Freddie Sears

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Freddie Sears

Sears at West Ham, August 2010
Personal information
Full nameFrederick David Sears[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-27) 27 November 1989[2]
Place of birthHornchurch, England[2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubColchester United
Number11
Youth career
2000–2008West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2012West Ham United46(2)
2009→ Crystal Palace (loan)18(0)
2010→ Coventry City (loan)10(0)
2010→ Scunthorpe United (loan)9(0)
2012→ Colchester United (loan)11(2)
2012–Colchester United49(12)
National team‡
2008England U194(3)
2009England U201(0)
2009England U213(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:28, 12 January 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:27, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Frederick David "Freddie" Sears (born 27 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Colchester United. He has represented England at under-21 level.[3]

Background

Sears was born in Hornchurch, Havering, London. He attended Hacton Primary school and was signed by West Ham United Academy at the age of eleven. He attended Sanders Draper School playing for the successful school football team winning every cup available including the ESFA Under 13 National Cup played at Anfield beating Aylestone High School 5–1 with Sears scoring a hat-trick.

Club career

West Ham United

Sears joined the club as a schoolboy at the age of eleven. After beginning the 2006–07 campaign as a regular substitute for the under-18s he soon forced his way into contention with his goals earning him a starting berth. His chances of realising his hopes took a major leap forward in the 2007–08 campaign with a prolific run for the under-18s – including a hat-trick against Millwall in October 2007.

After a run of 20 goals in 15 games, Sears made the jump from youth to reserve squad in the 2007–08 season and impressed youth team coach Tony Carr sufficiently for Carr to predict that a first team appearance was a possibility.[4] Sears has also been called up for England under-19 squad and made his international debut in England's 4–0 win over Belarus on 11 September 2007.[5]

Sears had scored 25 goals in 24 matches for the youths and reserves in the 2007–08 campaign, and had just signed a new deal with the club before he played his debut game for West Ham United against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League on 15 March 2008, aged 18. With both sides deadlocked at 1–1, he came on for Nolberto Solano in the 75th minute and scored the winner, also his debut goal, just five minutes and 16 seconds into his first team career, heading in the rebound from his first attempt at goal.[6][7]

The 2008–09 season began with Sears in the reserves. He was joint top scorer with five goals in the 2008-09 Premier Reserve League. Gianfranco Zola, impressed with the youngster, decided to loan him out to further his development and rewarded him with a new five-year contract in November 2008.[8][9]

In June 2009, Sears joined West Ham's London neighbours Crystal Palace on loan for the 2009–10 season. He rejected moves to Queens Park Rangers, Peterborough United and Sheffield Wednesday.[10] Sears appeared to have scored his first goal for Crystal Palace on 15 August 2009 against Bristol City, but the ball bounced off the stanchion below the net and came back out. Referee, Rob Shoebridge then caused even more controversy by failing to spot the "goal" and thus not awarding it to the Eagles.[11] The incident caused a public verbal disagreement between Palace manager Neil Warnock and the FA over whether Sears should be awarded the goal and the use of video replays as evidence.[12][13] On 29 December 2009, Sears was recalled by West Ham due to injuries to Carlton Cole, Luis Boa Morte, and Zavon Hines plus suspension to Guillermo Franco. He played nineteen times in all competitions for Palace without scoring.[14]

On 11 February 2010, Sears signed on loan at Coventry City for the rest of the season.[15] Sears returned to West Ham for the start of the 2010–11 season but found his playing opportunities limited, playing only twice in their first ten games.[16] On 19 October 2010, he joined Scunthorpe United on a one-month loan,[17] making his debut the same day in a 3–2 away win against Preston North End.[18] In November, the loan was extended until 3 January 2011.[19]

On 21 December 2010, Sears was recalled by West Ham from his loan.[20] Sears scored his second senior goal for West Ham on New Year's Day 2011 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[21] Sears went on to score his third senior goal for the Hammers when he struck the fifth goal against Burnley in West Ham's 5–1 FA Cup win on 21 February.[22]

On 17 February 2012, he joined League One side Colchester United on a one-month loan deal.[23] In March 2012 his loan was extended until the end of the 2011–12 season.[24] Sears scored his first goal for over a year, and his first for Colchester, on 6 April 2012 with a penalty in a 1–1 home draw against Hartlepool United. He scored his second and final goal for the U's in their last home game of the season against Tranmere Rovers. He made 11 first team appearances for Colchester and scored 2 goals during his loan.[25]

In June 2012, Sears left West Ham by mutual consent. He had made 58 appearances in all competitions scoring three goals.[26]

Colchester United

On 4 July 2012, Sears signed a three-year contract with Colchester United after being released by West Ham.[27] He made his full debut for the Essex side in a 0–0 draw with Preston North End on 18 August 2012.[28] He scored his first full-time goal for Colchester in a 2–1 Football League Trophy defeat to Northampton Town on 9 October 2012,[29] and scored his first league goal in a 3–2 defeat at Crewe Alexandra on 10 November 2012.[30] In the following game, Sears scored his second league goal of the 2012–13 season in a 2–0 win over Bury on 17 November 2012.[31]

