Tom Sparrow (Welsh footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Lance Sparrow[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 December 2002||
Place of birth | Buckley, Flintshire, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Stoke City | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
2017–2022 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Stoke City | 4 | (0) |
2021 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 6 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:20, 27 September 2022 (UTC) |
Thomas Lance Sparrow (born 6 December 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Wales under-21 national team.
Club career
Sparrow joined Stoke City from Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 14-year old.[3] In October 2021 Sparrow joined National League North side AFC Telford United on a one-month youth loan.[4] Sparrow made his professional debut on 7 May 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Coventry City.[5][6] On 7 January 2023, Sparrow joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season, making his debut the same day in a 1–0 defeat away at Ayr United.[7][8] He helped Hamilton win the Scottish Challenge Cup after they beat Raith Rovers 1–0 in the final.[9] Sparrow made 17 appearances for Accies as they suffered relegation after losing on penalties to Airdrieonians in the playoffs.[10]
International
In September 2022 Sparrow made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in the 2-0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2021–22[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23[14] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
AFC Telford United (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2022–23[14] | Scottish Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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Honours
Hamilton Academical
References
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- ↑ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
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- Living people
- People from Buckley, Flintshire
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- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- AFC Telford United players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English Football League players
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- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
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