Matthew Pearson

Following his move to Doncaster, Pearson's current-season form is down 18% on last season (Season 22→18), while his Rating eased 27→16. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Doncaster · 14th	31	1	0	6.92	16	18
2024/25	Huddersfield · 10th	36	5	0	6.99	27	22
2023/24	Huddersfield · 23rd	39	3	1	6.83	43	25
2022/23	Huddersfield · 18th	18	4	1	6.79	42	13
2021/22	Huddersfield · 3rd	37	3	0	6.77	58	46

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Pearson is a 33-year-old central defender at Doncaster, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 50% of League One centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.6, ranking 98th of 107 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (55.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pearson.

Judged on this season alone, Pearson graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 24 of the 24 centre-backs in the League One, on 6 clean sheets and 2.876 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 20th of 24 of the 24 centre-backs in the League One. At 33 Pearson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 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

Current potential20th of 24 centre-backs · League One Current season12th of 24 centre-backs · League One 12th-best centre-back in the League One 98th in the League One · potential 20th-highest potential centre-back in the League One

15.6

Ratingi

20th of 24 centre-backs

18.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

55.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.88

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Doncaster finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.6, Pearson carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 24. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %55.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.039

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.039

Defensive actions / 902.876

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.078

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 33, Pearson sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pearson's projected Rating — 15.6 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 centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions30

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

DoncasterJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

HuddersfieldJul 2021 – Jul 2025Free

LutonJun 2018 – Jul 2021

BarnsleyAug 2017 – Jun 2018

Accrington STJul 2015 – Aug 2017Free

FFC Halifax Townuntil Jul 2015

Lincoln(on loan)Jan 2012 – Jul 2015

Blackburnuntil Jan 2012

About M. Pearson

Matthew Joe Pearson is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Doncaster, born on August 3, 1993 in Keighley, standing 190 cm tall. He is from England. Doncaster currently sit 20th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, M. Pearson has made 31 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 2,316 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

M. Pearson's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Doncaster face Stevenage away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Pearson at 15.6 with a Season form score of 18.3, ranking 98th of 107 centre-backs in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, M. Pearson has totalled 514 club appearances with 42 goals and 4 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 48 appearances for Accrington ST.

M. Pearson's career has also included time at Huddersfield, Luton, Barnsley, Accrington ST, FFC Halifax Town, Lincoln and Blackburn.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Doncaster finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Watch points