During his first season with the club, Sears claimed that "this is the first time in a long while I've really been enjoying it [playing]" after scoring four goals in five games and making regular appearances in the first-team.[32] A short time after, he suffered a knee injury that kept him out for seven games,[33] making his return as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Notts County on 13 April as Colchester battled for League One survival.[34]

Sears opened his scoring account for the 2013–14 season in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 17 August[35] and followed this up by scoring an equaliser in another 1–1 draw with Carlisle United at home six days later.[36] Having recovered from a hamstring injury after a period of time out, Sears was selected to face Preston on 23 November, but broke down after just 28 minutes in that game.[37] The recurrence of that injury kept him out of the side until 11 January 2014, where he featured as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory over Gillingham. He scored with the last kick of the game after five minutes of injury time to bring his goal count to five for the season.[38]

International career

Sears had represented England at various youth levels prior to being called up for the under-21 squad. He played for the under-19s at the 2008 European Championships alongside then teammate James Tomkins. Stuart Pearce named him in the squad list for the August 2009 friendly against the Netherlands.[3] The nineteen-year-old made his debut in the 0–0 draw with the Jong Oranje, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow West Ham player Junior Stanislas.[39][40]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 January 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2007–08[41] Premier League 710000–71
2008–09[42] Premier League 1703020–220
2009–10[43] Premier League 101000–20
2010–11[44] Premier League 1112120–152
2011–12[45] Championship 1001010–120
Total 4627160–593
Crystal Palace (loan) 2009–10[43] Championship 1800010–190
Coventry City (loan) 2009–10[43] Championship 1000000–100
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2010–11[44] Championship 900000–90
Colchester United (loan) 2011–12[45] League One 112000000112
Colchester United 2012–13[46] League One 35710001[lower-alpha 1]1378
2013–14[47] League One 145000000145
Total 49121000115113
Career total 1431681601115818
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "FootballSquads – Colchester United – 2012/13". FootballSquads. Retrieved 7 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Freddie ready for U21 bow". whufc.com. 11 August 2009. 
  3. ↑ "Sears is urged to take his chance!". Ilford Recorder. 13 February 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2008. 
  4. ↑ "Fred Sears". West Ham United F.C. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2008. 
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (15 March 2008). "West Ham 2–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2008. 
  6. ↑ Findon, Ben (17 March 2008). "Freddie Sears enters West Ham folklore". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2008. 
  7. ↑ "Freddie Sears happy to go on loan". London Evening Standard. 21 May 2009. 
  8. ↑ "Freddie Sears hails Tony Carr after signing deal". London Evening Standard. 27 November 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Palace agree Sears deal". Sky Sports. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Bristol City 1–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009. 
  11. ↑ Miller, Herman (15 August 2009). "Neil Warnock furious as 'phantom goal' costs Crystal Palace". Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Bristol City-Crystal Palace game will not be replayed, League confirms". Guardian. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Sears makes Hammers return". Sky Sports. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Coventry City sign Freddie Sears on loan from West Ham". BBC Sport. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010. 
  15. ↑ "Freddie Sears – West Ham – details and stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Scunthorpe sign West Ham's Sears". BBC News. 19 October 2010. 
  17. ↑ "Preston 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC News. 19 October 2010. 
  18. ↑ "Scunthorpe United extend loan of West Ham striker Sears". BBC Sport. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010. 
  19. ↑ "West Ham recall striker Freddie Sears from Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010. 
  20. ↑ Darling, Kevin (1 January 2011). "West Ham 2–0 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  21. ↑ Da Silva, Michael (21 February 2011). "West Ham 5–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 
  22. ↑ "Freddie Sears joins Colchester United on loan from West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2012. 
  23. ↑ "Sears extends Colchester stay". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 16 March 2012. 
  24. ↑ "Colchester United 1–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2012. 
  25. ↑ "Sears Departs". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012. 
  26. ↑ "Striker Freddie Sears joins Colchester from West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2012. 
  27. ↑ "U's good for battling point at Preston". EADT. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 
  28. ↑ "Colchester boss Joe Dunne condemns 'unacceptable' defending". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Crewe 3–2 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 November 2012. 
  30. ↑ "Colchester 2–0 Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 November 2012. 
  31. ↑ "Freddie Sears enjoys career high with Colchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2013. 
  32. ↑ "Freddie Sears returns to full training". EADT. Retrieved 14 April 2013. 
  33. ↑ "Notts County 3–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2013. 
  34. ↑ "Sheffield Utd 1–1 Colchester". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2013. 
  35. ↑ "Colchester 1–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2013. 
  36. ↑ "Sears feels he is ready to rejoin Colchester United's starting line-up". Colchester Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2014. 
  37. ↑ "Colchester 3–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2014. 
  38. ↑ "Jack Wilshere left out of Holland friendly". London: guardian.co.uk. 4 August 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009. 
  39. ↑ "Junior makes U21 bow". West Ham United official site. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2012. "... Freddie Sears, on a season-long loan at Crystal Palace, was handed seven minutes off the bench as a replacement for Stanislas to earn his first experience of Under-21 football." 
  40. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  41. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  42. ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  43. ↑ 44.0 44.1 "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  44. ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  45. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 
  46. ↑ "Games played by Freddie Sears in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 January 2014. 

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