Brett Pitman

Brett Pitman
Personal information
Full nameBrett Douglas Pitman[1]
Date of birth31 January 1988
Place of birthSt Helier, Jersey
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Bournemouth
Number10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2010Bournemouth173(59)
2010–2013Bristol City77(20)
2012→ Bournemouth (loan)6(3)
2013–Bournemouth70(28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:09, 27 December 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Brett Douglas Pitman (born 31 January 1988) is a Jersey-born footballer who plays for Bournemouth. He signed for Bournemouth as a 16-year-old after being spotted playing for Jersey league side St. Pauls and went on to become a regular in the Bournemouth first team. In August 2010, he moved to Championship side Bristol City. In December 2012 he was loaned to Bournemouth, until making the deal permanent in January 2013. Pitman has represented Jersey, having become an integral part of their team at the biennial Island Games.

Club career

AFC Bournemouth

Born in Jersey, he scored his first senior goal for Bournemouth against Blackpool in the 2006–07 season, which resulted in a 1–1 draw. Pitman scored seven goals during the 2007–08 season, but was unable to prevent Bournemouth from being relegated to League Two. The following season, he was sent off just three minutes after he came on as a substitute in Bournemouth's FA Cup exit against non-league side Blyth Spartans.[2] On 13 March, he was awarded Sky Sports' goal of the week for an effort which saw him dribble from inside his own half, beating three players before scoring.

Pitman scored his first ever senior hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Rochdale on 5 April 2007, taking his season tally to 17 goals. He just missed out on the PFA awards shortlist for 2009.

On 2 October 2009 Pitman was named the PFa Fans' and Coca Cola Player of the Month in League Two. He had been on target six times and forged a telling partnership with veteran Steve Fletcher. As mentioned he has the eye for the spectacular goal with a 30-yard volley and an over-head kick against Burton Albion and Grimsby respectively. He won the Football League and PFA Fan's player of the month for September.

Pitman scored a 16-minute hat-trick in the first home game of the season 2010–11 against Peterborough United and on 17 August 2010 it was reported by Sky Sports News that newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool had made a bid of £400,000, possibly rising to £600,000, to sign Pitman.

The following day, it was reported that Bournemouth chairman Eddie Mitchell had blocked the bid and that the Seasiders had been prevented from opening talks with Pitman.[3] Mitchell did not reveal the financial details of the offer but confirmed he had told Blackpool it was unacceptable.[4] Later that same day, Bournemouth confirmed on their official website that they had accepted an offer from Blackpool and that personal terms were being discussed.[5]

On 19 August, Blackpool manager Ian Holloway confirmed that Pitman was having a medical with the club following talks with Holloway and the acting Chief Executive Karl Oyston.[6] A day later it was confirmed that Pitman had failed to agree terms over the move to Blackpool after initial talks.[7]

Bristol City

On 21 August 2010 Bristol City announced on their official site that they had agreed an undisclosed fee with Bournemouth and that Pitman, who had already agreed personal terms, would sign for them two days later subject to a medical. The fee was rumoured to be in the region of £1 million.[8]

Pitman scored his first goal for Bristol City in the 2–0 win over Leicester City. Between 20 November 2010 and 3 January 2011, Pitman had a run of eight goals in eight games. Pitman was Bristol City's top scorer with 13 goals, in his first season at the club, despite only starting 21 games.

Return to AFC Bournemouth

In December 2012, he was loaned out to Bournemouth to gain more regular first-team match action, after the conclusion of his loan, he agreed to a 3 1⁄2-year deal which would send him back to his former club until the summer of 2016.

Career statistics

Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2005–06 Bournemouth League One 19 1 0 0 2 0 2 1  –  – 23 2 0 0
2006–07 League One 28 5 2 0 0 0 0 0  –  – 30 5 3 0
2007–08 League One 39 7 3 0 1 0 3 0  –  – 46 7 4 0
2008–09 League Two 39 17 3 0 0 0 3 0  –  – 45 17 8 1
2009–10 League Two 46 26 2 1 1 0 1 1  –  – 50 28 6 0
2010–11 League One 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0  –  – 3 3 0 0
Bournemouth total 173 59 10 1 5 0 9 2 0 0 197 62 21 1
2010–11 Bristol City Championship 39 13 1 0 0 0  –  –  –  – 40 13 3 0
2011–12 Championship 35 7 0 0 1 0  –  –  –  – 36 7 4 0
2012–13 Championship 3 0 0 0 1 0  –  –  –  – 4 0 0 0
Bristol City total 77 20 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 7 0
2012–13 Bournemouth League One 30 20 2 0 0 0 0 0  –  – 30 20 4 0
2013–14 Bournemouth Championship 39 13 0 0 2 1 0 0  –  – 41 14 4 0
Bournemouth total 65 33 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 67 34 4 0
Career total 315 112 13 1 8 0 9 2 0 0 345 116 32 1

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Blyth Spartans 1–0 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Cherries block Pitman talks – Seasiders fail in striker bid". Sky Sports. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Perrett, Neil (18 August 2010). "Cherries: Blackpool bid for Pitman". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "BRETT PITMAN LATEST". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Canavan, Steve (19 August 2010). "Striker has Blackpool medical". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Pitman failed to agree Pool terms". Blackpool Gazette. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "CITY AGREE DEAL FOR BRETT". Bristol City F.C. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.

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