Tommy Simkin
English footballer (born 2004)
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Tommy James Simkin (born 8 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
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Simkin with Leyton Orient in 2025. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tommy James Simkin[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Stoke City | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Hanley Town (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → AFC Fylde (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Walsall (loan) | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021-2022 | England U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | England U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:07, 14 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:33, 17 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Simkin progressed through the Stoke City Academy and signed a professional contract in April 2022.[3] He joined National League North side AFC Fylde in July 2022 on a one-month youth loan.[4] In July 2023, Simkin signed a new long-term contract with Stoke and joined National League side Solihull Moors on a season long loan.[5] After making 19 appearances for the Moors he was recalled by Stoke on 10 November 2023 after injuries to their senior keepers.[6] Simkin made his professional debut on 9 December 2023 in the Championship against Sheffield Wednesday after Jack Bonham was unavailable due to sickness.[7][8] On 12 January 2024, Simkin joined League Two side Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[9] Simkin made one appearance for Forest Green which came in a 2–0 defeat against Harrogate Town on 13 January 2024.[10] He returned to Stoke early in February 2024 after the departure of manager Troy Deeney.[11]
Simkin joined his home town club, Walsall on loan for the 2024–25 season alongside teammate Nathan Lowe.[12] Simkin established himself as Walsall's number one and with Lowe scoring regularly the Saddlers topped the table by January and had a 15-point cushion.[13] However Lowe returned to Stoke and Walsall lost their form resulting in them missing out on automatic promotion on the final day.[14] After beating Chesterfield in the play-offs they lost 1–0 to AFC Wimbledon in the 2025 EFL League Two play-off final.[15]
On 18 July 2025, Simkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on loan for the 2025–26 season.[16] Simkin made 15 appearances for Orient before being recalled by Stoke on 1 January 2026, after injury to first-choice Viktor Johansson.[17]
International career
Having previously represented England at U18 level, Simkin made his debut for the England Elite League squad as substitute during a 5-1 win over Poland at the Bialystok City Stadium on 22 March 2024.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2022–23[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[20] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[22] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2022–22[2] | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Solihull Moors (loan) | 2023–24[20] | National League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[20] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2024–25[21] | League Two | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2025–26[22] | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 86 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
England U21