Sam Pearson (footballer)

Samuel Pearson (born 26 October 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club Weston-super-Mare. He is a former Wales youth international, playing at U17 to U21 level, and began his career at Bristol City.

Sam Pearson

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Pearson[1]
Date of birth	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Weston-super-Mare
Youth career
2016–2019	Bristol City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	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)	13	(2)
2023	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	16	(0)
2024	Yeovil Town	28	(5)
2024–	Weston-super-Mare	34	(11)
International career‡
2017	Wales U17	1	(0)
2019	Wales U19	10	(1)
2020	Wales U20	1	(0)
2020–2022	Wales U21	13	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:14, 27 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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]

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] On 16 October 2024, Pearson left Yeovil Town following the mutual termination of his contract due to personal reasons.^[13]

Following his departure from Yeovil Town, Pearson signed for National League South side Weston-super-Mare.^[14]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol City	2019–20[15]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21[16]	Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2021–22[17]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2022–23[18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2023–24[19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	—		5	0
Bath City (loan)	2019–20[20]	National League South	17	2	1	0	—		4[a]	0	22	2
Weymouth (loan)	2020–21[2]	National League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)	2021–22[17]	Scottish Championship	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2022–23[2]	National League	11	2	2	0	—		0	0	13	2
AFC Wimbledon (loan)	2022–23[18]	League Two	16	0	—		—		—		16	0
Yeovil Town	2023–24[2]	National League South	16	4	—		—		—		16	4
	2024–25[2]	National League	12	1	1	0	—		0	0	13	1
	Total		28	5	1	0	—		0	0	29	5
Weston-super-Mare	2024–25[2]	National League South	34	11	—		—		2[b]	0	36	11
Career total			119	21	4	0	0	0	6	0	129	21

1. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League South play-offs
2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Somerset Premier Cup