Tom Lockyer (footballer)

Tom Lockyer
Lockyer playing for Bristol Rovers in 2016
Personal information
Full name Thomas Alun Lockyer[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994[2]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2011 Cardiff City
2011–2012 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Bristol Rovers 215 (3)
National team‡
2015–2016 Wales U21 7 (0)
2017– Wales 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:26, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:26, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bristol Rovers.

Club career

Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff, Glamorgan.[4] He joined Cardiff City as a youth aged 11, but was released aged 16, as Cardiff deemed him to be too small to play his preferred position of centre-back.[5] Lockyer then signed a scholarship for Bristol Rovers in 2011[6] and went on to make his debut on 12 January 2013, replacing Ellis Harrison, 85 minutes into a 3–0 win over Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium.[7] He made his home debut 2 months later on 12 March 2013, replacing Oliver Norburn in the 74th minute in a 2–0 win over Port Vale.[8] He signed his first professional contract in May 2013, after making his previous appearances whilst still a youth team player.[9]

Lockyer scored his first league goal in a 1–0 win for Bristol Rovers over Northampton Town on 31 August 2013.

On 17 March 2014, Lockyer signed a new two-year contract extension with Rovers.[10] After Rovers were relegated out of League Two in the 2013–14 season, Lockyer became a very important part of a very successful season after seeing the club get promoted first time of asking. In that season he managed to score one goal vs Grimsby Town.[11] As Rovers returned to League Two, he was a first-team regular and was rewarded by being named the Football League Young Player of the Month for December 2015 after consistent good performances.[12]

He made his 200th appearance for Rovers on 19 August 2017, in a 3–2 victory over Bury, in which he scored the opener.[13]

International career

In October 2015, Lockyer made his Wales under-21 debut in a 0–0 draw against Denmark.[14]

Lockyer was called up to the Welsh senior team in June 2017, remaining an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with Serbia.[15] He received his second call-up for the senior squad on 25 August 2017, for the upcoming qualifiers against Austria and Moldova.[16] He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2017 as a half-time substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2017–18 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2012–13[18] League Two 4000000040
2013–14[19] League Two 41140101[lower-alpha 1]0471
2014–15[20] Conference Premier 44120—3[lower-alpha 2]0491
2015–16[21] League Two 430101000450
2016–17[22] League One 460302000510
2017–18[23] League One 371103000411
Career total 215311070402383
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in Conference Premier play-offs

International

As of match played 28 May 2018[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201710
201830
Total40

Honours

Bristol Rovers

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tom Lockyer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tom Lockyer". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tom Lockyer named Football League Young Player of the Month". Bristol Rovers F.C. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Hassan, Nabil (17 January 2016). "Tom Lockyer: Bristol Rovers defender on relegation & promotion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bristol Rovers FC Player Profiles: Tom Lockyer". Bristol Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fleetwood 0–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tom Lockyer signs". Bristol Rovers F.C. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Tom Lockyer signs contract extension". Bristol Rovers F.C. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Grimsby Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Tom Lockyer named Football League Young Player of the Month". The Football League. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Reaction: Tom Lockyer Post Bury". Bristol Rovers F.C. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Denmark U21 0–0 Wales U21". BBC Sport. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (11 June 2017). "Serbia 1–1 Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Tom Lockyer Called Up To Wales Senior Squad". Bristol Rovers F.C. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  17. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (14 November 2017). "Wales 1–1 Panama". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "T. Lockyer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lockyer, Tom". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  25. ↑ Mitchell, Brendon (17 May 2015). "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "League Two: 2015/16: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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