| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Daniel Pearce[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-12-06)6 December 1987 (age 37)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hillingdon, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic (senior professional development phase lead coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2007 | →Woking (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | AFC Bournemouth | 162 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Portsmouth | 43 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Leeds United | 99 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Wigan Athletic | 47 | (4) |
| 2016–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 162 | (6) |
| Total | 543 | (23) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Charlton Athletic (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 10 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Jason Daniel Pearce (born 6 December 1987) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. He was previously the captain ofPortsmouth,AFC Bournemouth,Leeds United andCharlton Athletic. He is senior professional development phase lead coach at Charlton Athletic.
Having joinedPortsmouth as an apprentice in 2004, Pearce rose through the ranks.[citation needed] His professionalism despite his tender years earned him his first pro-contract in June 2006.[citation needed] After a spell on loan atBognor Regis Town during the first half of the 2006–07 season,[3] he joinedWoking on a one-month loan in January 2007.[4]
On 9 August 2007, Pearce joinedAFC Bournemouth on a two-year contract.[5] He helped get Bournemouth promoted to League One from League Two during the 2009–10 season.[citation needed] On 4 January 2010, Pearce replacedDanny Hollands as first team captain, in a new-look structure that saw veteran strikerSteve Fletcher become club captain.[6]
During the 2010–11 season, Pearce led the club to the League One playoffs, however his involvement in the playoffs saw him sent off in extra time for a foul onKevin Kilbane in the semi-final second leg againstHuddersfield Town as Bournemouth were knocked out on penalties and as a result unable to gain a back to back promotion.[citation needed] Pearce received Bournemouth's Player of the Year Award for the 2010–11 season.[7]
Pearce was sold back to his old club Portsmouth on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £300,000, up to £600,000, on 24 June 2011.[8] Pearce joined his new club alongsideDavid Norris when the first team came back from absence on 1 July. After being suspended for the first three games of the season due to a red card in his last game for Bournemouth, Pearce made his debut on 16 August 2011, againstReading, playing as a centre-back. With Portsmouth in financial turmoil he was subject to a bid fromIpswich Town in January 2012, however he said he wanted to stay at Portsmouth under new managerMichael Appleton.[9] WhencaptainLiam Lawrence was loaned toCardiff City, on 3 March 2012, Pearce was named as the new permanent captain of Portsmouth. He took over the captain's armband in theChampionship match againstMiddlesbrough in a 3–1 loss which could have possibly been the club's last match in existence. This was too much for the 24-year-old captain who was reduced to tears at the end of the 90 minutes. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Portsmouth were relegated to League One, due to the financial problems at the club it was announced that Pearce would have to be sold to raise funds for the club.[10] In April 2012, at the end of season awards, Pearce won seven out of the nine available supporters awards.[11]
On 4 May 2012, Pearce signed forLeeds United for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract, becoming the club's first signing of the summer transfer window.[12][13] Leeds managerNeil Warnock revealed that he tried previously to sign him while he was atQueens Park Rangers and also tried sign him on loan in March, after he had joined Leeds.[14] Following his transfer, Portsmouth administratorTrevor Birch defended the cut-price deal which saw him join Leeds as he explained that such measures are necessary to keep relegated Pompey afloat.[15] Pearce made his competitive début for Leeds in the first game of the season againstShrewsbury Town in the League Cup on 11 August.[16] Pearce made his league debut for Leeds their 1–0 victory againstWolverhampton Wanderers. He put in an impressive performance and received the man of the match award.[17] With regular captainLee Peltier out injured, Pearce was named captain for Leeds' 2–1 League Cup victory against Premiership sideEverton on 25 September. Pearce also picked up a head injury in the same game which required stitches.[18] Pearce received a straight red card againstWatford on 10 November, the red card would result in a three-match ban.[19] After his red card, Leeds signedAlan Tate to cover Pearce's absence, however due to Tate's form, Pearce lost his place in the side upon return from suspension.[20] Following the arrival of Brian McDermott as manager and initially an injury to captain Lee Peltier. Pearce finished the season as the regular central defensive partner to Tom Lees.
He scored his first goal for the club on 5 October, in a 3–1 defeat againstDerby County.[21] Pearce was awarded the man of the match award againstQueens Park Rangers on 1 March 2014 in a 1–1 draw, up to this point in the season, Pearce had played every single minute of the 2013/14 season for Leeds with a string of impressive individual performances.[22] Pearce, missed the following game againstBolton Wanderers on 8 March as his partner gave birth to their first child on 7 March. On 3 May, At the club's annual awards ceremony, Pearce finished runner up to winnerRoss McCormack in the Fans Player of the Year award.[23]
After the sale of club captainRoss McCormack, on 9 August 2014, Pearce was named as the new club Captain againstMillwall.[24] In November 2014, Pearce was replaced as captain byStephen Warnock, with Warnock replaced as captain byLiam Cooper following his sale to Derby County in January 2015.[25]
On 30 January 2015, Pearce signed forWigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £300,000, on a "long-term" contract.[26][27]
On 4 August 2016, Pearce joined League One clubCharlton Athletic on an undisclosed fee.[28] He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 3–0 win overGillingham on 17 April 2017.[29]
On 22 June 2021, Pearce extended his contract at the club for a further year.[30]
On 10 May 2022, it was confirmed that Pearce would leave Charlton Athletic as a player when his contract expired. He was, however, offered a contract in a non-playing capacity.[31] On 17 June 2022, it was confirmed that Pearce had retired and taken up the role of U18s Academy Coach.[32]
On 27 August 2023, it was announced that Pearce would take interim charge of theCharlton Athletic first-team while the club looked for a new manager to replaceDean Holden.[33]
On 24 January 2024, it was announced that Pearce would be interim assistant head coach toCurtis Fleming following the departure ofMichael Appleton.[34]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portsmouth | 2006–07[35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Bognor Regis (loan) | 2006–07 | Conference South | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Woking (loan) | 2006–07[35] | Conference Premier | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2007–08[36] | League One | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2008–09[37] | League Two | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 51 | 3 | |
| 2009–10[38] | League Two | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2010–11[39] | League One | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| Total | 162 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 183 | 8 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2011–12[40] | Championship | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 44 | 2 |
| Leeds United | 2012–13[41] | Championship | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 0 |
| 2013–14[42] | Championship | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 49 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[43] | Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 2 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2014–15[43] | Championship | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 |
| 2015–16[44] | League One | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2016–17[45] | League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2017–18[46] | League One | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[47] | League One | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[48] | Championship | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[49] | League One | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[50] | League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[i] | 1 | 28 | 1 | |
| Total | 162 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 175 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 543 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 597 | 25 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Charlton Athletic (caretaker)[51] | 27 August 2023 | 8 September 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.0 | ||
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