Tom Lockyer (footballer)

Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League One club Charlton Athletic and the Wales national team.

Tom Lockyer
Lockyer playing for Wales in 2019
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(s) Centre back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2011 Cardiff City
2011–2012 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Bristol Rovers 255 (6)
2019– Charlton Athletic 43 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Wales U21 7 (0)
2017– Wales 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:45, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Bristol Rovers

Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff, Glamorgan.[5] 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.[6] Lockyer then signed a scholarship for Bristol Rovers in 2011[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] He signed his first professional contract in May 2013, after making his previous appearances whilst still a youth team player.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

He made his 200th appearance for Rovers on 19 August 2017, in a 3–2 victory over Bury, in which he scored the opener.[14]

He departed Bristol Rovers following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]

Charlton Athletic

On 28 June 2019, Lockyer joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal.[16]

After playing every minute of 43 league games during the 2019/20 season (only missing three due to suspension), on 10 August 2020 Lockyer triggered a relegation release clause in his contract allowing him to join another club for free.[17]

International career

In October 2015, Lockyer made his Wales under-21 debut in a 0–0 draw against Denmark.[18]

Lockyer was called up to the Welsh senior team in June 2017, remaining an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with Serbia.[19] He received his second call-up for the senior squad on 25 August 2017, for the upcoming qualifiers against Austria and Moldova.[20] He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2017 as a half-time substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2012–13[22] League Two 4000000040
2013–14[23] League Two 41140101[lower-alpha 1]0471
2014–15[24] Conference Premier 44120—3[lower-alpha 2]0491
2015–16[25] League Two 430101000450
2016–17[26] League One 460302000510
2017–18[27] League One 371103000411
2018–19[28] League One 40320204[lower-alpha 3]1484
Bristol Rovers total 255613090812857
Charlton Athletic 2019–20[29] Championship 4310000—431
Career total 298713090813288
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 19 November 2019[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Wales 201710
201840
201950
202000
Total100

Honours

Bristol Rovers

Individual

  • Football League Young Player of the Month: December 2015[13]

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". Bristol Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018.
  4. Piercy, James (16 May 2019). "Tom Lockyer in talks with four Championship clubs as he claims he stayed at Bristol Rovers for 'two years too long'". Bristol Live. Local World. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. "Tom Lockyer named Football League Young Player of the Month". Bristol Rovers F.C. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. Hassan, Nabil (17 January 2016). "Tom Lockyer: Bristol Rovers defender on relegation & promotion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. "Bristol Rovers FC Player Profiles: Tom Lockyer". Bristol Rovers F.C. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017.
  8. "Fleetwood 0–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  9. "Bristol Rovers 2–0 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  10. "Tom Lockyer signs". Bristol Rovers F.C. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. "Tom Lockyer signs contract extension". Bristol Rovers F.C. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  12. "Grimsby Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  13. "Tom Lockyer named Football League Young Player of the Month". The Football League. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  14. "Reaction: Tom Lockyer Post Bury". Bristol Rovers F.C. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  15. "Bristol Rovers Retained list". Bristol Rovers F.C. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  16. "Done deal: Addicks complete the signing of Wales international defender Tom Lockyer". Charlton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  17. "Tom Lockyer activates release clause at Charlton Athletic". London News Online. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  18. "Denmark U21 0–0 Wales U21". BBC Sport. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  19. Pritchard, Dafydd (11 June 2017). "Serbia 1–1 Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  20. "Tom Lockyer Called Up To Wales Senior Squad". Bristol Rovers F.C. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  21. Pritchard, Dafydd (14 November 2017). "Wales 1–1 Panama". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  23. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  24. "T. Lockyer: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  25. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  26. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  27. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  28. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  29. "Games played by Tom Lockyer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  30. "Lockyer, Tom". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  31. Mitchell, Brendon (17 May 2015). "Bristol Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  32. Anderson, John, ed. (2016). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-1-4722-3395-0.
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