Lee Tomlin

Lee Marc Tomlin (born 12 January 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or as an attacking midfielder for Championship club Cardiff City.

Lee Tomlin
Tomlin playing for Bristol City in 2016
Personal information
Full name Lee Marc Tomlin[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989[2]
Place of birth Leicester, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker / Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 17
Youth career
1996–2005 Leicester City
2005 Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Rushden & Diamonds 156 (27)
2007 → Brackley Town (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2014 Peterborough United 135 (32)
2014–2015 Middlesbrough 56 (11)
2015–2016 AFC Bournemouth 6 (0)
2016 → Bristol City (loan) 18 (6)
2016–2017 Bristol City 38 (6)
2017– Cardiff City 38 (8)
2018 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 15 (4)
2019 → Peterborough United (loan) 18 (2)
National team
2009 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Tomlin was born in Leicester, Leicestershire.[2] He started his career with the youth system of Leicester City in 1996 before joining Rushden & Diamonds's youth system in 2005.[3] In October 2005, he became Rushden's youngest ever first-team player when he came on as a substitute for Drewe Broughton in the 74th minute.[4] Throughout the rest of the season he made several more substitute appearances, but his first start came in November 2005, in an FA Cup first round replay against Halifax Town. He made 21 appearances in League Two in the 2005–06 season.[5]

Club career

Early career

Before the 2006–07 season, Tomlin attracted the attention of several big clubs and he earned a trial with Liverpool.[6] Throughout the season, he made more starts and became more of a regular in the Rushden starting eleven.[7] He scored his first goal for the club against Weymouth, the match after Paul Hart was sacked, in the 21st minute. He immediately followed this with another goal, this time against Altrincham in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round. He scored six goals during the season, playing as a forward and on both wings. Tomlin joined Southern League Premier Division club Brackley Town in October 2007 on a one-month loan,[8] making two appearances.[9]

Tomlin switched to left midfield for the 2009–10 season, under his influential manager Justin Edinburgh whom he credited for his development and achieving his move to the Football League. Following the end of the season a six-figure bid for Tomlin was rejected from another Blue Square Bet Premier club believed to be Crawley Town and Rushden confirmed he would be offered a new contract.[10]

Peterborough United
Tomlin playing for Peterborough United in 2012

Tomlin signed for League One club Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee on 6 August 2010.[11] He went on to assist the team gain promotion with a hard working display against Huddersfield Town at Old Trafford, which The Posh won 3–0.

He continued to develop his reputation at Championship level and on 20 August 2011, he scored his first professional hat-trick in a game against Ipswich Town, helping Peterborough to a 7–1 win.[12]

Tomlin beat five defenders to score in Peterborough's last game of the 2012–13 season, away to Crystal Palace, but a 3–2 defeat confirmed their relegation back to League One.[13]

Middlesbrough

On 31 January 2014, Tomlin signed for Middlesbrough on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season with a view to a permanent move. On 18 February, it was announced that he had signed permanently on a three-and-a-half-year contract. Tomlin made his debut on 22 February in a 0–0 draw against Leeds United, coming on as a substitute for Kei Kamara. After a run of fine performances, most notable in Middlesbrough's 2–0 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup, Tomlin was named Championship Player of the Month for January 2015.

AFC Bournemouth

On 4 August 2015, Tomlin signed for Premier League newcomers AFC Bournemouth on a three-year deal for a fee of around £3.5 million.[14] He made his debut against Liverpool, coming on for Joshua King. He scored his only goal for Bournemouth in the 2015–16 season, a penalty against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.

Bristol City

Tomlin signed for Championship club, Bristol City on a season-long loan, on 27 January 2016.[15] He later made his debut in a goalless draw against Birmingham City on 30 January. Tomlin went onto score 6 goals in 18 appearances, including goals in a 6–0 win over Bolton Wanderers and a 4–0 win over Huddersfield Town.

During the summer, Tomlin opened talks with Bristol City and took part in a medical on 4 July.[16]

Cardiff City

On 13 July 2017, Tomlin joined Championship rivals Cardiff City on a three-year contact for an undisclosed fee,[17] making his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2017–18 season during a 1–0 victory over Burton Albion.[18]

On 31 January 2018, Tomlin joined Nottingham Forest on loan in a swap deal with Jamie Ward moving to Cardiff on loan in return.[19] He scored his first goal for Forest in a 1–1 draw with Reading on 20 February 2018.[20]

On 18 December 2018, it was announced that Tomlin was training with Peterborough United and would return to the club on loan from 1 January 2019 until the end of the season.[21] However, the move was delayed due to paperwork issues.[22] The transfer was eventually completed on 8 January.[23]

Tomlin signed a new two-and-a-half year contract with Cardiff on 10 January 2020.[24]

International career

Tomlin was capped two times by the England national C team in 2009.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rushden & Diamonds 2005–06[5] League Two 21030002[lower-alpha 1]0260
2006–07[7] Conference National 25431—2[lower-alpha 2]1306
2007–08[26] Conference Premier 34110—7[lower-alpha 3]3424
2008–09[27] Conference Premier 41810—3[lower-alpha 2]0458
2009–10[28] Conference Premier 351431—4[lower-alpha 4]04215
Total 156271120018418533
Brackley Town (loan) 2007–08[9] Southern League Premier Division 20———20
Peterborough United 2010–11[29] League One 37843204[lower-alpha 5]04711
2011–12[30] Championship 3781021—409
2012–13[31] Championship 42110022—4413
2013–14[32] League One 19520351[lower-alpha 1]02510
Total 1353273985015643
Middlesbrough 2013–14[32] Championship 144———144
2014–15[33] Championship 42730223[lower-alpha 6]15010
Total 56113022316414
AFC Bournemouth 2015–16[34] Premier League 601130—101
Bristol City (loan) 2015–16[34] Championship 186———186
Bristol City 2016–17[35] Championship 3861031—427
Total 56121031—6013
Cardiff City 2017–18[36] Championship 1311020—161
Career total 424832461911265493105
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy
  3. Three appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, four appearances in Conference League Cup
  4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs
  5. One appearance in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  6. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Peterborough United

Cardiff City

Individual

References
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  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2006). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006–07. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-84596-111-4.
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  12. "Peterborough 7–1 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  13. Bevan, Chris (4 May 2013). "Crystal Palace 3–2 Peterborough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  14. "Lee Tomlin signs for AFC Bournemouth from Middlesbrough". AFC Bournemouth. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
  15. "Lee Tomlin: Bristol City sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016.
  16. "Bristol City: Bournemouth's Lee Tomlin to have medical at Ashton Gate". BBC Sport. 4 July 2016.
  17. "Lee Tomlin signs for the Bluebirds". Cardiff City FC. 13 July 2017.
  18. "Burton Albion 0–1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  19. Paul Taylor (31 January 2018). "Another deal done: Lee Tomlin joins Nottingham Forest on loan, as Jamie Ward heads to Cardiff". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  20. "Nottingham Forest 1–1 Reading". BBC Sport. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  21. Alan Swann (18 December 2018). "Lee Tomlin is back at Peterborough United". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  22. Vickers, Anthony (4 January 2019). "Peterborough race against time to sign former Boro playmaker Lee Tomlin before Riverside cup clash". Gazette Live. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
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