 Pearson with Motherwell in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Paul Pearson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Lanark, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Motherwell | 80 | (12) |
| 2004–2007 | Celtic | 56 | (6) |
| 2007–2012 | Derby County | 112 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Bristol City (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Bristol City | 36 | (3) |
| 2014 | Kerala Blasters | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Motherwell | 39 | (8) |
| 2016 | Atlético Kolkata | 11 | (2) |
| 2017 | Motherwell | 11 | (1) |
| Total | 394 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2008 | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Scotland | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Paul Pearson (born 2 October 1982) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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 earned ten caps for Scotland between 2003 and 2007.
- ^ "Stephen Pearson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Player Profile". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 1 August 2013.