Lucas George Tomlinson (born 6 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for National League North club Gloucester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas George Tomlinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gloucester City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Bath City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Torquay United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 2022– | Gloucester City | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:29, 8 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Tomlinson was born in Bristol.[2] He attended Easton CE(VA) Primary School, now Easton CE Academy.
Having joined their academy at the age of 10,[3] Tomlinson signed a professional contract with Bristol Rovers in the summer of 2019.[4] Tomlinson made his debut for Rovers on 24 September 2019 as a substitute in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Chelsea Under-21s.[5] He made his league debut on 14 December 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Tom Nichols in a 2–1 victory at Ipswich Town.[6] He signed a new contract with Bristol Rovers in June 2020.[7] On 2 June 2021, Tomlinson signed a new one-year contract with the League Two side.[8] Tomlinson was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[9]
On 13 October 2020, Tomlinson joined National League South side Bath City on loan until 2 January 2021[10] and made his debut later that day in the FA Cup as Bath defeated Slough Town 1–0.[11]
On 24 April 2021, Tomlinson joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the season, as Torquay pushed for promotion.[12] He made his debut later that day as a 56' minute substitute as Torquay came from 2–0 down against Notts County to draw 2–2 in the 98th minute of the match and move to the top of the league.[13]
On 1 October 2021, Tomlinson joined Gloucester City on a youth loan deal. His move to the National League North side would see him managed by former-Rovers youth-team boss Lee Mansell.[14] He made his debut the following day as his side were on the wrong-end of an FA Cup upset as they lost 1–0 at Isthmian Premier Division side Folkestone Invicta.[15] On 12 November, his loan was extended until January 2022.[16] On 4 January 2022, the loan was again extended, this time until the end of the 2021–22 season.[17] On 19 February 2022, Tomlinson scored the first senior goal of his career in a 2–2 draw with Darlington.[18] Tomlinson's goalscoring form continued and he was awarded Gloucester City's Player of the Month award for March.[19] Tomlinson ended the season having won the Gloucester City Young Player of the Season award.[20]
On 29 July 2022, Tomlinson returned to Gloucester City on a permanent basis following his release from Bristol Rovers.[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2019–20[22] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[24] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2020–21[2][11] | National League South | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Torquay United (loan) | 2020–21[23] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gloucester City (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League North | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| Career total | 39 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
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