Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Lance Sparrow [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 December 2002||
Place of birth | Buckley, Flintshire, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
2017–2022 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
2021 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Chester (loan) | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:20, 3 January 2024 (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.
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]
On 5 September 2023, Sparrow joined National League North side Chester on a three-month loan. [11] Sparrow made twelve appearances for Chester before returning to Stoke in January 2024. [12]
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. [13] [14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2021–22 [15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 [16] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 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 [16] | Scottish Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Chester (loan) | 2023–24 [2] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Career total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
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