Krystian Pearce
Pearce warming up for Birmingham City, July 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Krystian Mitchell Victor Pearce | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Mansfield Town | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Notts County (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Port Vale (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 40 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Notts County | 56 | (5) |
| 2012 | → Barnet (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Torquay United | 67 | (5) |
| 2015– | Mansfield Town | 79 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2007 | England under-17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | England under-19 | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:19, 11 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Krystian Mitchell Victor Pearce (born 5 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL League Two side Mansfield Town.
Pearce began his football career with Birmingham City, but never played for their first team. He spent time on loan at Notts County, with whom he made his debut in the Football League, Port Vale, Scunthorpe United and Peterborough United before leaving Birmingham permanently for Huddersfield Town in 2010. He returned to Notts County later that year, and had a spell on loan at Barnet in 2012 before signing for Torquay United in 2013. He spent two seasons with Torquay, moving on to Mansfield Town in 2015.
He represented England at the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where they reached the final, and at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In September 2007 he made his debut for the England under-19 team, the year above his actual age group, and played at the finals of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
Pearce was born in Birmingham and started his career at Sunday league side Kingsdown Colts before joining Birmingham City's Academy when he was ten years old. He began as a striker but converted to play in defence. He was first given a squad number in January 2007 when included in the travelling squad for the FA Cup replay at Newcastle United but did not make the final 16. Two months later he signed his first professional contract, due to expire in 2009. He made frequent appearances for Birmingham City's reserve team, winners of their division of the Central League. As captain of the under-18 side, he scored the winning goal which put his team through to the quarter-final of the FA Youth Cup, in which he conceded a penalty as Birmingham lost to Manchester United. Singled out in Academy manager Terry Westley's end-of-season report as "the one name that does stand out in terms of what he has achieved", Pearce was chosen as Academy Player of the Season for 2006–07.
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