Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harry Leslie Pickering [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 December 1998||
Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2021 | Crewe Alexandra | 127 | (9) |
2021– | Blackburn Rovers | 108 | (4) |
2021 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:57, 5 May 2024 (UTC) |
Harry Leslie Pickering (born 29 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Blackburn Rovers.
A graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Pickering signed professional terms with Crewe in March 2016. [3] [4] He made his debut on 22 April 2017, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Callum Ainley against Leyton Orient at Gresty Road. [5] Pickering scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2018 with an equaliser from a direct free kick away at Lincoln City in a game Crewe eventually won 4–1. [6]
In April 2018, Pickering signed a new three-year contract at Crewe, with the option of a further year. [7] At Colchester United on 21 August 2018, Pickering sustained a hamstring injury ruling him out of action for over a month. [8]
In September 2020, Pickering signed a new three-year contract with the club, [9] and in December 2020 was named Crewe captain in the absence of Perry Ng [10] (Ng moved to Cardiff City the following month). Crewe rejected an initial offer from Blackburn Rovers during the January 2021 transfer window, [11] but later agreed his move to Blackburn on a four-and-a-half year deal (to summer 2025) for an undisclosed fee, with Pickering remaining at Crewe on loan (and remaining club captain) until the end of the 2020–21 season. [12]
Pickering made his Rovers debut at Ewood Park in a 2–1 win over Swansea City on 7 August 2021. [13] He scored his first goal for Blackburn just over a month later in a 2–2 league draw against Luton Town at Ewood Park on 11 September 2021. [14] After a run of strong defensive performances, Pickering suffered a hamstring injury on 2 January 2022 in Blackburn's game against Huddersfield Town which ruled him out of first team action for several weeks. [15]
On 19 August 2023, Pickering received his first career red card after bringing down Hull City's Liam Delap in the 16th minute of Blackburn's 2–1 home defeat at Ewood Park. [16] In December 2023, shortly before his 100th game for Blackburn, he signed a contract extension committing himself to the club until 2027. [17] In January 2024, Pickering suffered a hamstring injury ruling him out for around six weeks. [18]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 2016–17 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18 [19] | League Two | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
2018–19 [20] | League Two | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2019–20 [21] | League Two | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
2020–21 [22] | League One | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
Total | 127 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 148 | 10 | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2020–21 [22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2021–22 [23] | Championship | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
2022–23 [24] | Championship | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 46 | 1 | ||
2023–24 [25] | Championship | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 41 | 1 | ||
Total | 108 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | ||
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2020–21 [22] | League One | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 253 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 288 | 14 |