnsley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002 Barnsley 0 (0)
2002 → Worksop Town (loan)
2002–2004 Lincoln City 19 (1)
2004 Bradford Park Avenue
2004–2005 Waitakere United
2006 Worksop Town
2006–2014 Waitakere United
International career‡
New Zealand U17
New Zealand U23
2008 New Zealand 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 February 2007

Allan David Pearce (born 7 April 1983) is a former New Zealand footballer.

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He currently works as a physiotherapist in Auckland. [2]

Club career

Born in Wellington, [1] Pearce joined Barnsley on a three-year scholarship in December 1999 and progressed through the academy ranks at the club and into the reserves. [3] In August 2002, Pearce joined Worksop Town on work experience for an indefinite period, [4] impressing in a pre-season friendly victory over Sheffield Wednesday [5] before making his Northern Premier League debut for the Tigers in the 2–0 home defeat to Burscough on 17 August 2002. [6]

In October 2002 he signed professionally for Lincoln City where he made a number of League 2 appearances [7] before returning to his native New Zealand to play for Waitakere United.

In September 2006, Pearce re-signed with Waitakere United after a short spell playing in England again, this time with Worksop Town when they were in the Conference North Division.

International career

Pearce has represented New Zealand at under 17 and under 23 level. [8]

He made his full All Whites debut in a 3-1 World Cup qualifier win over New Caledonia on 6 September 2008. [7] [9] [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2004). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 317. ISBN   9781852916602.
  2. ↑ "Our Team". Dynamic Physio. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Pearce set to join Lincoln City". Barnsley F.C. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  4. ↑ "Pearce joins Worksop". Barnsley F.C. 16 August 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  5. ↑ "Top class Tigers too good for Wednesday". Worksop Guardian. 16 August 2002. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Visitors fail to read script". Worksop Guardian. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  7. 1 2 Terry Maddaford (5 September 2008). "Pearce only new cap in All Whites lineup". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  8. ↑ New Zealand - U-23 International Matches Archived 20 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  10. ↑ "A-International Line-ups - 2000-present". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
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