![]() Waddingham playing for Brisbane Roar in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Thomas Anthony Waddingham [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cairns, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Edge Hill United | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 29 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2025 | Brisbane Roar | 34 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2025– | Portsmouth | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Australia U20 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:39, 9 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024 |
Thomas Anthony Waddingham (born 5 April 2005) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Portsmouth. [2]
Raised in Cairns, Waddingham is a graduate of Kelvin Grove State College, and is of English descent. [3] [4] He began his football career at Edge Hill United before signing for Brisbane Roar Academy in 2021. [3] [5] During that time, he briefly trialled at English club Blackpool for a spot in their youth academy. [4] [6]
Waddingham made his debut for Brisbane Roar in an Australia Cup clash against the Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2023. [7]
On 22 January 2025, Waddingham joined EFL Championship side Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half-year deal. [8] [9] He made his debut three days later as a second-half substitute, scoring a consolation goal in a 5–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. [10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brisbane Roar | 2023–24 [11] | A-League Men | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | – | – | 28 | 11 | ||
2024–25 [12] | A-League Men | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 4 | |||
Total | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
Portsmouth | 2024–25 [12] | Championship | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
Career total | 39 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 |
Australia U-23