Aynsley Pears

Goalkeeper at Blackburn Rovers

Age28

CitizenshipEngland

Height1.85 m

Footright

BornApril 23, 1998

at Blackburn Rovers 2,047 days · joined 2020-10-16

👕200+ Apps

Market value €1.40m

Rating · 24/25 6.3 Solid

Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

clubs played for

14/15

debut season

goals / match

Blackburn Rovers

top club · 104 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#274

goals rank

#433

assists rank

season goals

season assists

Among 3,260 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€1.40m

peak value · 2025

€440k

top transfer fee · 20/21

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best season

2 / 0

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Philipp Strompf

Defender - Centre-Back · VfL Bochum

€800k

Arbenit Xhemajli

Defender - Centre-Back · KF Egnatia

€500k

Jack Walton

Goalkeeper · Preston North End

€500k

Jean Jules

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Without Club

€350k

Shares 1998-04-23 · 6 players total

224Appearances

0Goals

2Assists

7Yellow cards

0Red cards

224Full matches (90′)

Full name	Aynsley Pears
Name in home country	Aynsley Alan William Pears
Date of birth	1998-04-23 (28 yrs)
Place of birth	Durham, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	185.00 m
Current club	Blackburn Rovers
Joined	2020-10-16
Contract expires	2027-06-30
Agent	CAA Stellar

Jul 2024

24/25 — Blackburn Rovers

42 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Oct 2023

Injury: unknown

19 games missed

Jul 2023

23/24 — Blackburn Rovers, Blackburn Rovers U21

29 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2022

22/23 — Blackburn Rovers, Blackburn Rovers U21

27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2021

21/22 — Blackburn Rovers, Blackburn Rovers U23

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Oct 2020

Transfer: Middlesbrough → Blackburn

20/21 · Transfer · €440k

Jul 2020

20/21 — Middlesbrough FC, Blackburn Rovers

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Middlesbrough FC

25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2019

Transfer: Boro U23 → Middlesbrough

19/20 · Transfer

May 2019

Transfer: Gateshead → Boro U23

18/19 · Return from loan

Jul 2018

Transfer: Boro U23 → Gateshead

18/19 · Loan

Jul 2018

18/19 — Gateshead FC

45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

May 2018

Transfer: Darlington → Boro U23

17/18 · Return from loan

Jan 2018

Transfer: Boro U23 → Darlington

17/18 · Loan

Jul 2017

17/18 — Middlesbrough FC, Darlington FC, FC Middlesbrough U23

27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — FC Middlesbrough U23, Middlesbrough FC U18

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Boro U18 → Boro U23

16/17 · Transfer

Jul 2015

15/16 — Middlesbrough FC U18, Middlesbrough FC U21, FC Middlesbrough UEFA U19

4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 — Middlesbrough FC U21

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €1.40m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2731 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

Yellow cards3 total · 0.07/90

Clean sheets13 total · 13.00/90

Minutes played by club

Blackburn Rovers 46.3%

Blackburn Rovers U21 0.9%

Blackburn Rovers U23 0.4%

Middlesbrough FC 11.2%

Gateshead FC 20.1%

FC Middlesbrough U23 10.3%

Darlington FC 7.1%

Middlesbrough FC U18 2.4%

Middlesbrough FC U21 0.0%

FC Middlesbrough UEFA U19 1.3%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Blackburn Rovers	5	20/21	24/25	104	2	9,336
Blackburn Rovers U21	2	22/23	23/24	2	0	180
Blackburn Rovers U23	1	21/22	21/22	1	0	90
Middlesbrough FC	3	17/18	20/21	25	0	2,250
Gateshead FC	1	18/19	18/19	45	0	4,050
FC Middlesbrough U23	2	16/17	17/18	23	0	2,070
Darlington FC	1	17/18	17/18	16	0	1,440
Middlesbrough FC U18	2	15/16	16/17	5	0	480
Middlesbrough FC U21	2	14/15	15/16	0	0	0
FC Middlesbrough UEFA U19	1	15/16	15/16	3	0	270

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
24/25	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	40	0	3	3,600
24/25	EFL Cup	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	180
24/25	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0	0
23/24	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	26	2	1	2,312
23/24	EFL Cup	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0	0
23/24	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	210
23/24	Premier League 2	Blackburn Rovers U21	1	0	1	90
22/23	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	18	0	0	1,620
22/23	EFL Cup	Blackburn Rovers	4	0	0	360
22/23	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	4	0	0	390
22/23	Premier League 2	Blackburn Rovers U21	1	0	0	90
21/22	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	0	214
21/22	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	90
21/22	Premier League 2	Blackburn Rovers U23	1	0	0	90
20/21	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0
20/21	Championship	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	0	270
20/21	EFL Cup	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0
20/21	FA Cup	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	90
19/20	Championship	Middlesbrough FC	24	0	0	2,160
19/20	EFL Cup	Middlesbrough FC	1	0	0	90
18/19	FA Cup	Gateshead FC	1	0	0	90
18/19	National League	Gateshead FC	44	0	2	3,960
17/18	EFL Cup	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0
17/18	National League North	Darlington FC	16	0	0	1,440
17/18	Premier League 2	FC Middlesbrough U23	11	0	0	990
16/17	EFL Trophy	FC Middlesbrough U23	0	0	0	0
16/17	Premier League 2	FC Middlesbrough U23	12	0	0	1,080
16/17	U18 Premier League	Middlesbrough FC U18	4	0	0	360
15/16	FA Youth Cup	Middlesbrough FC U18	1	0	0	120
15/16	U21 PL	Middlesbrough FC U21	0	0	0	0
15/16	UEFA Youth League	FC Middlesbrough UEFA U19	3	0	0	270
14/15	U21 PL	Middlesbrough FC U21	0	0	0	0

