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Beadling with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2022
Personal information
Full name Thomas Christopher Beadling [1]
Date of birth (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Barrow-in-Furness, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 16
Youth career
2004–2015 Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Sunderland 0 (0)
2017 → Bury (loan) 2 (0)
2018 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 11 (1)
2018–2020 Dunfermline Athletic 40 (3)
2020–2022 Barrow 41 (2)
2022– Western Sydney Wanderers 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2023

Thomas Christopher Beadling (born 16 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. Beadling can also play as a defender.

Contents

Born in Barrow, England, Beadling spent several years in Australia before joining Sunderland's Academy. In 2017, he was loaned to Bury, where he made his professional debut, and the following year he spent half a season on loan with Dunfermline Athletic. After a successful spell in Scotland, Beadling joined Dunfermline on a permanent deal.

Beadling has been involved with Australia's youth teams in the past.

Early life

Beadling was born in Barrow, England. [3]

Club career

Sunderland

Beadling joined Sunderland as an eight-year old and remained linked with the club throughout his youth. [4]

As a teenager Beadling spent time in Western Australia where he played with the National Training Centre. In mid-2009 he represented Australia at the Under-13 Festival of Football tournament in Malaysia.

A family move back to England the following year saw Beadling re-enter the Sunderland academy. He captained the club's Under-23s and featured in the first team for their tour of North America in 2015. [5]

In January 2017, Beadling moved to League One side Bury on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. [6]

A year later, Beadling was again sent out on loan, this time to Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. [7]

Dunfermline Athletic

After a successful spell with the Pars, during which time he helped the club finish in the final Scottish Premiership play-off spot, Beadling signed a two-year pre-contract deal with Dunfermline, following the end of his contract with Sunderland. [8] On the same day Beadling was announced to have officially signed with Dunfermline, Sunderland's new ownership expressed their dismay at the player leaving. [9] Beadling was released by the club in May 2020 following the end of his contract. [10]

Barrow

On 20 July 2020, Beadling signed for his hometown club, Barrow, who were newly promoted to League Two. [11] He was released following the end of his contract in May 2022. [12]

Western Sydney Wanderers

In July 2022, Beading returned to Australia to sign for A-League Men side Western Sydney Wanderers. [13] Beadling made his debut for the Wanderers on 11 February 2023, in a 0-1 defeat to Sydney FC. [14]

International career

In 2009, Beadling was selected as part of an Australian under-13 national representative side. [3] In 2013, he was selected for an Australia under-20 camp in London. [15]

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2023 [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2014–15 [17] Premier League 000000—00
2015–16 [18] 000000—00
2016–17 [19] 000000—00
2017–18 [20] EFL Championship 000000—00
Total0000000000
Sunderland U23s 2016–17 [19] Premier League 2, Div. 1 —2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
2017–18 [20] —2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total—4141
Bury (loan) 2016–17 [19] EFL League One 2000000020
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2017–18 [20] Scottish Championship 111000000111
Dunfermline Athletic 2018–19 [21] 19310002 [lower-alpha 2] 0223
2019–20 [22] 21010531 [lower-alpha 2] 0283
Total403205330506
Barrow 2020–21 [23] EFL League Two 29200101 [lower-alpha 1] 0312
2021–22 [24] 120100000130
Total412101010442
Western Sydney Wanderers 2022–23 A-League Men 10000——100
Career total104630638112110
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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  3. 1 2 "A rising star Down Under". Sunderland Echo. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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  5. ↑ Smith, Mark (28 July 2015). "Tom Beadling hopes senior exposure can aid his progress at Sunderland". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tom Beadling and Sylvain Deslandes: Bury sign defenders on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Hart, Ross (30 January 2018). "Dunfermline Athletic sign Sunderland Academy defensive midfielder Tom Beadling on loan deal". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Hart, Ross (21 May 2018). "Sunderland midfielder Tom Beadling agrees pre-contract with Dunfermline". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Barrow sign Luke James, Mike Jones and Tom Beadling". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Bluebirds Confirm Retained List". www.barrowafc.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Wanderers announce signing of Tom Beadling". Kick360.com.au. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Slap in the face: Corica calls Rudan a 'sore loser' after fiery A-League derby". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Young Socceroos heading to London training camp". Football Federation Australia. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
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  17. ↑ "Games played by Tom Beadling in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tom Beadling in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tom Beadling in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  22. ↑ "Games played by Tom Beadling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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