Tom Sparrow (Welsh footballer)

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Tom Sparrow
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lance Sparrow [1]
Date of birth (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 21) [2]
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2021–22 [15] Championship 100000—10
2022–23 [16] Championship200010—30
2023–24 [17] Championship000000—00
Total300010—40
AFC Telford United (loan) 2021–22 [2] National League North 6000——60
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2022–23 [16] Scottish Championship 12010004 [lower-alpha 1] 0170
Chester (loan) 2023–24 [2] National League North8030—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0120
Career total290401050390
  1. ↑ Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and two in Scottish Championship relegation play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Hamilton Academical

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 15th May 2021: Stoke City" (PDF). English Football League. 15 May 2021. p. 35. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Tom Sparrow at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Stoke City teenager on cusp of first team breakthrough in new position". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "MIDFIELDER SIGNS ON A YOUTH LOAN FROM STOKE CITY". AFC Telford United. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sparrow's debut delight". Stoke City. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Stoke City 1–1 Coventry City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sparrow heads out on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ayr United 1-0 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Raith Rovers 0-1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hamilton Academical 2–1 Airdrieonians". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Tom Sparrow joins Chester on loan". Stoke City. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sparrow returns from loan spell". Stoke City. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  13. ↑ James Wales under 21 call up
  14. ↑ Sparrow Wales under-21 debut
  15. ↑ "Games played by Tom Sparrow in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Sparrow in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Tom Sparrow in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ↑ Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical, Andrew Petrie, BBC Sport, 26 March 2023
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