Full name Thomas Alun Lockyer 2006–2011 Cardiff City Weight 72 kg Number 4 Height 1.84 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Wales Name Tom Lockyer Date joined 2012 | |
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Date of birth (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 21) Current team Bristol Rovers F.C. (#4 / Defender) | ||
Interview tom lockyer on 200 appearances
Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bristol Rovers.
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- Interview tom lockyer on 200 appearances
- Young player of the season tom lockyer
- Bristol Rovers
- International career
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Young player of the season tom lockyer
Bristol Rovers
Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff, Glamorgan. 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. Lockyer then signed a scholarship for Bristol Rovers in 2011 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. He made his home debut 2 months later on 12 March 2013, replacing Oliver Norburn in the 74th minute in a 2–0 win over Port Vale. He signed his first professional contract in May 2013, after making his previous appearances whilst still a youth team player.
Lockyer scored his first league goal in a 1–0 win for Bristol Rovers over Northampton Town on 31 August 2013.
On 17 March 2014, Lockyer signed a new two-year contract extension with Rovers. After Rovers were relegated out of League Two in the 13/14 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 F.C.. As Rovers returned to League Two, he was a first team regular and was rewarded Football League Young Player of the Month after consistent good performances.
He made his 200th appearance for rovers on 19 August 2017, in a 3-2 victory over Bury in which he scored the opener.
International career
In October 2015, Lockyer made his Wales under-21 debut in a 0–0 draw against Denmark.
Lockyer was called-up to the Wales senior side in June 2017, remaining an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with Serbia. He received his second call-up for the senior squad on 25 August 2017, for the upcoming qualifiers against Austria and Moldova.
Career statistics
As of match played 19 September 2017Honours
Bristol Rovers