- Mike Pearson (footballer)
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For other people named Michael Pearson, see Michael Pearson (disambiguation).
Michael Pearson Personal information Full name Michael Thomas Pearson[1] Date of birth 19 January 1988 Place of birth Bangor, Wales Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Defender
MidfielderClub information Current club Barrow Number 2 Youth career ?–2006 Oldham Athletic Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006–2008 Oldham Athletic 2 (0) 2006–2007 → Farsley Celtic (loan) 7 (0) 2008– Barrow 108 (3) National team‡ Wales U15 Wales U16 2004 Wales U17 4 (0) 2010– Wales Semi-Pro 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:25, 6 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2010Michael Thomas Pearson (born 19 January 1988) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Barrow, having signed for the club in July 2008. He began his career with football league team Oldham Athletic. He plays as either a defender or midfielder.
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Club career
Oldham Athletic
Pearson went through Oldham Athletic's youth system and was a part of the club's youth Championship. He made several appearances for the reserve team before being promoted to the first team. He made his first-team debut against Millwall in a 2–1 loss on 17 February 2007.[2][3]
In the summer of 2007, Pearson signed a one-year contract extension to remain at Boundary Park. Though in April 2008, both Pearson and teammate Ashley Kelly were told by Oldham that they were to be released at the end of their contracts.[4]
Farsley Celtic
Pearson was loaned out to Farsley Celtic of Conference National between October and December 2007.[5] His first appearance came in a 3–0 rout of Droylsden.[6]
Barrow
Pearson played a series of trial games with Barrow AFC in summer 2008, before signing for the Conference National team before the start of the 2008–09 season.[7] He made his debut in Barrow's 3–0 victory over Oxford United.[8] In a 2008–09 FA Cup clash with Premier League side Middlesbrough, Pearson received an injury in the 52nd minute after a challenge with Marvin Emnes,[9] a collision which left Pearson with a double leg-break.[10] He was ruled out for the remainder of the season, but Barrow manager Dave Bayliss assured Pearson would remain with the club.[10] The Bluebirds lost to Middlesbrough 2–1.[11] In March, Pearson reported that he hoped to recover in time for the 2009–10 season.[2] In May 2011 he was offered a new contract by Barrow.[12]
International career
Pearson has represented Wales in the Under-15 and Under-16 levels of competition.[2] In March 2010, he made his debut for the Wales semi-professional side in a 7–2 defeat to Portugal.[13]
Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Oldham Athletic 2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2007–08 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Farsley Celtic 2007–08 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Total 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Barrow 2008–09 22 0 4 0 0 0 26 0 Total 22 0 4 0 0 0 26 0 Career Total 31 0 5 0 0 0 36 0 - Statistics correct as of match played 3 January 2009.[14]
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ a b c "Pearson injury return on course". BBC Sport. 2009-03-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/barrow/7947902.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Oldham 1-2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 2007-02-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/6349565.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Oldham release Kelly and Pearson". BBC Sport. 2008-05-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oldham_athletic/7376079.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "Farsley recruit Oldham's Pearson". BBC Sport. 2007-10-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/farsley_celtic/7037435.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Droylsden 0-3 Farsley Celtic". BBC Sport. 2007-10-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7031341.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Barrow bring in defender Pearson". BBC Sport. 2008-07-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barrow/7534486.stm.
- ^ "Barrow 3-0 Oxford". BBC Sport. 2008-08-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7541311.stm. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "Ex-Latic suffers horror break". Oldham Athletic AFC. 2009-01-05. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~1508813,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ a b "Pearson promised Bluebirds future". BBC Sport. 2009-01-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7810549.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "Middlesbrough 2-1 Barrow". BBC Sport. 2009-01-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7803317.stm. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ "Forrest, Goodfellow and Masters released by Barrow". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13315096.stm. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Portugal 7-2 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2010-03-03. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/467. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ Mike Pearson career stats at Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2009-05-17.
External links
Barrow A.F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Bangor, Gwynedd
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales semi-pro international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Farsley Celtic A.F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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