out for the entirety of the campaign. He was released at the end of the season. Coventry City Pearson joined Coventry City on a non-contract basis on 4 August 2017. He was released on 30 August having made no appearances. Kidderminster Harriers In September 2017, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on a deal until the end of the season Macclesfield Town In July 2018, Pearson joined newly promoted Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal. Retirement In October 2020, Pearson revealed in an interview with The Guardian that he had retired from football due to injury. Controversy In May 2015, during an Asian promotional tour, Pearson and teammates Tom Hopper and Adam Smith, according to media reports, "took part in a racist sex tape filmed on the club's end-of-season tour of Thailand", a copy of which was obtained and published by the Sunday Mirror. According to the media reports, "One of the men in the video ... can be heard using a racist insult against a woman." The three players apologised for their behaviour. All three were sacked on 17 June. In relation to the tape, Nigel Pearson too was sacked as Leicester manager by the club's Thai owners, on 30 June 2015. Career statistics References External links 1993 births English footballers Footballers from Sheffield Association football defenders Living people English Football League players National League (English football) players Leicester City F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Sex scandals