Jonathan Tomkinson
American soccer player (born 2002)
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Jonathan Robert Tomkinson (born April 11, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.[3]
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Tomkinson in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Robert Tomkinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 11, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Plano, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Dallas | |||
| Solar SC | |||
| 2019–2022 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Stevenage (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bradford City (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ross County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cheltenham Town | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U17 | ||
| 2023–2024 | United States U23 | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:30, March 12, 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:20, June 11, 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Norwich City
Tomkinson is a former United States youth international.[4] He was formerly a midfielder and even spent a season on the wing playing for the FC Dallas Academy team before moving back in an emergency when a shortage of center-backs arose.[5] It was during the 2019–20 season that Tomkinson began playing for Norwich City Under-18s. He signed a professional contract for Norwich City in January 2022.[6]
Tomkinson made his professional debut on August 9, 2022, in Norwich's EFL Cup first round match at home to Birmingham City. He conceded an own goal as the match ended 2–2, with Norwich winning following a penalty shoot-out.[7]
On January 13, 2023, Tomkinson joined League Two side Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[8]
He signed for Bradford City on loan in September 2023.[9]
On January 16, 2025, Tomkinson joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan until the end of the season.[10] On April 28, Norwich announced that Tomkinson would be released after the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[11]
Cheltenham Town
On October 10, 2025, Tomkinson joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on a deal until the end of the season.[12]
International career
Having previously represented the United States at under-17 level, Tomkinson was called up to the United States under-23 national team on October 8, 2023, ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played March 10, 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City U21 | 2020–21[14] | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Norwich City | 2022–23[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Stevenage (loan) | 2022–23[15] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2023–24[16] | League Two | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2024–25[17] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Cheltenham Town | 2025–26[18] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 1 | ||
- Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy