Tom Broadbent (English footballer)

Thomas William Broadbent (born 15 February 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Swindon Town.

Tom Broadbent
Personal information
Full name Thomas William Broadbent[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992[2]
Place of birth Basingstoke, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 33
Youth career
Southampton
Portsmouth
Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bognor Regis Town
Chichester City
Pagham
Selsey
Army
2015–2016 Farnborough
2016 Petersfield Town
2016–2017 Hayes & Yeading United 26 (2)
2017–2019 Bristol Rovers 29 (0)
2019– Swindon Town 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Basingstoke,[4] Broadbent spent time with the youth academies of Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth.[5] He then began playing first-team football for Bognor Regis Town at the age of 16, before moving to Chichester City.[5] He also spent time with Pagham and Selsey.[6]

After working in a supermarket and as a carpenter and labourer, Broadbent joined the Army at the age of 19.[3] Broadbent spent 6 years in the Army, serving as a Lance Bombadier with the Royal Artillery in Afghanistan.[3][7] He represented the Army at football, and in 2015 he began playing semi-professional non-league football,[3] appearing for Farnborough, Petersfield Town and Hayes & Yeading United.[2] He captained Hayes & Yeading for the 2016–17 season.[3] After leaving the Army to start a career in professional football,[7] Broadbent signed for Bristol Rovers in July 2017.[8] He moved to Swindon Town in January 2019.[9] He scored his first goal for Swindon on 10 November 2020 in an EFL Trophy group game against Forest Green Rovers.[10]

Career statistics
As of 1 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hayes & Yeading United 2016–17[2] Southern League Premier Division 262000060322
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[11] League One 220101010250
2018–19[12] League One 70001031111
Total 290102041361
Swindon Town 2018–19[12] League Two 120000000120
2019–20[13] League Two 90001030130
2020–21[14] League One 4100001152
Total 251001041302
Career total 8031030142985

Honours

Swindon Town

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Swindon Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 72. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. Stuart James (20 July 2017). "From the army to Bristol Rovers: Tom Broadbent's extraordinary journey". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. Tom Broadbent at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. Jack Vittles (20 July 2017). "The remarkable journey Tom Broadbent has taken before signing for Bristol Rovers". Bristol Post. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. Lewis Mason (19 July 2017). "Ex-Rocks defender joins Bristol Rovers". Bognor Regis Observer. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  7. "Broadbent's incredible journey - from the Army to Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  8. "Tom Broadbent: Bristol Rovers sign former Army defender". BBC Sport. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  9. "Tom Broadbent: Swindon Town sign Bristol Rovers defender". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  10. "Tom Broadbent scores winning goal as Swindon beat Forest Green in EFL Trophy". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  12. "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  13. "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  14. "Games played by Tom Broadbent in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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