Timothy Joel "TJ" Eyoma (born 29 January 2000) is an English professional football defender who plays for EFL League One side Lincoln City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Joel Eyoma[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lincoln City | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crown & Manor | |||
| 2015–2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2021– | Lincoln City | 38 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | ||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | England U19 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 29 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Eyoma was born and raised in Hackney and attended Highbury Grove School. His brother Aaron Eyoma or "AJ" is also a footballer, who was previously at Arsenal and Derby County.[4][5] Eyoma played youth football at Clissold Rangers[6] and Islington-based club Crown & Manor.[7]
Described as comfortable at centre back and right back, in September 2018 Eyoma signed a professional contract with Spurs until 2021.[8] On 4 January 2019 he was named as a substitute against Tranmere Rovers for the FA Cup match at Prenton Park and came on to make his first team debut.[9]
On 30 January 2020, Eyoma joined Lincoln City on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[10] But due to the COVID-19 pandemic cutting short the season, he did not feature for the club and returned to Tottenham Hotspur without making an appearance. On 11 August 2020, Eyoma rejoined Lincoln City on a season-long loan until the end of the 2020–21 campaign.[11] shortly after signing a new three-year contract with Tottenham.[12] He made his Lincoln City debut against Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Cup on the opening day of the season.[13] On 17 August 2021 it was announced by Lincoln City that Eyoma would rejoin the Imps for a third time, as a permanent signing for an undisclosed fee.[14] He made his first appearance as a full-time Lincoln City player in the EFL Trophy against Manchester United U21.[15]
Born in England, Eyoma is of Nigerian descent.[16] Eyoma was part of the England side that won the U17 World Cup in India.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2017–18[18] | Premier League | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[19] | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019–20[20] | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2019–20[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2020–21[22] | League One | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[23] | League One | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2022–23[24] | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 78 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 109 | 2 | ||
England U17
Lincoln City F.C. – current squad | |
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