Tom Atcheson
Northern Irish association football player (born 2006)
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Tom Joseph Atcheson (born 22 September 2006) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. He is a Northern Ireland youth international.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Joseph Atcheson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 2006 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2023 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Marine (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Northern Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:12, 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:25, 23 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
He joined Blackburn Rovers at under-12 level.[3] He made his senior debut in the EFL Cup against Harrogate Town and also featured for the club in the FA Cup against Wrexham during the 2023–24 season.[4] On 29 February 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Blackburn until 2026.[5]
He spent time on loan at Marine during the 2024–25 season.[6] In November 2024, he signed a new four-year contract with Blackburn.[3]
On 20 December 2025, he debuted in the EFL Championship with Blackburn in a 2–0 win over Millwall.[7]
International career
A Northern Ireland youth international, he featured for Northern Ireland U19 at the European U19 Championships in 2024.[8][9]
Atcheson earned his first senior call-up to the Northern Ireland national team as an injury replacement for Daniel Ballard, with his Blackburn Rovers manager Michael O'Neill selecting him ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off against Italy.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Marine (loan) | 2024–25 | National League North | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||