Where is Ian Pearce now?
Former Premier League defender Ian Pearce retired from playing top-flight football when he left Fulham in 2008 to join Oxted & District with whom he started his career.
The club were playing in a league which was 11 divisions lower than Fulham at the time, however he did make a return to a higher standard of football in 2009 playing for Lincoln City, Kingstonian and Lingfield before finishing for good in 2012.
Starting his professional career in 1991 with Chelsea, he went onto make nearly 300 first-team appearances for nine teams including Blackburn Rovers where he won the Premier League title in 1995
Upon retiring from playing completely, Pearce joined up with former team-mate Chris Sutton at Lincoln City as his assistant manager. The pair spent a year at the club guiding them to the FA Cup third round and also avoiding relegation before Sutton resigned for family reasons with Pearce following.
He made a return to football with his old club Fulham in 2013 when he was recruited as a lead opposition scout and match analyst but was in the role for less than a year before he joined Brighton & Hove Albion as the club’s UK scouting manager.
With an outstanding reputation in his field he was appointed as West Bromwich Albion’s head of recruitment in November 2018 before moving into his current position as Head of Football Operations in the summer of 2023.
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Ian Pearce: Premier League Statistics
| NationAality | English |
| Position | Defender |
| Appearances | 238 |
| Goals Scored | 11 |
| Yellow Cards | 20 |
| Red Cards | 4 |
| Premier League Teams Played for | Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, West Ham United |
Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com
Last Updated on 14 August 2023 by Admin