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Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Luton Town 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 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Position(s)	Centre-back[4]
Club information
Current team	Luton Town
Number	15
Youth career
2006–2011	Cardiff City
2011–2012	Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Bristol Rovers	255	(6)
2019–2020	Charlton Athletic	43	(1)
2020–	Luton Town	53	(1)
National team‡
2015–2016	Wales U21	7	(0)
2017–	Wales	14	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:10, 10 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:04, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Bristol Rovers

Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff.[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 two 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.[11]

On 17 March 2014, Lockyer signed a new two-year contract extension with Rovers.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

He made his 200th appearance for Rovers on 19 August 2017, in a 3–2 victory over Bury, in which he scored the opener.[15]

He departed Bristol Rovers following the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Charlton Athletic

Lockyer joined Charlton Athletic, who were newly promoted to the Championship, on 28 June 2019 on a two-year contract.[17] His first and only goal for the club was the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw with West Bromwich Albion on 11 January 2020.[18] After playing every minute of 43 league appearances in the 2019–20 season and missing only three matches due to suspension, Lockyer triggered a relegation release clause in his contract in August 2020, allowing him to join another club for free.[19]

Luton Town

Lockyer signed for another Championship club, Luton Town, on 1 September 2020 on a free transfer.[20] His debut came two weeks later in a 1–0 EFL Cup second round victory over Reading.[21] In January 2022, Lockyer scored his first goal for the club with his side's first in a 2–1 win over Bristol City,[22] saying after the match that he had dreamed of scoring against his old rivals.[23]

International career

In October 2015, Lockyer made his Wales under-21 debut in a 0–0 draw against Denmark.[24]

Lockyer was called up to the Welsh senior team in June 2017, remaining an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with Serbia.[25] He received his second call-up for the senior squad on 25 August 2017, for the upcoming qualifiers against Austria and Moldova.[26] He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2017 as a half-time substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama.[27] In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 September 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bristol Rovers	2012–13[29]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2013–14[30]	League Two	41	1	4	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	47	1
	2014–15[31]	Conference Premier	44	1	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	49	1
	2015–16[32]	League Two	43	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	45	0
	2016–17[33]	League One	46	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	51	0
	2017–18[34]	League One	37	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	41	1
	2018–19[35]	League One	40	3	2	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	48	4
	Total		255	6	13	0	9	0	8	1	285	7
Charlton Athletic	2019–20[18]	Championship	43	1	0	0	0	0	—		43	1
Luton Town	2020–21[36]	Championship	20	0	1	0	2	0	—		23	0
	2021–22[37]	Championship	29	1	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	33	1
	2022–23[38]	Championship	4	0	0	0	1	1	—		5	1
	Total		53	1	3	0	4	1	1	0	61	2
Career total			351	8	16	0	13	1	9	1	389	10

International

As of match played 12 November 2020[39]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Wales	2017	1	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	5	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	1	0
Total		14	0

Honours

Bristol Rovers

• Conference Premier play-offs: 2015[40]
• Football League Two third-place promotion: 2015–16[41]

Individual

• Football League Young Player of the Month: December 2015[14]

References

External links

• Profile at the Luton Town F.C. website

На других языках

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[de] Tom Lockyer

Thomas Alun „Tom“ Lockyer (* 3. Dezember 1994 in Cardiff) ist ein walisischer Fußballspieler, der seit September 2020 bei Luton Town unter Vertrag steht. Der Innenverteidiger ist seit 2017 walisischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Tom Lockyer

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[es] Tom Lockyer

Thomas Alun Lockyer (Cardiff, Gales, Reino Unido, 3 de diciembre de 1994), conocido como Tom Lockyer, es un futbolista británico que juega de defensa en el Luton Town F. C. de la EFL Championship de Inglaterra.

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[fr] Tom Lockyer

Tom Lockyer, né le 30 décembre 1994 à Cardiff, est un footballeur international gallois qui évolue au poste de défenseur à Luton Town.

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[it] Tom Lockyer

Thomas Alun Lockyer (Cardiff, 3 dicembre 1994) è un calciatore gallese, difensore del Luton Town e della nazionale gallese.

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