Stephen Pearson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stephen Pearson
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 2, 1982(1982-10-02)
Age	42
Birthplace	Lanark
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Libra

Stephen Pearson Biography

Stephen Pearson is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 2, 1982 in Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom. Stephen Paul Pearson (born 2 October 1982) is an Scottish Former footballer that was a midfielder.

Pearson scored his 10 cap for Scotland between 2003 and 2007.

However, Motherwell’s financial predicament ensured they were unable to refuse any reasonable offers and when Celtic manager Martin O’Neill paid £350,000 of his own personal money in January 2004, Pearson fulfilled a childhood ambition by moving to Parkhead. He continued his fine form, notably in Celtic’s epic UEFA Cup defeat of FC Barcelona, was in the starting eleven in the Cup Final and won the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award for the 2003–04 season.

He began his career at Motherwell and joined Celtic in 2004, where he won domestic honours including two Scottish Premier League titles. In January 2007 he moved to Derby County, whom he helped achieve promotion to the Premier League, later having loans at Stoke City and Bristol City, whom he joined permanently in 2012. After featuring for the Kerala Blasters in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League, Pearson returned to Motherwell in 2015 before mutually terminating his contract a year later to return to India with Atlético de Kolkata. He signed for Motherwell for a third time in February 2017.

Pearson made his debut international for Scotland on November 15th, 2003, when he replaced Neil McCann for the final 20 minutes of the 1-1 first-leg win over the Netherlands at Hampden Park in the play-off for UEFA Euro 2004; he was not a part of the second game, which saw the Dutch be able to qualify. Pearson made one appearance during the 2005 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in the 63rd minute as a substitute to Richard Hughes in a 0-1 home defeat against Norway on the 9th of October, 2004. Pearson was capped ten times in all for Scotland and his final one was at the age of 17 on October 17, 2007 the 2-0 defeat away in Georgia at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, taking part in the opening sixty-six minutes, before being substituted with Kris Boyd.

Stephen Pearson Net Worth

Stephen Pearson is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Pearson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After a time of acclimatization under the new management of Terry Butcher during which Motherwell ended up at the bottom of the SPL during the 2002-03 season, and avoided the drop due to the Falkirk’s Brockville Park ground failed to attain SPL standards. By December 2003, the young Motherwell team was in the middle of the table. Pearson’s performance was so good that he received a surprising selection in Berti Vogts’ entire Scotland squad. He won his very first appearance in the 1-1 Euro 2004 play-off victory over the Netherlands and attracting attention from clubs in the both home and overseas.

Motherwell was a financially unstable club in the early 2000s and, in 2002, they were put in administration to avoid liquidation and 19 senior players were released. This time of struggle was however a positive characteristic, as a lot of talented youngsters, including Pearson along with his friend and fellow young talent James McFadden, were able to gain immediate promotion to first team status, and the chance to build and refine their abilities faster than players from other clubs.

Pearson was unable to match these achievements in 2004–05. He increased his international tally to six caps, but his first team opportunities were limited by injury, and he played just nine games for Celtic that season. The 2005–06 season saw little improvement as he made only three starting appearances in a relatively injury-hit season. In January 2006 he held talks with manager Gordon Strachan, who reassured him as to his future with the club. Pearson did however make 17 substitute appearances and scored a crucial goal against Hearts at Tynecastle as Celtic came from behind to win 3–2.

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On 4 November 2011, Pearson joined Championship strugglers Bristol City on loan until 2 January 2012. He scored the opening goal on his debut against Burnley on 5 November 2011, a game which Bristol City won 3–1. Pearson impressed Bristol City manager Derek McInnes during his loan spell, with Rams manager Nigel Clough confirming talks between the two clubs over a potential permanent move in the January transfer window. On 6 January 2012, Pearson’s contract at Derby was terminated by mutual consent and on the same day Pearson signed for Bristol City on a contract until the end of the 2011–12 season. On 7 June 2012, Bristol City confirmed that Pearson had signed a two-year deal at the club. On 19 September 2013, it was announced that Pearson had undergone ankle surgery, keeping him out for six months. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Pearson was released by Bristol City.

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On 19 January 2015, Pearson returned to Motherwell for a second spell, signing until the end of the 2014–15 season. He made his second debut for the club on 21 January 2015, in a 4–0 defeat against his former club Celtic. On 3 April 2015, Pearson signed a new two-year contract with Motherwell, keeping him at the club until 2017. He scored the first goal of his second spell at the club on 4 April 2015, in a 2–1 win away to Kilmarnock.