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

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
Change Hughes
Change Pearson

Attributes

2025/26 and 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Sam HughesMatty Pearson
SHO34 · 26CRE22 · 15PAS74 · 74DRI11 · 8DEF60 · 67PHY96 · 90
34Shooting26
22Creating15
74Passing74
11Dribbling8
60Defending67
96Physical90

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

Sam HughesMatty Pearson
24 minutes2,316 minutes
7.24Average rating6.93
0.00Goalsper 900.04
0.00Assistsper 900.00
3.75Shotsper 900.47
–Shots on targetper 900.12
0%Shot accuracy25%
–Key passesper 900.31
–Dribbles completedper 900.08
90.0Passesper 9039.8
92%Pass accuracy76%
–Tackles + interceptionsper 902.45
100%Duels won66%
11.25Aerials wonper 904.90
7.50Clearancesper 9011.62
11.25Blocksper 900.78
–Fouls wonper 901.24
–Dispossessedper 900.27
–Won, in his games38%
–Points a game, in his games1.31

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Sam HughesMatty Pearson
Sam Hughes
CB

Centre-back 100%

Matty Pearson
CBRB

Centre-back 93% · Right-back 7%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Sam HughesMatty Pearson
142League apps341
7League goals27
12League assists6
0.05Goals per game0.08
1674Minutes per goalfewer is better938
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. 0
    3
    017
    17/18
  7. 20
    46
    18/19
  8. 2
    5
    842
    19/20
  9. 0
    0
    1440
    20/21
  10. 4
    14
    2137
    21/22
  11. 10
    4
    4218
    22/23
  12. 5
    7
    2939
    23/24
  13. 10
    6
    2728
    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

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