Allan Pearce

Football player infobox| playername = Allan Pearce


fullname = Allan David Pearce
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|04|07
cityofbirth = Wellington
countryofbirth = New Zealand
height =
currentclub = Waitakere United
clubnumber = 10
position = striker
youthyears = 1999-2003
2002-2003
youthclubs = Barnsley
→ Worksop Town (W/E)
years = 2002-2004 2004 2004-2005 2006 2006-
clubs = Lincoln City Bradford Park Avenue Waitakere United Worksop Town Waitakere United
caps(goals) = 21 (1) ? (6) 20 (9)
nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = New Zealand under 17
New Zealand under 23
New Zealand
nationalcaps(goals) = ?0(?)
10(?)
10(0)
pcupdate = 25 April 2007
ntupdate = 17 February 2007

Allan Pearce (born April 7, 1983 in Wellington) is a New Zealand soccer player who plays as a striker. In the 2004/05 season he played for Waitakere United, scoring 6 goals.

Early career

Allan Pearce joined Barnsley on a three-year scholarship in December 1999 and progressed through the academy ranks at the club and into the reserves. [cite web
url=http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~287209,00.html
title=Pearce set to join Lincoln City
date=17 October, 2002
publisher=Barnsley F.C. Official Website
accessdate=2008-10-10] In August 2002, Pearce joined Worksop Town on work experience for an indefinite period, [cite web
url=http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~257279,00.html
title=Pearce joins Worksop
publisher=Barnsley F.C. Official Website
date=16 August, 2002
accessdate=2008-10-10] impressing in a pre-season friendly victory over Sheffield Wednesday [cite web
url=http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/sport/Top-class-Tigers-too-good.348777.jp
title=Top class Tigers too good for Wednesday
publisher=Worksop Guardian
date=16 August, 2002
accessdate=2008-10-10] before making his Unibond Premier League debut for the Tigers in the 2-0 home defeat to Burscough on 17 August, 2002. [cite web
url=http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/sport/Visitors-fail-to-read-script.348798.jp
title=Visitors fail to read script
publisher=Worksop Guardian
date=22 August, 2002
accessdate=2008-10-10]

In October 2002 he signed professionally for Lincoln City where he made a number of League 2 appearances cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10530664 |title=Pearce only new cap in All Whites lineup |author=Terry Maddaford|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=2008-09-05|accessdate=2008-10-03] before returning to his native New Zealand to play for Waitakere United.

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

International career

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

He made his full All Whites debut in a 3-1 World Cup qualifier win over New Caledonia on September 06, 2008.cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-10-03] cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1565.htm|title=A-International Line-ups - 2000-present|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-10-03] He made his full international debut in a World Cup qualifier against New Caledonia

References

External Links

*FIFA player|175402|Allan Pearce
* [http://www.barnsley-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadpcrr.asp?pid=83082 profile]
* [http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=pear02 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]