Former Leeds United defender Jason Pearce has announced his decision to call time on his playing days. Pearce has made the call to retire after 16 years as a player and he plans to take up a coaching role with Charlton Athletic.
The 34-year-old spent the final six seasons of his career with the London club, making 175 appearances in all competitions, and he will be sticking around at The Valley to work with the club’s under-18s. Pearce represented seven clubs in total, with spells also coming at Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Wigan Athletic and Leeds, as well as stints on loan at Bognor Regis and Woking.
He spent two and a half seasons at Elland Road after being signed by Neil Warnock in 2012 and he went on to make 99 league outings during his time at the club. Under Dave Hockaday he was briefly handed the captaincy reins before being replaced in the role by Stephen Warnock.
