| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willem David Charlotte Daniel Tomlinson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Burnley, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder [3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ashton United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Mansfield Town | 30 | (1) |
| 2020 | Padiham | ||
| 2020–2023 | Chorley | 84 | (7) |
| 2023 | → Marine (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Radcliffe | 0 | (0) |
| 2024-2025 | Padiham | ||
| 2025- | Ashton United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Willem David Daniel Tomlinson (born 27 January 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Ashton United. [2]
Tomlinson began in the youth ranks of EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers from 2009. [4] [5] He was unused substitute on three occasions in the Championship, prior to making his first-team debut on 19 February 2017 in an FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester United. [2] [6] [7] His league debut came a week later versus Derby County. [2] On 3 November 2017, Tomlinson signed a new contract with Blackburn. [8] [9] However, he terminated his contract just over a year later in January 2019. [10]
Prior to officially leaving Blackburn Rovers, Tomlinson trained with Exeter City. [4] However, on 4 February 2019, Tomlinson signed a contract with fellow EFL League Two club Mansfield Town. He left Mansfield Town in September 2020, by mutual consent. [11] He subsequently joined North West Counties Premier Division side Padiham to keep fit and started the two opening games of the season. [12]
On 20 November 2020, Tomlinson signed for Chorley on a permanent contract. [13]
On 13 November 2023, Tomlinson signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe. [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers U23 | 2016–17 [16] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2016–17 [16] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 [17] | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 [18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2018–19 [18] | League Two | 12 | 0 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 [19] | League Two | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Chorley | 2020–21 [2] | National League North | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [2] [20] | National League North | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 [d] | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 58 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 106 | 7 | ||