Thomas Waddingham
Australian soccer player (born 2005)
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Thomas Anthony Waddingham (born 5 April 2005) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.[2]
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Waddingham playing for Brisbane Roar in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Thomas Anthony Waddingham[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cairns, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Edge Hill United | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Brisbane Roar NPL | 29 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Brisbane Roar | 34 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Portsmouth | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia U20 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Australia U23 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Brisbane Roar
Raised in Cairns, Waddingham is a graduate of Kelvin Grove State College, and is of English descent.[3][4] He began his football career at Edge Hill United before signing for Brisbane Roar Academy in 2021.[3][5] During that time, he briefly trialled at English club Blackpool for a place in their youth academy.[4][6]
Waddingham made his debut for Brisbane Roar in an Australia Cup clash against the Newcastle Jets on 14 August 2023.[7]
Portsmouth
On 22 January 2025, Waddingham joined EFL Championship side Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[8][9] He made his debut three days later as a second-half substitute, scoring a consolation goal in a 5–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 30 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2023–24[11] | A-League Men | 23 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| 2024–25[12] | A-League Men | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Total | 34 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2024–25[12] | Championship | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Chamiponship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16 | ||
- Includes Australia Cup, FA Cup
Honours
Australia U-23
- WAFF U-23 Championship: runner-up 2024[13]