| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lance Sparrow [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2002 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Buckley, Flintshire, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2017–2022 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Chester (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Motherwell | 25 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:11, 2 April 2025 (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 Scottish Premiership club Motherwell 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] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2023–24 season. [13]
Sparrow signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on 12 June 2024. [14] On 2 April 2025, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new contract with Sparrow, until the summer of 2027 with the club holding a one-year extension option. [15]
In September 2022 Sparrow made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in a 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21. [16] [17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22 [18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 [19] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [20] | 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 [19] | Scottish Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chester (loan) | 2023–24 [2] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Motherwell | 2024–25 [21] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| Career total | 54 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 4 | ||
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