Tom Broadbent (English footballer)

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Tom Broadbent
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Broadbent[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 5
Youth career
Southampton
Portsmouth
Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bognor Regis Town
Chichester City
Pagham
Selsey
Army
2015–2016 Farnborough
2016 Petersfield Town
2016–2017 Hayes & Yeading United 26 (2)
2017–2019 Bristol Rovers 29 (0)
2019– Swindon Town 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Thomas William Broadbent (born 15 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Swindon Town.

Career

Born in Basingstoke,[4] Broadbent spent time with the youth academies of Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth.[5] He then began playing first-team football for Bognor Regis Town at the age of 16, before moving to Chichester City.[5] He also spent time with Pagham and Selsey.[6]

After working in a supermarket and as a carpenter and labourer, Broadbent joined the Army at the age of 19.[3] Broadbent spent 6 years in the Army, serving as a Lance Bombadier with the Royal Artillery in Afghanistan.[3][7] He represented the Army at football, and in 2015 he began playing semi-professional non-league football,[3] appearing for Farnborough, Petersfield Town and Hayes & Yeading United.[2] He captained Hayes & Yeading for the 2016–17 season.[3] After leaving the Army to start a career in professional football,[7] Broadbent signed for Bristol Rovers in July 2017.[8] He moved to Swindon Town in January 2019.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 March 2020
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
Hayes & Yeading United 2016–17[2] Southern League Premier Division 26 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 32 2
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[10] League One 22 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 25 0
2018–19[11] League One 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 11 1
Total 29 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 36 1
Swindon Town 2018–19[11] League Two 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2019–20[12] League Two 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
Total 19 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23 0
Career total 74 2 1 0 3 0 13 1 91 3

Honours

Swindon Town

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Swindon Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 72. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Stuart James (20 July 2017). "From the army to Bristol Rovers: Tom Broadbent's extraordinary journey". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ Tom Broadbent at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Jack Vittles (20 July 2017). "The remarkable journey Tom Broadbent has taken before signing for Bristol Rovers". Bristol Post. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ^ Lewis Mason (19 July 2017). "Ex-Rocks defender joins Bristol Rovers". Bognor Regis Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Broadbent's incredible journey - from the Army to Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Tom Broadbent: Bristol Rovers sign former Army defender". BBC Sport. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Tom Broadbent: Swindon Town sign Bristol Rovers defender". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  13. ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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