Tom Sparrow (Welsh footballer)

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Tom Sparrow
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lance Sparrow[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Buckley, Flintshire, Wales
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 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
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
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
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and two in Scottish Championship relegation play-offs

Honours

Hamilton Academical

References

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  11. ↑ James Wales under 21 call up
  12. ↑ Sparrow Wales under-21 debut
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  15. ↑ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
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