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
16/17	2016-07-01	Boro U18	Boro U23	Transfer	0	—
17/18	2018-01-17	Boro U23	Darlington	Loan	0	—
17/18	2018-05-31	Darlington	Boro U23	Return from loan	0	—
18/19	2018-07-27	Boro U23	Gateshead	Loan	0	—
18/19	2019-05-31	Gateshead	Boro U23	Return from loan	0	—
19/20	2019-07-01	Boro U23	Middlesbrough	Transfer	0	—
20/21	2020-10-16	Middlesbrough	Blackburn	Transfer	900000	€440k

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
23/24	Foot injury	2023-10-02	2024-01-12	103	19

Current€1.40m

Peak€1.40m

Low€150k

Δ since start+€1.25m

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€1.40m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€600k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€900k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€150k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #22907	—	0	0	—	—	former national player
Team #21340	—	2	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Sam Gallagher	1	0	0
Scott Barrow	1	0	0
Danny Batth	1	0	0
Jack Hunter	2	0	0
Hayden Coulson	1	0	0
Greg Olley	1	0	0
Marcus Tavernier	1	0	0
Steven Rigg	1	0	0
Tom White	1	0	0
Tyrhys Dolan	1	0	0
Jon Mellish	1	0	0
Robbie Tinkler	1	0	0
John Buckley	2	0	0
Sammie Szmodics	1	0	0
Callum Brittain	1	0	0
Lewis Travis	1	0	0
Joe Rankin-Costello	1	0	0
Dominic Hyam	1	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
18/19	2019-05-31	Gateshead	Boro U23	Return from loan	—	—
18/19	2018-07-27	Boro U23	Gateshead	Loan	—	—
17/18	2018-05-31	Darlington	Boro U23	Return from loan	—	—
17/18	2018-01-17	Boro U23	Darlington	Loan	—	—

Last 50 matches for Blackburn Rovers The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

Date	Comp	Home	Score	Away	Availability
2024-08-27	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Blackpool FC	Available
2024-08-13	`CGB`	Stockport County	1–6	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2024-02-27	`GB1`	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Newcastle United	Available
2023-11-01	`CGB`	Chelsea FC	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	INJURED Foot injury
2023-09-27	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Cardiff City	Available
2023-08-30	`CGB`	Harrogate Town	0–8	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2023-08-08	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	4–3	Walsall FC	Available
2023-03-19	`GB1`	Sheffield United	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2023-02-28	`GB1`	Leicester City	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2022-12-21	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	1–4	Nottingham Forest	Available
2022-11-09	`CGB`	West Ham United	9–10	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2022-08-23	`CGB`	Bradford City	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2022-08-10	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	4–0	Hartlepool United	Available
2021-08-10	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Morecambe FC	Available
2020-09-15	`CGB`	Newcastle United	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-08-29	`CGB`	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Doncaster Rovers	Available
2020-06-30	`GB2`	Barnsley FC	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-06-27	`GB2`	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-06-20	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Bristol City	Available
2020-03-08	`GB2`	Derby County	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-02-29	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Swansea City	Available
2020-02-26	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Stoke City	Available
2020-02-22	`GB2`	Brentford FC	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-02-15	`GB2`	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-02-11	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Hull City	Available
2020-02-08	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Fulham FC	Available
2020-02-01	`GB2`	Middlesbrough FC	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-01-28	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Available
2020-01-18	`GB2`	Sheffield Wednesday	0–5	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2020-01-11	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Preston North End	Available
2020-01-01	`GB2`	Nottingham Forest	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-12-29	`GB2`	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-12-26	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Birmingham City	Available
2019-12-23	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Available
2019-12-14	`GB2`	Bristol City	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-12-11	`GB2`	Swansea City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-12-07	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Derby County	Available
2019-11-30	`GB2`	Stoke City	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-11-27	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Brentford FC	Available
2019-11-23	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Barnsley FC	Available
2019-11-09	`GB2`	Leeds United	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-11-02	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Available
2019-10-26	`GB2`	Preston North End	3–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-10-22	`GB2`	Birmingham City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-10-19	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Available
2019-10-05	`GB2`	Queens Park Rangers	4–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-10-01	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Available
2019-09-28	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Luton Town	Available
2019-09-21	`GB2`	Reading FC	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Available
2019-09-14	`GB2`	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	Millwall FC	Available

Teams faced most often by Aynsley Pears's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Reading FC	22	13	2	7	36	25	+11	59%
Millwall FC	20	8	6	6	22	14	+8	40%
Brentford FC	18	8	5	5	27	26	+1	44%
Leeds United	17	5	3	9	22	23	-1	29%
Preston North End	17	5	6	6	24	26	-2	29%
Nottingham Forest	17	5	6	6	20	25	-5	29%
Bristol City	16	5	3	8	19	21	-2	31%
Queens Park Rangers	16	9	4	3	27	19	+8	56%
Derby County	16	6	6	4	15	16	-1	38%
Hull City	16	9	3	4	24	17	+7	56%
Birmingham City	16	5	8	3	18	14	+4	31%
Sheffield Wednesday	16	8	2	6	28	23	+5	50%

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
24/25	42	3,780	3	0.07
23/24	29	2,612	2	0.07
18/19	45	4,050	2	0.04

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
24/25	42	3,780	13	31%	46	1.1
23/24	29	2,612	7	24%	43	1.48
22/23	27	2,460	8	30%	32	1.17
21/22	5	394	3	60%	6	1.37
20/21	4	360	1	25%	7	1.75
19/20	25	2,250	7	28%	32	1.28
18/19	45	4,050	12	27%	47	1.04
17/18	27	2,430	10	37%	32	1.19
16/17	16	1,440	3	19%	25	1.56
15/16	4	390	1	25%	9	2.08