Brandon Pursall

Summary

Brandon Edward Pursall (born 16 March 2004) is an English academy-level footballer who plays as a defender.

Brandon Pursall
Personal information
Full name Brandon Edward Pursall[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth St Stephen-in-Brannel, England
Position(s) Defender[2]
Youth career
Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Plymouth Argyle 0 (0)
2022Plymouth Parkway (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023Tavistock (loan) 0 (0)
2023 Mousehole 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Pursall joined Argyle's academy set-up as an under-9. He represented the East Cornwall Schoolboys side in the under-14 and under-15 categories.[2] He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Argyle in the summer of 2020.[3]

Pursall made his professional debut on 8 September 2020, as a 76th minute substitute for club captain Gary Sawyer, in a 3–2 defeat to Norwich City U21s in the EFL Trophy.[4] He made his full debut in Argyle's next game in the competition, playing 90 minutes at left-centre-half, in Argyle's 2–0 EFL Trophy defeat to Cheltenham Town on 6 October 2020.[5]

On 25 July 2022, Pursall signed for Southern Football League Premier Division South club Plymouth Parkway on a short-term loan deal.[6]

He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]

Career statistics edit

As of 8 October 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle
2020–21[8] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Brandon Pursall". GreensOnScreen. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Academy Intake Announced – Seven New Scholars". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "REPORT: Argyle 2 Norwich City 3". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "REPORT: Cheltenham Town 2 Argyle 0". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ @PlymouthPFC (25 July 2022). "✍️" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Law, Craske and Pursall to Depart". www.pafc.co.uk. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Games played by Brandon Pursall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2020.