Pierce Bird

Pierce Bird
Personal information
Full name Pierce Bird
Date of birth (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Dunkirk 3 (0)
2016–2017 AFC Dunkirk 35 (7)
2017– Notts County 2 (0)
2017 → Leek Town (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Alfreton Town (loan) 4 (1)
National team‡
2018– Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:21, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

Pierce Bird (born 16 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Football League Two side Notts County.

Career

Dunkirk

Bird played for Dunkirk of the East Midlands Counties League and also their reserve side, AFC Dunkirk of the Nottinghamshire Senior League.[1][2] He made his senior debut for Dunkirk on 9 August 2016 in the 3-2 home win against Holbrook Sports.[3] On 17 August 2016 in the away win at Cotgrave he made his debut for AFC Dunkirk.[4]

Notts County

Bird sealed a trial at League Two side Notts County, and scored the winning goal in the pre-season win at York City,[5] On 31 July it was announced that Bird had secured a one-year contract at Notts County after impressing during his trial period.[6] On 7 November 2017, Bird made his Notts County debut in the EFL Trophy match at Lincoln City, scoring an own goal.[7] On 26 December 2017, Bird made his Football League debut as a 87th minute substitute in the 4-1 win at Morecambe.[8]

On 29 May 2018, Bird signed a two year contract with Notts County.[9]

Loan to Leek Town

On 9 September 2017, Bird joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Leek Town on a one month loan, making his debut the same day in a 3-1 away win at Gresley.[10][11]

Loan to Alfreton Town

On 5 January 2018, Bird joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a month youth loan.[12] He made his debut the next day in the 3-0 win away at North Ferriby United, and also scored the third Alfreton goal.[13]

International Career

On 30 August 2018, Bird received a call-up for the Northern Ireland under-21 squad for upcoming games against Luxembourg and Spain. Bird is eligible to represent Northern Ireland at international level through his grandparents. [14][15]

On 6 September 2018, in the friendy against Luxembourg under-21 he made his debut in a 1-0 win. Bird was substituted in the 70th minute. [16]

He made his competitive debut on 11 September 2018 as a 78th minute substitute in Northern Ireland under-21s 2-1 victory away to Spain under-21 in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 August 2018[18]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2017–18 League Two 1000001020
Notts County 2018–19 League Two 1000100020
Career total 2000101040

International

As of match played 11 September 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland under-21 201830
Total30

References

  1. ↑ "Notts Senior League-Player season totals-AFC Dunkirk". www.fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "East Midlands Counties League-Player season totals-Dunkirk". www.fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "East Midlands Counties League-Dunkirk v Holbrook Sports". www.fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Notts Senior League-Cotgrave v AFC Dunkirk". www.fulltime-league.thefa.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Trialist Pierce Bird seals Notts County win at York City". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Notts County secure deal for trialist Pierce Bird". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lincoln 2 Notts 1". nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Morecambe 1 Notts 4". nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ross signs new deal". Notts County. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bird joins Leek". nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Gresley 1 Leek 3". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Notts County defender Pierce Bird seals loan move to Alfreton". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "North Ferriby United 0 Alfreton Town 3". alfretontownfc.com. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Notts County defender Pierce Bird wins Northern Ireland under-21 call-up". nottinghampost.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Five players called up to u21 squad for crucial Spain game". irishfa.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "Smyth and Holden link up for Northern Ireland U21s". irishfa.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Bird goes international". nottscounty.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Pierce Bird at Soccerbase
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