Benjamin Pearson

Pearson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→18), while his Rating held around 29. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stoke City · 12th	3	0	0	4.7	29	18
2025/26	Stoke City · 17th	31	1	0	6.75	29	18
2024/25	Stoke City · 18th	13	0	0	6.74	33	4
2023/24	Stoke City · 17th	29	0	1	6.79	44	18
2022/23	Stoke CityLoan · 16th	14	0	1	6.8	46	12
2022/23	Bournemouth · 15th	7	0	0	6.46	52	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U19	6	2
England U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

B. Pearson is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Stoke City, rated 29.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (45.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pearson.

On the season, Pearson graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.201 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 31 Pearson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

29.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

45.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.2

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.2

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 45.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %45.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.048

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.048

Defensive actions / 903.201

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.573

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~14), then tapers with age. At 31, Pearson sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pearson's projected Rating — 29.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions22

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11

Red cards1

Transfer history

Stoke CityJul 2023 – now

Stoke City(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

BournemouthJan 2021 – Jan 2023Free

PrestonJan 2016 – Jan 2021

Manchester United(back from loan)Jul 2015 – Jan 2016

Barnsley(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2015

Barnsley(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jul 2015

Manchester Uniteduntil Jan 2015

About B. Pearson

Benjamin David Pearson is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Stoke City, born on January 4, 1995 in Oldham, standing 176 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, B. Pearson has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 20 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Pearson at 29.1 with a Season form score of 17.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, B. Pearson has totalled 356 club appearances with 6 goals and 16 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 38 appearances for Preston.

B. Pearson's career has also included time at Bournemouth, Preston, Manchester United and Barnsley.

On the international stage, B. Pearson has represented England U19 and England U17 — 8 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Watch points