Tom Clayton (footballer)

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Tom Clayton
Personal information
Full name Thomas Andrew Clayton [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 25) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2022 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Liverpool 0 (0)
2022–2024 Swindon Town 35 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:23, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Andrew Clayton (born 16 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for EFL League Two club Swindon Town.

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Career

Prior to his move to Swindon Town, Clayton played within the Liverpool youth system having joined at under-9 level. [2] He joined Swindon Town in July 2022 and made his professional debut the following month in the 0-0 draw against Salford City. [3] [4]

Clayton missed most of the 2023–24 season with a succession of injuries. [5] [6] He was released by Swindon on the expiry of his contract at the end of that season. [7]

After over a year without a club, Clayton was hired by his former club Liverpool to work as a coach at the club's Academy. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool U21 2019–20 [10] ————2 [a] 020
2020–21 [11] ————2 [a] 020
2021–22 [12] ————1 [a] 010
Total0000005050
Swindon Town 2022–23 [13] League Two 331001010351
Total331001010351
Career total331001060401
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Clayton - Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tom Clayton joins Swindon in permanent switch". liverpoolfc.com. Liverpool FC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Swindon Town complete deal for Clayton". Swindon Town FC. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Swindon Town 0-0 Salford City". BBC Football. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Reece Devine & Tom Clayton: Swindon Town defenders sidelined by injury". BBC Sport . 17 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Acklam, Joe (9 January 2024). "Swindon Town's Tom Clayton suffers serious injury setback". Swindon Advertiser . Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Striker Austin among 11 released by Swindon". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Lusby, Jack (9 September 2025). "Liverpool hire former U21s captain in new academy coaching role". This is Anfield. Archived from the original on 9 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Tom Clayton at Soccerway . Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Tom Clayton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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