Timothy Eyoma

Timothy Joel "TJ" Eyoma (born 29 January 2000) is an English football defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

Timothy Eyoma
Personal information
Full name Timothy Joel Eyoma[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Youth career
Crown & Manor
2015–2018 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2020 → Lincoln City (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 England U16
2016–2017 England U17 12 (1)
2017–2018 England U18 0 (0)
2018 England U19 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:28, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:35, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Nicknamed "TJ", Eyoma was born and raised in Hackney and attended Highbury Grove School. His brother Aaron Eyoma or "AJ" is a youth footballer who was at Arsenal but is now at Derby County.[5][6] Eyoma played youth football at Islington-based club Crown & Manor.[7]

Career

Described as comfortable at centre back and right back, in September 2018 Eyoma signed a professional contract with Spurs until 2021.[8] On 4 January 2019 he was named as a substitute against Tranmere Rovers for the FA Cup match at Prenton Park and came on to make his first team debut.[9]

On 30 January 2020, Eyoma joined Lincoln City on loan until the end of the 2019/20 season.[10]

International career

Born in England, Eyoma is of Nigerian descent.[11] Eyoma was part of the England side that won the U17 World Cup in India.[12]

Honours

International

References
  1. Flanagan, Aaron (3 September 2019). "Premier League 25-man squads for 2019/20 announced including Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd". Mirror. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. "Timothy Eyoma". 11v11. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "Timothy Eyoma - Defender - First Team Squad - Lincoln City". www.weareimps.com. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. "England - T. Eyoma - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. "Timothy Eyoma Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. Bonell, Jonny (5 July 2018). "Who is Aaron Eyoma? We get the inside track on Derby's new signing". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  7. "The Old Boy". Crown & Manor. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  8. Toner, Dominic (29 August 2018). "Tottenham fans react to new deals for Luke Amos, Timothy Eyoma and Oliver Skipp". Here Is The City. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  9. "Tranmere vs Tottenham: Confirmed team news and commentary - LIVE!". Evening Standard. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  10. "Imps welcome Spurs defender". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  11. "18-Year-Old Nigerian Defender Starts For Tottenham Against AC Milan:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  12. https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/7/12/27/tottenham-youngster-timothy-eyoma-making-excellent-progress/
  13. Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  14. https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2022691--spain-vs-england/lineups/?iv=true
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