Brandon Pursall
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Brandon Pursall
| image =
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| fullname = Brandon Edward Pursall{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/183721110af1407d87d5d77408a07201/efl-professional-retain-list---2021-22.pdf |title=Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022 |publisher=English Football League |page=62 |access-date=20 July 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|3|16|df=y}}{{Cite web |title=Brandon Pursall |url=https://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=1222&from=squad |access-date=8 October 2020 |website=GreensOnScreen}}
| birth_place = St Stephen-in-Brannel, England
| height =
| currentclub = LASK Amateure OÖ
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Plymouth Argyle
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Plymouth Argyle
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Plymouth Parkway (loan)
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Tavistock (loan)
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = Mousehole
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Lask Amateure OÖ
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 26 June 2024 (UTC)
}}
Brandon Edward Pursall (born 16 March 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Regionalliga club LASK Amateure OÖ.
Career
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. He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Argyle in the summer of 2020.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2020 |title=Academy Intake Announced – Seven New Scholars |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/july/new-scholars-on-board/ |access-date=8 October 2020 |publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C.}}
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.{{Cite web |date=8 September 2020 |title=REPORT: Argyle 2 Norwich City 3 |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/september/norwich-report/ |access-date=8 October 2020 |publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C.}}
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.{{Cite web |date=6 October 2020 |title=REPORT: Cheltenham Town 2 Argyle 0 |url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/2020/october/report-cheltenham-town-2-argyle-0/ |access-date=8 October 2020 |publisher=Plymouth Argyle F.C.}}
On 25 July 2022, Pursall signed for Southern Football League Premier Division South club Plymouth Parkway on a short-term loan deal.{{cite tweet|number=1551590625119797249|title=✍️ | New Signing Parkways strong links with @Argyle continue as we welcome Brandon Pursall to Bolitho Park on a short term loan. Welcome to Parkway Brandon 🤝 #ppfc @swsportsnews|user=PlymouthPFC|author-link=Plymouth Parkway F.C.|date=25 July 2022|accessdate=26 July 2022}}
He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/law-craske-and-pursall-depart|title=Law, Craske and Pursall to Depart|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=5 May 2023|accessdate=6 May 2023}}
In June 2024, Pursall was announced to have joined LASK reserves side, LASK Amateure OÖ, playing in the Austrian Regionalliga.{{cite web|url=https://www.lask.at/de/m/news/lask-amateure-nehmen-neue-saison-in-angriff|trans-title=LASK AMATEURS TACKLE NEW SEASON|title=LASK AMATEURE NEHMEN NEUE SAISON IN ANGRIFF|language=German|website=www.lask.at|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=26 June 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|end of 2023–24 season}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Plymouth Argyle
|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|id=133573|season=2020|accessdate=8 October 2020}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|133573|2021|accessdate=26 June 2024}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|133573|2022|accessdate=26 June 2024}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Parkway (loan)
|Southern League Premier Division South |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tavistock (loan)
|Southern League Division One South |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Mousehole
|2023–24{{cite web|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/brandon-pursall/39155|title=Brandon Pursall {{!}} Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive|website=www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com|accessdate=26 June 2024}} |Southern League Division One South |19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
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References
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Category:People from St Stephen-in-Brannel
Category:Footballers from Cornwall
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Parkway F.C. players
Category:Mousehole A.F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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