Tom Sparrow (Welsh footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Lance Sparrow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Buckley, Flintshire, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 2017–2022 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Stoke City | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Chester (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Motherwell | 42 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:20, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Lance Sparrow (born 6 December 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell and the Wales under-21 national team.
Stoke City
Sparrow joined Stoke City from Wolverhampton Wanderers as a 14-year old.[3] In October 2021 Sparrow joined National League North side AFC Telford United on a one-month youth loan.[4] Sparrow made his professional debut on 7 May 2022 in a 1–1 draw against Coventry City.[5][6]
On 7 January 2023, Sparrow joined Scottish Championship side Hamilton Academical on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season, making his debut the same day in a 1–0 defeat away at Ayr United.[7][8] He helped Hamilton win the Scottish Challenge Cup after they beat Raith Rovers 1–0 in the final.[9] Sparrow made 17 appearances for Accies as they suffered relegation after losing on penalties to Airdrieonians in the playoffs.[10] On 5 September 2023, Sparrow joined National League North side Chester on a three-month loan.[11] Sparrow made twelve appearances for Chester before returning to Stoke in January 2024.[12] He was released by Stoke at the end of the 2023–24 season.[13]
Motherwell
Sparrow signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on 12 June 2024.[14] On 2 April 2025, Motherwell announced that they had signed a new contract with Sparrow, until the summer of 2027 with the club holding a one-year extension option.[15]
International career
In September 2022 Sparrow made his debut for the Wales national under-21 football team in a 2–0 friendly match defeat against Austria under-21.[16][17]