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Tom Heaton
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Personal information
Full name Thomas David Heaton
Date of birth (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 25)
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Cardiff City
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2005 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2010 Manchester United 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Swindon Town (loan) 14 (0)
2006 → Royal Antwerp (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Cardiff City (loan) 21 (0)
2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Rochdale (loan) 12 (0)
2010 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 16 (0)
2010– Cardiff City 29 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 16 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:17, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Thomas David "Tom" Heaton (born 15 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cardiff City.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Manchester United

Born in Chester, Heaton began his football career with Wrexham, for whom he played both in goal and in midfield, but, after making 20 appearances for the Manchester United Under-17 side in the previous two seasons, he signed for the Red Devils as a trainee on 8 July 2002. He became a regular in the Under-17 side during the 2002–03 season, and picked up an FA Youth Cup winner's medal despite playing second fiddle to Luke Steele throughout the entire competition. He made his first appearance in the reserve team the following season, starting in a 3–1 home win over Birmingham City in the Premier Reserve League on 2 October 2003. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Heaton was named on the bench for the final of the Manchester Senior Cup against Manchester City, and won a winner's medal despite not taking the field.

By the 2004–05 season, Heaton had become the first-choice goalkeeper for the Manchester United reserve team, and was named on the bench for the first team for Stan Ternent's testimonial on 17 August 2004, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Luke Steele after Steele had earlier come on for Tim Howard. With Heaton in goal for 17 of the 28 Premier Reserve League North matches and 12 of the 22 Central League matches, the team went on to win both league titles by nine and five points respectively.

Heaton's form for the reserves resulted in him being loaned out to Swindon Town at the start of the 2005–06, initially until 1 January 2006. During his time at Swindon, he played over 20 games, saving a penalty on his debut, and was described as "one for the future" by manager Iffy Onuora. He returned to Manchester United, but, after the recall of Ritchie Jones from Royal Antwerp, Heaton was sent there for the rest of the season after United rebuffed an approach from Huddersfield Town.

Heaton made his second appearance for the Manchester United first team on 13 March 2007, coming on as a half-time substitute for Tomasz Kuszczak in the UEFA Celebration Match against Marcello Lippi's Europe XI. Heaton spent the 2007–08 season with the first team squad at Manchester United, appearing on the bench when Edwin van der Sar was out due to injury.

[edit] Cardiff City loan

At the end of the 2007–08 season, Heaton agreed to move to Cardiff City on loan for the duration of the 2008–09 season.[1] He was chosen as the club's first choice goalkeeper, above Finland international Peter Enckelman, for the start of the season by manager Dave Jones,[2] and played in every match until late November, with the exception of the Carling Cup third round tie against Swansea City, when he was replaced by Enckelman.[3] However, late on in Cardiff's 2–1 away defeat to Plymouth Argyle on 22 November 2008, Heaton picked up an injury and was forced off. The injury would go on to cost Heaton his place in the side as the club went unbeaten with Enckelman in goal for over two months.

In February, Enckelman was forced to undergo knee surgery which saw Heaton return in goal on 16 February 2009, when he picked up the man of the match award in a 4–0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal. However, he tore his thigh muscle during the match, ruling him out for up to five weeks.[4] On his return, Heaton found himself on the bench behind loanee Stuart Taylor but, following a 6–0 defeat against Preston North End, he replaced Taylor for the final three matches of the season. However, he was unable to keep Cardiff in the play-off places and he returned to Manchester United at the end of the season.[5]

[edit] Queens Park Rangers loan

On 15 August 2009, Heaton was signed by Queens Park Rangers on an emergency three-month loan deal, the terms of which will allow him to compete in the League Cup.[6] Heaton's loan spell ended on 8 November 2009.

[edit] Rochdale loan

After returning from Queens Park Rangers, Heaton joined Rochdale on 13 November 2009 until the end of December 2009.[7] He made his debut in a 3–2 loss against Chesterfield on 14 November 2009. The loan was then extended until 23 January 2010,[8] before a further extension pushed the end date back to 31 January.[9] In his 12 appearances for Rochdale, Heaton conceded only 10 goals – including four clean sheets – and finished on the losing side just once.

[edit] Wycombe Wanderers loan

Heaton spent less than two weeks back at Manchester United before going back out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers on 12 February 2010.[10] He went straight into the Wycombe starting line-up for their away match against Brentford the following day, which they drew 1–1.[11] Heaton made his second appearance for the chairboys in their 0–0 draw against Southampton on Tuesday 23 February 2010. Where He made a great save off a volley to keep the chairboys on even levels with the saints.

