Allan David Pearce (born 7 April 1983) is a former New Zealand

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. He currently works as a

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Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

Club career

Born in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

, Pearce joined Barnsley on a three-year scholarship in December 1999 and progressed through the academy ranks at the club and into the reserves. In August 2002, Pearce joined

Worksop Town Worksop Town Football Club is an English football club based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. As of the 2021–22 season the team plays in the . They are nicknamed ''The Tigers'' and play their home games at Sandy Lane in Worksop. History First clu ...

on work experience for an indefinite period, impressing in a pre-season friendly victory over

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before making his Northern Premier League debut for the Tigers in the 2–0 home defeat to

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on 17 August 2002. In October 2002 he signed professionally for Lincoln City where he made a number of League 2 appearances before returning to his native New Zealand to play for

Waitakere United Waitakere United was a football club based in Waitakere City, New Zealand. They were one of the franchises in the ISPS Handa Premiership. They played their home games at Fred Taylor Park in Kumeu and The Trusts Arena. History Waitakere Uni ...

. In September 2006, Pearce re-signed with

after a short spell playing in

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again, this time with

when they were in the

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Division.

International career

Pearce has represented

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

at under 17 and

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level.New Zealand - U-23 International Matches
He made his full

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debut in a 3-1

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qualifier win over New Caledonia on 6 September 2008.

References

External links

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Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, Allan 1983 births Living people New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers New Zealand physiotherapists Association footballers from Wellington City Association football forwards Barnsley F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Waitakere United players English Football League players Northern Premier League players 2008 OFC Nations Cup players New Zealand Football Championship players