Krystian Pearce

Krystian Mitchell Victor Pearce (born 5 January 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender and represented the Barbados national team.

Pearce began his football career with Birmingham City but never played for their first team. He spent time on loan at Notts County, with whom he made his debut in the English Football League, Port Vale, Scunthorpe United and Peterborough United before leaving Birmingham permanently for Huddersfield Town in 2010. He returned to Notts County later that year and had a spell on loan at Barnet in 2012 before signing for Torquay United in 2013. After two seasons with Torquay, he spent five years with Mansfield Town in League Two and then half a season with Solihull Moors in the National League. He joined Hereford in August 2021 and moved to Kidderminster Harriers in June 2022. He was promoted out of the National League North with Kidderminster via the play-offs in 2023 and moved on to Alvechurch the following year.

Pearce was born in England and played for England U17 at the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where they reached the final, and at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In September 2007, he made his debut for the England under-19 team, the year above his actual age group, and played at the finals of the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He switched in 2018 to represent Barbados, for which he qualified via descent.