[edit] Return to Cardiff City

Following his release by Manchester United, Heaton agreed a deal on 15 June 2010 to return to Cardiff City on 1 July 2010.[12] He made his second debut in 4-1 win over Burton Albion in the League Cup on 11 August. After number 1, David Marshall suffered an elbow injury, Heaton established himself as Cardiff's new number 1. But in late February, he suffered a groin injury, so Jason Brown and Stephen Bywater were brought in as cover on loan.[13] Upon his return, Heaton went into the side against Derby County, where they won 4-1, their first win in four games.[14] Heaton's performances during the 2010-11 season, earned him the club's Young Player of the Year award.[15]

Under new manager, Malky Mackay, Heaton found himself as cover for David Marshall, but he played a key part in the club's League Cup run in which they reached the final thanks to two saves from Heaton in a semi-final penalty shootout against Crystal Palace. He suffered an ankle injury just before the final, but he overcame the injury to start at Wembley. Heaton followed his penalty heroics against Crystal Palace when he started the penalty shootout by pushing Steven Gerrard's effort onto the bar, but he ultimately ended up on the losing side as Liverpool won the shootout 3-2.[16]

[edit] International career

Having played for England at various youth levels, Heaton was handed his England Under-21 debut in March 2008 by manager Stuart Pearce when he replaced Joe Hart as a substitute during a match against Poland.[17] However, he did not make the final squad for the 2009 Euro U-21 Championships.

[edit] Career statistics

Last updated 3 March 2012
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2005–06 14 0 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 17 0
Royal Antwerp (loan) 2005–06 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
Manchester United 2006–07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cardiff City (loan) 2008–09 21 0 1 0 2 0 – – 24 0
Manchester United 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2009–10 0 0 0 0 2 0 – – 2 0
Rochdale (loan) 2009–10 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 12 0
Wycombe Wanderers(loan) 2009–10 16 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 16 0
Cardiff City 2010–11 27 0 1 0 2 0 – – 30 0
2011–12 2 0 1 0 7 0 – – 10 0
Career total 92 0 5 0 13 0 1 0 2 0 113 0

[edit] Honours

Cardiff City

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Football League Trophy and FIFA Club World Cup

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Cardiff sign Man Utd goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 2008-05-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7407805.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-23. 
  2. ^ Phillips, Terry (8 August 2008). "Heaton wins Bluebirds keeper battle for Saints start". Western Mail (Media Wales). http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2008/08/08/heaton-wins-bluebirds-keeper-battle-for-saints-start-91466-21490131/. Retrieved 29 August 2008. 
  3. ^ "Swansea 1–0 Cardiff". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626773.stm. Retrieved 18 February 2009. 
  4. ^ "Cardiff rocked by keeper injury". BBC Sport. 18 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7895288.stm. Retrieved 18 February 2009. 
  5. ^ "Cardiff City set to offer skipper's armband to Roger Johnson" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 15 May 2009
  6. ^ "Exclusive: United Keeper Pens Loan". qpr.co.uk (Queens Park Rangers FC). 15 August 2009. http://www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1754286,00.html. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  7. ^ "Heaton makes Dale switch". Sky Sports (Sky Sports). 13 November 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_5692918,00.html. Retrieved 13 November 2009. 
  8. ^ "Keeping Heaton On". rochdaleafc.co.uk (Rochdale AFC). 28 December 2009. http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10441~1917247,00.html. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 
  9. ^ "Keeper Extends Loan". rochdaleafc.co.uk (Rochdale AFC). 25 January 2010. http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10441~1944299,00.html. Retrieved 25 January 2010. 
  10. ^ "Wycombe sign keeper Tom Heaton from Manchester United". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 12 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wycombe_wanderers/8512842.stm. Retrieved 12 February 2010. 
  11. ^ "Brentford 1–1 Wycombe". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 13 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8494099.stm. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  12. ^ "Man Utd goalkeeper Tom Heaton returns to Cardiff City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8742377.stm. Retrieved 15 June 2010. 
  13. ^ "Blackburn keeper Jason Brown completes Cardiff loan". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 3 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/9412224.stm. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
  14. ^ "Goalkeeper Tom Heaton fitness boost for Cardiff City". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/9430040.stm. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  15. ^ "Player of the Year Awards. The Winners". Cardiff City F.C.. 30 April 2011. http://www.cardiffcity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/player_of_the_year_awards_the_winners_673599/index.shtml. Retrieved 30 April 2011. 
  16. ^ "Cardiff 2 - 2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 26 February 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17093419. Retrieved 5 March 2012. 
  17. ^ "City new boy wants to be number one with United" South Wales Echo. Retrieved on 13 June 2008.

[edit] External links

Cardiff City F.C. – current squad
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