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Tom Champion
Personal information
Full name Thomas Matthew Champion[1]
Date of birth (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Barnet, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barnet
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2004 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Barnet 7 (0)
2005 → Wealdstone (loan) 0 (0)
2005–2010 Bishop's Stortford 114 (4)
2010 Braintree Town 0 (0)
2010–2013 Dartford 117 (5)
2013–2015 Cambridge United 81 (1)
2015– Barnet 34 (0)
2016 → Lincoln City (loan) 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Thomas 'Tom' Matthew Champion (born 15 May 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays for Barnet as a midfielder.

Career

Early years

Born in London, Champion began his professional career with Barnet, after playing for Watford's youth setup. In February 2005, he joined Wealdstone on loan for a month.[3] Champion subsequently returned to the Bees, and joined Bishop's Stortford in July.

Dartford

In the 2010 summer, after appearing regularly with Bishop's Stortford (and with a short stint at Braintree Town), Champion joined Dartford. He featured regularly for the side, also being an ever-present figure during the promotion campaign to the Conference Premier, featuring in 39 matches.

Cambridge United

On 8 May 2013 Champion joined Cambridge United, alongside Dartford teammate Tom Bonner.[4] He appeared in all league matches during the season, helping the club return to League Two. On 8 August 2014 Champion played in Cambridge's first match back in League Two, starting in a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.[5]

Barnet

Champion rejoined Barnet on a two-year deal in May 2015.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 win during an FA Cup first round tie against Blackpool.[7] Champion was made available for a free transfer at the end of the 2015-16 season,[8] and joined Lincoln City on a 93-day loan on 12 September 2016.[9] A month later his loan was cancelled early by mutual consent.[10]

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2013 and 31/05/2013". The Football Association. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Cambridge United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Champion joins Wealdstone". Barnet Mad. 25 February 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Cambridge United sign Dartford duo Tom Bonner and Tom Champion". BBC Sport. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Cambridge 1–0 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  6. ^ Tom Champion returns to the Bees!
  7. ^ Barnet 2-0 Blackpool
  8. ^ Barnet make four available for free transfer
  9. ^ Barnet's Champion Joins On Loan
  10. ^ Lincoln City boss defends Tom Champion after Barnet midfielder's loan spell is cut short
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