Thomas Isherwood

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Thomas Isherwood
Personal information
Full name Thomas Mattias Poppler Isherwood[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
Bradford City
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Brommapojkarna 0 (0)
2015–2017 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2017–2018 Bayern Munich II 18 (0)
2018– Bradford City 2 (0)
International career
2013 Sweden U15 3 (0)
2014 Sweden U16 7 (0)
2014–2015 Sweden U17 10 (2)
2015–2016 Sweden U18 8 (0)
2016–2017 Sweden U19 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:09, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Thomas Mattias Poppler Isherwood (born 28 January 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for English Bradford City, as a central defender.

Isherwood has played in Sweden, Germany and England for Brommapojkarna, Bayern Munich and Bradford City. He is also a former Sweden youth international.

Early and personal life

Isherwood's father is English and his mother is Swedish.[3]

Club career

Isherwood began his career with Brommapojkarna, making 1 appearance in the Swedish Cup in 2014.[4] He moved to Germany to play for Bayern Munich in July 2015,[5] and made senior appearances in the Regionalliga with Bayern's second team.[2]

In 2015 he was linked with English club Manchester City.[3] In April 2018 he was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Celtic,[6] and he also trialled with Scottish club Rangers at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]

In June 2018 he signed a two-year contract with English Bradford City.[3][7] He said the club's youth player development appealed to him.[8]

International career

He represented Sweden at youth international levels from under-15 to under-19.[6][9] He is also eligible to represent England.[3]

References

  1. ^ Thomas Isherwood at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Thomas Isherwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Mike Crowther (12 June 2018). "Bantams sign Thomas Isherwood from Bayern Munich". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Club profile" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. ^ ""Det jag lyckats med kan man inte köpa..."" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b David Gunn (22 April 2018). "Celtic linked with 20-year-old Bayern Munich defender". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Thomas Isherwood: Bradford City sign Bayern Munich II defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ Mike Crowther (13 June 2018). "Bantams vision a big influence for Isherwood". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ^ "International profile" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 15 June 2018.