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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick David Sears | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hornchurch, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | West Ham United | 24 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | England U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2009 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009– | England U21 | 3 | (1) |
| *
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 16:30, 28 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Frederick David "Freddie" Sears (born 27 November 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for West Ham United.
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Sears was born in Hornchurch, Havering, London, and has lived there for his entire life. He attended Hacton Primary school and was signed by West Ham United Academy at the age of 11. He attended Sanders Draper School and between the ages of 15 and 16 he was already in the West Ham Under-18 set up.
Sears joined the club as a schoolboy at the age of eleven. After beginning the 2006–07 campaign as a regular substitute for the U-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 U-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 2007–2008 season and impressed youth team coach Tony Carr sufficiently for Carr to predict that a first team appearance was a possibility.[1] Sears has also been called up for England under 19 squad and made his international debut in England's under 19 squad in a 4–0 win over Belarus on 11 September 2007.[2]
Sears had scored 25 goals in 24 matches for the youths and reserves in the 2007/08 campaign, and 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 5 minutes and 16 seconds into his first team career, heading in the rebound from his first attempt at goal.[3][4]
The 2008-09 began with Sears in the reserves. He was joint top scorer with 5 goals in the 2008-09 Premier Reserve League. Gianfranco Zola, impressed with the youngster, decided to loan him out to further his development[5] and rewarded him with a new five-year contract in November 2008.[6]
In June 2009, Sears joined West Ham's London neighbours Crystal Palace on loan for the 2009–10 season. He rejected moves to QPR, Peterborough United and Sheffield Wednesday.[7]
Sears appeared to have scored his first goal for Crystal Palace on 15 August 2009 against Bristol City, but the ball bounced off the stantion 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.[8] 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.[9][10] 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. [11]
Sears had represented England at various youth levels prior to being called up for the U-21 squad. Stuart Pearce named him in the squad list for the August 2009 friendly against the Netherlands.[12] The nineteen-year-old made his debut in the 0-0 draw with the Jong Oranje, coming on as a second-half substitute for club mate Junior Stanislas.[13][14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[15] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| West Ham | 2007-08 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| West Ham | 2008-09 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2009-10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 42 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 1 | 1 | |
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  | Fred Sears - West Ham United | Team | First Team | Player Profiles | Freddie Sears |
| | Freddie Sears enters West Ham folklore - Freddie Sears enters West Ham folklore - Telegraph |
| | Sears is urged to take his chance! - West Ham United: News, Match Reports, Picture Galleries | Ilford Recorder |
| | West Ham 2-1 Blackburn - BBC SPORT | Football | Premier League | West Ham 2-1 Blackburn |
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