Matty
Pearson

Centre-back · age 33 · England · 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.64
2026/27

Sam
Hughes

Centre-back · age 29 · England · 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
7.24
2026/27
Change Pearson
Change Hughes

Attributes

2025/26 and 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Matty PearsonSam Hughes
SHO26 · 34CRE15 · 22PAS74 · 74DRI8 · 11DEF67 · 60PHY90 · 96
26Shooting34
15Creating22
74Passing74
8Dribbling11
67Defending60
90Physical96

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Both rated against the League One.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · 2025/26 and 2026/27

Matty PearsonSam Hughes
2,316 minutes24 minutes
6.93Average rating7.24
0.04Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.00
0.47Shotsper 903.75
0.12Shots on targetper 90–
25%Shot accuracy0%
0.31Key passesper 90–
0.08Dribbles completedper 90–
39.8Passesper 9090.0
76%Pass accuracy92%
2.45Tackles + interceptionsper 90–
66%Duels won100%
4.90Aerials wonper 9011.25
11.62Clearancesper 907.50
0.78Blocksper 9011.25
1.24Fouls wonper 90–
0.27Dispossessedper 90–
38%Won, in his games–
1.31Points a game, in his games–

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Matty PearsonSam Hughes
Matty Pearson
CBRB

Centre-back 93% · Right-back 7%

Sam Hughes
CB

Centre-back 100%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Matty PearsonSam Hughes
341League apps142
27League goals7
6League assists12
0.08Goals per game0.05
938Minutes per goalfewer is better1674
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 2
    9
    12/13
  2. 13/14
  3. 14/15
  4. 0
    33
    15/16
  5. 16/17
  6. 3
    0
    170
    17/18
  7. 20
    46
    18/19
  8. 5
    2
    428
    19/20
  9. 0
    0
    4014
    20/21
  10. 14
    4
    3721
    21/22
  11. 4
    10
    1842
    22/23
  12. 7
    5
    3929
    23/24
  13. 6
    10
    2827
    24/25
  14. 8
    31
    25/26
  15. 0
    0
    11
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Matty PearsonSam Hughes
33
Age
29
6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)
Right
Foot
Right
Jun 2027
Contract to
Jun 2028
12
League seasons
8
1
League titles
0
Free transfer, 2025
Last move
Fee undisclosed, 2025

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.