| Sam Pearson | |
| Fullname: | Samuel Pearson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Height: | 1.81m[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Yeovil Town |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bristol City |
| Years1: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Bristol City |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Weymouth (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Yeovil Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Yeovil Town |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Wales U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam4: | Wales U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:14, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC) |
Samuel Pearson (born 26 October 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Yeovil Town. He is a former Wales youth international, playing at U17 to U21 level, and began his career at Bristol City.
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] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Pearson signed a new one-year contract at Yeovil Town to extend his stay at the club.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Bath City (loan) | 2019–20[13] | National League South | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Inverness CT (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Yeovil Town | 2023–24 | National League South | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 76 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 9 | |||