Nathan Broome

Nathan Broome

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Lee Broome [1]
Date of birth	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth	Manchester, England [1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Port Vale (on loan from Swansea City)
Number	40
Youth career
	Manchester City
2018–2019	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Stoke City	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mickleover Sports (loan)	18	(0)
2022–2023	AFC Wimbledon	7	(0)
2023–	Swansea City	0	(0)
2025–	→ Port Vale (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2019	England U17	1	(0)
2019	England U18	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Nathan Lee Broome (born 3 January 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Port Vale, on loan from EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Broome spent time in the academies of Manchester City and Stoke City. He played on loan at Mickleover Sports and was capped by England up to under-18 level. He signed with AFC Wimbledon in January 2022. He played 13 games in the 2022–23 season and then joined Swansea City in August 2023. He was loaned out to Port Vale for the second half of the 2024–25 season.

Career

Stoke City

Broome graduated from St Bede's College through Manchester City in 2018. ^[2] He left the club's Academy to join the Academy of Stoke City on a free transfer. He played 43 games for the Potters Under-18 and Under-23 teams, helping the Under-18s reach the final of the Premier League Cup in 2020. ^[3] He faced competition from Tommy Simkin and Josef Bursik to become the club's third-choice goalkeeper. ^[4] He spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Northern Premier League Premier Division club Mickleover Sports, playing 20 games, before picking up a shoulder injury the following campaign. ^{[5] [6]} He later said the loan "was the best time ever" and that he enjoyed "getting beat up every week by 40-year-old men coming to the end of their career smashing you". ^[7]

AFC Wimbledon

Broome signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with AFC Wimbledon after joining on a free transfer on 31 January 2022. ^[8] He had been signed after having impressed Dons goalkeeping coach Ashley Bayes on a week-long trial. ^{[9] [3]} Broome made his professional debut on 9 August 2022, in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Gillingham at Plough Lane. He played as the club's goalkeeper in cup competitions until he sustained a minor foot injury. ^[10] Will Jääskeläinen was signed as cover during his absence. ^[11] Broome made his League Two debut on 28 March 2023, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Walsall. He then competed with Nik Tzanev for a first-team place for the rest of the 2022–23 season after Tzanev recovered from the injury that caused him to miss the Walsall game. ^[12] His contract with Wimbledon was terminated by mutual consent on 21 August 2023 as manager Johnnie Jackson explained that Broome was "finding it difficult being away from home and he wanted a new challenge". ^[13]

Swansea City

On 30 August 2023, Broome signed a three-year contract with Championship club Swansea City after having impressed head of goalkeeping Martyn Margetson whilst playing for England Under-17 and Under-18. ^{[14] [15]} He found himself unable to gain first-team action ahead of Lawrence Vigouroux and Andy Fisher, however. ^[16]

On 14 January 2025, Broome joined League Two club Port Vale on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season as manager Darren Moore lost regular custodian Connor Ripley to paternity leave. ^{[17] [18]} He made his debut for the Valiants on 4 February, conceding four goals in a 4–1 defeat to Wrexham in an EFL Trophy match at Vale Park, though Moore blamed the defence for leaving him exposed. ^[19]

Style of play

Broome is an extremely agile goalkeeper who is good with the ball at his feet. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	2019–20 [21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Mickleover Sports (loan)	2019–20 [6]	Northern Premier League Premier Division	18	0	0	0	—		2 [a]	0	20	0
AFC Wimbledon	2021–22 [22]	League One	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2022–23 [23]	League Two	7	0	1	0	1	0	4 [b]	0	13	0
	Total		7	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	13	0
Swansea City	2024–25 [24]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Port Vale (loan)	2024–25 [24]	League Two	0	0	—		—		1 [b]	0	1	0
Career total			25	0	1	0	1	0	7	0	34	0

1. One appearances in FA Trophy and one appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. Nathan Broome at Soccerway
2. "Manchester City Football Academy | St Bede's College". sbcm.co.uk. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
3. "Dons beat off competition to sign ex-Stoke keeper". AFC Wimbledon. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
4. Smith, Peter (31 January 2022). "Stoke City keeper Broome targeted by League One club". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
5. Smith, Peter (26 March 2021). "The wonderkids who can save Stoke City millions". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
6. "Mickleover Sports | Appearances | Nathan Broome | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
7. "Nathan Broome | It's an opportunity I want to grasp with both hands | Swansea". Swansea City AFC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
8. Nicholson, Fraser (31 January 2022). "Young 'keeper becomes a Don". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
9. "Nathan Broome: AFC Wimbledon sign Stoke City goalkeeper on free transfer". BBC Sport. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
10. Brack, Edmund (8 September 2022). "Dons boss Jackson provides update on injured trio ahead of Leyton Orient clash". South London News. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
11. "Will Jaaskelainen: AFC Wimbledon sign former Crewe keeper on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
12. Brack, Edmund (29 April 2023). "'Food for thought' – Dons boss explains goalkeeper decision for Tranmere draw". South London News. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
13. "Nathan leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
14. "Swansea City sign goalkeeper Nathan Broome | Swansea". Swansea City AFC. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
15. "Nathan Broome: Swansea City sign former AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
16. Coleman, Tom (23 December 2024). "Who stays, who goes and who Swansea City want this January". Wales Online. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
17. "Nathan Broome: Port Vale sign Swansea City keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
18. "Nathan Broome is a Valiant | Port Vale FC". Port Vale FC. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
19. Baggaley, Mike (5 February 2025). "Outplayed and out of the Trophy". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
20. Baggaley, Mike (16 January 2025). "Transfer and injury news as Vale prepare for Newport". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
21. "Games played by Nathan Broome in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
22. "Games played by Nathan Broome in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
23. "Games played by Nathan Broome in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
24. "Games played by Nathan Broome in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2025.