Willem Tomlinson

Willem David Daniel Tomlinson (born 27 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Chorley. [2]

Willem Tomlinson
Personal information
Full name Willem David Daniel Tomlinson[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998
Place of birth Burnley, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team
 Chorley
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2015 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Blackburn Rovers 5 (0)
2019–2020 Mansfield Town 31 (1)
2020 Padiham
2020– Chorley 34 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Tomlinson began in the youth ranks of EFL Championship side Blackburn Rovers from 2009.[4][5] He was unused substitute on three occasions in the Championship, prior to making his first-team debut on 19 February 2017 in an FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester United.[2][6][7] His league debut came a week later versus Derby County.[2] On 3 November 2017, Tomlinson signed a new contract with Blackburn.[8][9] However, he terminated his contract just over a year later in January 2019.[10]

Mansfield Town

Prior to officially leaving Blackburn Rovers, Tomlinson trained with Exeter City.[4] However, on 4 February 2019, Tomlinson signed a contract with fellow EFL League Two club Mansfield Town. He left Mansfield Town in September 2020, by mutual consent. [11] He subsequently joined North West Counties Premier Division side Padiham to keep fit and started the two opening games of the season.[12]

Chorley

On 20 November 2020, Tomlinson signed for Chorley on a permanent contract.[13]

Career statistics
As of 14 September 2019[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2016–17[14] Championship 1010003[lower-alpha 1]050
2017–18[15] League One 4020001[lower-alpha 2]070
2018–19[16] Championship 0000100010
Total 50301040130
Mansfield Town 2018–19[16] League Two 130——1[lower-alpha 3]0140
2019–20[17] 18110102[lower-alpha 2]0221
2020–21[18] 0000000000
Total 311101030360
Chorley 2020–21 National League North 12030001[lower-alpha 2]0160
2021–22 7000000070
Total 190300010230
Career total 551702080721
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy with Blackburn Rovers U23s
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in the EFL play-offs

References
  1. "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. "Willem Tomlinson profile". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. "Willem Tomlinson". World Football. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. "Willem Tomlinson ends 10 year associtation with Rovers". Lancashire Telegraph. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "Willem Tomlinson profile". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. "Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  7. "Match Report: Blackburn 1 - 2 Man Utd". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  8. "Tomlinson signs new deal". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. "Rovers midfielder Willem Tomlinson signs contract extension". Lancashire Telegraph. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  10. "Young duo depart". Blackburn Rovers. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. "Stags capture young midfielder". Mansfield Town. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  12. Sharpe, Rich (8 October 2020). "Ex-Rovers midfielder Tomlinson plays for Padiham in NWCL". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  13. "Henley and Tomlinson added to squad". Chorley FC. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  14. "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  18. "Games played by Willem Tomlinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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