Tommy Simkin: Difference between revisions

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| fullname = Tommy James Simkin<ref>{{cite web |title=EFL - Squad List 2023/24 |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/f9455bd0-4dac-11ee-8864-711544c578ce.pdf |website=English Football League |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|12|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Walsall]], England<ref name="Soccerway">{{soccerway|634429}}</ref>

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| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]

| currentclub = [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] <br> (on loan from [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]])

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| youthyears1 = 2016–2023

| youthclubs1 = [[Stoke City F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Stoke City]]

| years1 = 2023–

| clubs1 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2022

| clubs2 = → [[AFC Fylde]] (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023

| clubs3 = → [[Solihull Moors F.C.|Solihull Moors]] (loan)

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = → [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] (loan)

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = → [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] (loan)

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021-2022

| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]]

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2024–

| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]]

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 17:00, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 06:19, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

'''Tommy James Simkin''' (born 8 December 2004) is an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for {{English football updater|Walsall}} side [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] on loan from {{English football updater|StokeCty}} club [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].

Simkin progressed through the [[Stoke City F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Stoke City Academy]] and signed a professional contract in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael O'Neill excited by Stoke City teenage duo Tommy Simkin and Emre Tezgel |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-emre-tezgel-simkin-6943800 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> He joined [[National League North]] side [[AFC Fylde]] in July 2022 on a one-month youth loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=TOMMY SIMKIN SIGNS ON LOAN FROM STOKE CITY |url=https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/tommy-simkin-signs-on-loan-from-stoke-city/ |website=AFC Fylde |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> In July 2023, Simkin signed a new long-term contract with Stoke and joined [[National League (division)|National League]] side [[Solihull Moors F.C.|Solihull Moors]] on a season long loan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simkin signs new contract |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/july/19/simkin-signs-new-contract/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> After making 19 appearances for the Moors he was recalled by Stoke on 10 November 2023 after injuries to their senior keepers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoke City make emergency recall of teen keeper as injury strikes |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-tommy-simkin-coventry-8898994 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> Simkin made his professional debut on 9 December 2023 in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] after [[Jack Bonham]] was unavailable due to sickness.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simkin starts for City |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2023/december/09/sheffield-wednesday-team-news/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday team news as teen keeper makes emergency debut |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-sheffield-wednesday-tommy-simkin-8964515 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref> On 12 January 2024, Simkin joined [[EFL League Two|League Two]] side [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] on loan for the remainder of the [[2023–24 Forest Green Rovers F.C. season|2023–24 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Simkin lands Forest Green Rovers stint |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2024/january/12/simkin-lands-forest-green-rovers-stint/ |website=Stoke City |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> Simkin made one appearance for Forest Green which came in a 2–0 defeat against [[Harrogate Town A.F.C.|Harrogate Town]] on 13 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Harrogate Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67900072 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref> He returned to Stoke early in February 2024 after the departure of manager [[Troy Deeney]].<ref>{{cite web |title='He's an England youth goalkeeper coming through the ranks' - Ricky Martin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cl4xzg35036o |website=BBC Sport |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

Simkin joined his home town club, [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] on loan for the [[2024–25 Walsall F.C. season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Simkin joins on loan from Stoke City |url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2024/july/02/tommy-simkin-joins-on-loan-from-stoke-city/ |website=Walsall FC |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>

==International career==

Having previously represented England at [[England national under-18 football team|U18]] level, Simkin made his debut for the [[England national under-20 football team|England Elite League squad]] as substitute during a 5-1 win over [[Poland national under-20 football team|Poland]] at the [[Stadion Miejski (Białystok)|Bialystok City Stadium]] on 22 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report: Poland 1-5 England Elite League Squad|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/Mar/22/england-elite-league-squad-poland-report-20240322 |website=England Football |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

{{updated|match played 28 September 2024}}

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