Freddie Sears

West Ham United

Born in Hornchurch, East London, Sears scored his first goal in the Premier Reserve League South on 20 November 2006 when West Ham drew 1–1 with Portsmouth. He scored a further three goals in 14 reserve appearances, making ten starts. In addition, Sears made 28 appearances in the Academy League, where he netted nine goals and started 19 games.

2007–08 season

Sears began the 2007–08 season in good scoring form during a prolific run with the clubs' under-18 side, which included a hat-trick against Millwall in early October 2007. Having been consistent and scoring 20 goals in 15 games to February 2008, Academy coach Tony Carr warned Sears that he needed to remain focused in order to achieve his goal of breaking into the first-team squad. Sears had already been asked on a frequent basis to train alongside the first-team under Alan Curbishley's stewardship. Sears managed a total of 17 under-18 games, starting 16 matches scoring 22 goals. He also appeared in one FA Youth Cup game, and started four reserve games, appearing in six and scoring three goals. On the back of his excellent form at both Reserve and Academy levels, Sears was first handed a new contract on 11 March 2008 to tie him to the club until 2010, and he was then handed his first-team debut on 15 March, aged 18, in a Premier League game against Blackburn Rovers. With both sides deadlocked at 1–1, Sears came on for Nolberto Solano in the 75th minute and scored the winner, also his…

Sears made his England under-19s debut on 11 September 2007 when the Young Lions defeated Belarus 4–0. He came on as a substitute for Andy Carroll in the tie held at the City Ground, Nottingham. He was once again called up to the England under-19 side in February 2008 for a friendly with Croatia at the County Ground, Swindon. He again came on as substitute in the 2–0 victory held on 5 February, replacing Febian Brandy. Sears made his first start for the under-19s in England's elite qualification group win against Poland on 26 May, opening the scoring after 29 minutes and sealing the victory with an 85th minute penalty. He also appeared in England's 1–0 win over Serbia on 28 May. Sears again made an appearance in their 0–0 draw with Belarus to seal qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Sears then featured in the finals held in Czech Republic, starting in the Young Lions 2–0 defeat to the host nation on 14 July 2008. He started for England in their 0–0 draw with Italy on 17 July, before scoring a penalty in his final under-19s appearance on 20 July as England beat Greece 3–0, a result which was not enough to see England qualify for the competition semi-finals. Sears scored three goals in eight appearances for the under-19 side. Alongside teammates Junior Stanislas and James Tomkins, Sears was called up to the England under-20 team on 31 March 2009 to face Italy. He played his one and only under-20 game in the match held at Loftus Road on 1 April as…

As of end of 2025–26 season

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West Ham United Young Player of the Year: 2010–11 EFL Championship Goal of the Month: January 2019 Ipswich Town Goal of the Season: 2018–19