Willem Tomlinson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willem David 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] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chorley | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Mansfield Town | 31 | (1) |
2020 | Padiham | ||
2020– | Chorley | 34 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC) |
Willem David Daniel Tomlinson (born 27 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Chorley. [2]
Club career[]
Blackburn Rovers[]
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]
Mansfield Town[]
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]
Chorley[]
On 20 November 2020, Tomlinson signed for Chorley on a permanent contract.[13]
Career statistics[]
- As of 14 September 2019[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 2016–17[14] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2017–18[15] | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2018–19[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Mansfield Town | 2018–19[16] | League Two | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2019–20[17] | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2020–21[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Chorley | 2020–21 | National League North | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 55 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy with Blackburn Rovers U23s
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL play-offs
References[]
- ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Willem Tomlinson profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Willem Tomlinson". World Football. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Willem Tomlinson ends 10 year associtation with Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Willem Tomlinson profile". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Match Report: Blackburn 1 - 2 Man Utd". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Tomlinson signs new deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Rovers midfielder Willem Tomlinson signs contract extension". Lancashire Telegraph. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Young duo depart". Blackburn Rovers. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Stags capture young midfielder". Mansfield Town. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Sharpe, Rich (8 October 2020). "Ex-Rovers midfielder Tomlinson plays for Padiham in NWCL". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Henley and Tomlinson added to squad". Chorley FC. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
External links[]
- Willem Tomlinson at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Burnley
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Padiham F.C. players
- Chorley F.C. players