Brandon Pursall

Brandon Pursall

Personal information
Full name	Brandon Edward Pursall[1]
Date of birth	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	St Stephen-in-Brannel, England
Position(s)	Defender[2]
Team information
Current team	LASK Amateure OÖ
Youth career
	Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Plymouth Argyle	0	(0)
2022	→ Plymouth Parkway (loan)	4	(0)
2022–2023	→ Tavistock (loan)	21	(0)
2023–2024	Mousehole	19	(1)
2024–	Lask Amateure OÖ	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.[2] He signed a two-year scholarship deal with Argyle in the summer of 2020.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

On 25 July 2022, Pursall signed for Southern Football League Premier Division South club Plymouth Parkway on a short-term loan deal.[6]

He was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]

In June 2024, Pursall was announced to have joined LASK reserves side, LASK Amateure OÖ, playing in the Austrian Regionalliga.[8]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	2020–21[9]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	3	0
	2021–22[10]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	2	0
	2022–23[11]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	3	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	8	0
Plymouth Parkway (loan)	2022–23[12]	Southern League Premier Division South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Tavistock (loan)	2022–23[12]	Southern League Division One South	21	0	0	0	—		0	0	21	0
Mousehole	2023–24[12]	Southern League Division One South	19	1	2	0	—		3[b]	0	24	1
Career total			44	1	2	0	0	0	11	0	57	1

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
2. "Brandon Pursall". GreensOnScreen. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
3. "Academy Intake Announced – Seven New Scholars". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. "REPORT: Argyle 2 Norwich City 3". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
5. "REPORT: Cheltenham Town 2 Argyle 0". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
6. @PlymouthPFC (25 July 2022). "✍️" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via Twitter.
7. "Law, Craske and Pursall to Depart". www.pafc.co.uk. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
8. "LASK AMATEURE NEHMEN NEUE SAISON IN ANGRIFF" [LASK AMATEURS TACKLE NEW SEASON]. www.lask.at (in German). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
9. "Games played by Brandon Pursall in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
10. "Games played by Brandon Pursall in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
11. "Games played by Brandon Pursall in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
12. "Brandon Pursall | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 26 June 2024.