Thomas Christopher Cannon (born 28 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Everton. Born in England, he is a youth international for Ireland.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thomas Christopher Cannon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Aintree, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2022 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Everton | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Ireland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Ireland U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:16, 12 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Cannon is a youth product of Everton, having signed with the club at the age of 10. He signed his first professional contract in March 2021, penning a two year contract until June 2023[2]. He signed a contract extension in August 2022 which would take him to June 2025/[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Everton as a late substitute in a 4–1 EFL Cup loss to AFC Bournemouth on 8th November 2022[4]. Cannon went on to make his Premier League debut as a 74th minute substitute in Everton's 3-0 away loss to Bournemouth on 12th November 2022 [5].
Cannon received his first call up for the Republic of Ireland Under 19s squad in October 2019 and played in three Under 19 European Championship qualifier matches against Switzerland[6], Gibraltar[7] and Denmark[8], scoring his first international goal against Gibraltar.
Cannon was next called up to an Under 20s squad in March 2022 and played in a friendly match against an Ireland Amateurs side[9].
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Everton U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Everton | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||
Everton F.C. – current squad | |
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