Aynsley Pears

Aynsley Alan William Pears (born 23 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Blackburn Rovers.

Aynsley Pears
Personal information
Full name Aynsley Alan William Pears[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998[2]
Place of birth Durham, England[3]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 13
Youth career
2007–2016 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Middlesbrough 24 (0)
2018 → Darlington (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Gateshead (loan) 44 (0)
2020– Blackburn Rovers 3 (0)
National team‡
2016 England U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Pears is the son of former Middlesbrough goalkeeper Stephen Pears.[3]

Club career

On 17 January 2018, Pears was loaned out to Darlington, first for one month, then again for the remainder of the season.[4] He would make a total of 16 appearances for the National League North side, keeping 5 clean sheets in his first 9 games.[2][5]

On 27 July 2018, Pears joined Gateshead on a season-long loan.[6] He would go on to make a total of 45 appearances, keeping 12 clean sheets and netting the club's Player's Player of the Year award at the season's close.[7]

Following this previous campaign, Pears made his debut for parent club Middlesbrough in a 2–2 draw with Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Cup, which Crewe won 4–2 on penalties.[8]

On 16 October 2020 Pears joined Blackburn Rovers on a 4 year deal.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2017–18[10] Championship 0000000000
2018–19[11] Championship 0000000000
2019–20[12] Championship 170001000180
Total 170001000180
Darlington (loan)2017–18[13] National League North 160——00160
Gateshead (loan) 2018–19[11] National League 44010—00450
Career total 770101000790

    References
    1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    2. "Aynsley Pears". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    3. "11v11". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    4. "Quakers Sign Aynsley Pears From Boro". darlingtonfc.co.uk. Darlington F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    5. "Pears A Revelation". thenorthernecho.co.uk. thenorthernecho. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    6. "Aynsley Takes Heed & Goes On Loan". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    7. "Award Recognition For Aynsley Pears". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
    8. "Boro 2 Crewe Alexandra 2 (Crewe 4–2 On Penalties". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
    9. "Rovers complete keeper capture". Blackburn Rovers Official Site. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
    10. "Games played by Aynsley Pears in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    11. "Games played by Aynsley Pears in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    12. "Games played by Aynsley Pears in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    13. "A. Pears: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

    Aynsley Pears at Soccerbase

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