Market value
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Rating · 16/17
5.2
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Motherwell FC
top club · 135 apps
Position rank · 16/17
#1399
goals rank
#1675
assists rank
44
season goals
25
season assists
Among 1,966 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.75m
peak value · 2008
€1.13m
top transfer fee · 06/07
11
best season · 15/16
21 / 0
int'l caps / goals
439Appearances
44Goals
25Assists
66Yellow cards
5Red cards
166Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Stephen Pearson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Stephen Paul Pearson |
| Date of birth | 1982-10-02 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2017-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2017
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Retired
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Feb 2017
Transfer: Without Club → Motherwell FC
16/17 · Transfer
Dec 2016
Transfer: Atl. Kolkata → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Motherwell FC
11 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Atl. Kolkata
16/17 · Transfer · €120k
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2015
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Atlético de Kolkata, Motherwell FC
39 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Kerala Blasters → Motherwell FC
14/15 · Transfer
Sep 2014
Transfer: Bristol City → Kerala Blasters
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Motherwell FC
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Kerala Blasters FC, Bristol City
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
55 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Bristol City
38 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2011
Transfer: Derby → Bristol City
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Bristol City, Derby County
30 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Derby County
30 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
09/10 — Derby County
42 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Derby County
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2008
Transfer: Stoke City → Derby
07/08 · Return from loan
Mar 2008
Transfer: Derby → Stoke City
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Stoke City, Derby County
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Celtic FC, Derby County
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Celtic → Derby
06/07 · Transfer · €1.13m
Jul 2005
05/06 — Celtic FC
18 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Celtic FC
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2004
Transfer: Motherwell FC → Celtic
03/04 · Transfer · €525k
Jul 2003
03/04 — Celtic FC, Motherwell FC
46 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Motherwell FC
30 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Motherwell FC
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Motherwell FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Motherwell FC U20 → Motherwell FC
00/01 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1463 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 16/17. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.10/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.10/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.19/90
Minutes played by club
Motherwell FC
34.9%
Atlético de Kolkata
2.3%
Bristol City
13.1%
Kerala Blasters FC
2.0%
Derby County
39.7%
Stoke City
0.0%
Celtic FC
8.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell FC | 7 | 00/01 | 16/17 | 135 | 23 | 10 | 5,231 |
| Atlético de Kolkata | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 344 |
| Bristol City | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 73 | 7 | 9 | 1,954 |
| Kerala Blasters FC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| Derby County | 6 | 06/07 | 11/12 | 126 | 4 | 5 | 5,941 |
| Stoke City | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Celtic FC | 4 | 03/04 | 06/07 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 1,201 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 935 |
| 15/16 | Indian Super League | Atlético de Kolkata | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 344 |
| 15/16 | ISL Play-Offs | Atlético de Kolkata | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 26 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 311 |
| 15/16 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| 14/15 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1,144 |
| 14/15 | Premiership Play-offs | Motherwell FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Indian Super League | Kerala Blasters FC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | ISL Play-Offs | Kerala Blasters FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 13/14 | League One | Bristol City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Bristol City | 36 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 939 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Bristol City | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 810 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Derby County | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,896 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Derby County | 37 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3,072 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 673 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Stoke City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Derby County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Derby County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship Play-Offs | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 06/07 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 395 |
| 05/06 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 462 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 372 |
| 03/04 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 426 |
| 02/03 | Premiership Relegation | Motherwell FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 02/03 | SFA Cup | Motherwell FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1,332 |
| 01/02 | Premiership Relegation | Motherwell FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 00/01 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Motherwell FC U20 | Motherwell FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Motherwell FC | Celtic | Transfer | 0 | €525k |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Celtic | Derby | Transfer | 850000 | €1.13m |
| 07/08 | 2008-03-01 | Derby | Stoke City | Loan | 1750000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-01 | Stoke City | Derby | Return from loan | 1750000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-11-01 | Derby | Bristol City | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-09-01 | Bristol City | Kerala Blasters | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-19 | Kerala Blasters | Motherwell FC | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Motherwell FC | Atl. Kolkata | Transfer | 400000 | €120k |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-31 | Atl. Kolkata | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-02 | Without Club | Motherwell FC | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Motherwell FC | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Torn lateral ankle ligament | 2013-04-14 | 2014-02-09 | 302 | 55 |
| 15/16 | Knee injury | 2015-08-01 | 2015-10-01 | 62 | 11 |
| 15/16 | Rib fracture | 2016-03-11 | 2016-04-28 | 49 | 5 |
| 15/16 | Lung tear | 2016-04-01 | 2016-04-28 | 28 | 3 |
| 16/17 | Groin injury | 2017-04-17 | 2017-05-31 | 45 | 5 |
| 16/17 | Knee injury | 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-09 | 9 | 1 |
Current€225k
Peak€1.75m
Low—
Δ since start−€525k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €225k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26399 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16868 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3380 | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Adomah | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 7 | 35 |
| 15/16 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 7 | 26 |
| 02/03 | Premiership | Motherwell FC | 5 | 25 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Championship | Bristol City | 5 | 36 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Derby County | 4 | 30 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Bristol City | 4 | 28 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2008-05-01 | Stoke City | Derby | Return from loan | — | €1.75m |
| 07/08 | 2008-03-01 | Derby | Stoke City | Loan | — | €1.75m |
Teams faced most often by Stephen Pearson'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 55 | -18 | 24% |
| Nottingham Forest | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 36% |
| Cardiff City | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 24% |
| Barnsley FC | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 44% |
| Reading FC | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 57 | -27 | 20% |
| Leeds United | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 40% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 43% |
| Preston North End | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 29% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 36 | -9 | 35% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31% |
| Burnley FC | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 48 | -23 | 15% |
| Birmingham City | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 19% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 11 | 935 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 15/16 | 39 | 736 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.35 |
| 14/15 | 15 | 1,144 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.39 |
| 13/14 | 23 | 505 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 12/13 | 38 | 939 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 11/12 | 30 | 810 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 10/11 | 30 | 1,896 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 09/10 | 42 | 3,072 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 07/08 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 31 | 810 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 04/05 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 46 | 834 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.65 |
| 02/03 | 30 | 786 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.03 |
| 01/02 | 27 | 1,602 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
178 apps
25 G
9 A
Championship
156 apps
9 G
15 A
SFA Cup
8 apps
2 G
1 A
Indian Super League
24 apps
2 G
0 A
Premiership Relegation
7 apps
2 G
0 A
ISL Play-Offs
4 apps
1 G
0 A
League One
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship Play-Offs
3 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
4 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
10 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Stephen Pearson?
Stephen Pearson is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Stephen Pearson?
Stephen Pearson is 43 years old. He was born on October 2, 1982 in Lanark.
What position does Stephen Pearson play?
Stephen Pearson plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Stephen Pearson play for?
Stephen Pearson currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Stephen Pearson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stephen Pearson has scored 44 goals in 439 appearances.