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Oliver Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Oliver Joseph Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Ivybridge, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender[2]
Team information
Current team
 Torquay United
Number 23
Youth career
Marine Academy Plymouth[3]
Ivybridge Town
00000–2020 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Plymouth Argyle 2 (0)
2020 → Barnstaple Town (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 → Truro City (loan) 20 (2)
2022– Torquay United 41 (1)
2023 → Taunton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2023 → Chippenham Town (loan) 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Tomlinson (born 19 May 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Torquay United.

Career[edit]

Born in Ivybridge,[4] Tomlinson joined Plymouth Argyle's academy as an under-13,[2] and signed his first professional contract in 2020.[5]

He made his professional debut on 8 September 2020, when he started in Argyle's 3–2 defeat to Norwich City U21s in the EFL Trophy.[6] Just a few days after making his debut, Tomlinson signed on loan for Southern League Div1 South side Barnstaple Town.[7] He made his league debut for Plymouth on 1 May 2021 as a 68th-minute substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Sunderland.[8]

On 4 November 2021, Tomlinson joined Southern League Premier Division South side Truro City on a three-month loan deal.[9]

Tomlinson was released by Plymouth at the end of the 2021–22 season[10] before signing for National League club Torquay United in July 2022.[11] In January 2023, he joined National League South side Taunton Town on loan.[12] In March 2023, he joined Chippenham Town on a loan deal until the end of the season.[13]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle 2020–21[14] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2021–22[15] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 4 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 7 0
Barnstaple Town (loan) 2020–21[16] SFL - Division One South 6 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 9 0
Truro City (loan) 2021–22[16] SFL - Premier Division South 20 2 0 0 — 4[c] 0 24 2
Torquay United 2022–23[17] National League 6 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 9 0
2023–24[17] National League South 29 1 3 0 — 3 1 35 2
Total 35 1 5 0 — 4 1 44 2
Taunton Town (loan) 2022–23[17] National League South 3 0 — — — 3 0
Chippenham Town (loan) 2022–23[17] National League South 12 1 — — — 12 1
Career total 78 4 7 0 1 0 13 1 99 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances in Southern League Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL List of Registered Players" (PDF). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Ollie Tomlinson". GreensOnScreen. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Ollie Tomlinson - Defender". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Argyle's Future Stars: Defender Ollie Tomlinson on why Rio Ferdinand is his role model". Plymouth Live. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Why Ryan Lowe offered Plymouth Argyle contract to 18-year-old Ollie Tomlinson". Plymouth Live. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. ^ "REPORT: Argyle 2 Norwich City 3". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Plymouth Argyle defender Ollie Tomlinson makes Barnstaple Town loan move". Plymouth Live. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. ^ Errington, Chris (3 May 2021). "Teenager Ollie Tomlinson set for first Argyle start at Gillingham". PlymouthLive. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Ollie's off to Truro". Plymouth Argyle FC. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Retained List". www.pafc.co.uk. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  11. ^ "United Sign Tomlinson & Andrews". torquayunited.com. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Town Net Gulls Loanee". tauntontown.com. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Winger Stobbs Joins United On Loan". torquayunited.com. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Oliver Tomlinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Oliver Tomlinson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Ollie Tomlinson Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d Oliver Tomlinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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