Sam Pearson (footballer)

Samuel Pearson (born 26 October 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

Sam Pearson
Personal information
Full name Samuel Pearson[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Youth career
2016–2019 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– 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) 11 (2)
2023 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
Wales U17
2019 Wales U19
2020– Wales U21 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

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]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2019–20[9] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[10] Championship 500000—50
2021–22[11] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[12] Championship 000000—00
2023–24[13] Championship 000000—00
Total 500000—50
Bath City (loan) 2019–20[14] National League South 17210—4[lower-alpha 1]0222
Weymouth (loan) 2020–21[2] National League 0000—0000
Inverness CT (loan) 2021–22[11] Scottish Championship 8100—0081
Yeovil Town (loan) 2022–23[2] National League 11220—00132
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2022–23[12] League Two 160———160
Career total 575300040645
  1. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League South play-offs

References
  1. "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "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. "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  12. "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Sam Pearson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  14. "Sam Pearson Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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