Tom Cairney

Tom Cairney

Cairney playing for Fulham in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Cairney
Date of birth	(1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nottingham, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Fulham
Number	10
Youth career
1998–2007	Leeds United
2007–2009	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Hull City	70	(2)
2013–2014	→ Blackburn Rovers (loan)	23	(1)
2014–2015	Blackburn Rovers	53	(7)
2015–	Fulham	63	(13)
National team
2009	Scotland U19	2	(0)
2010–2012	Scotland U21	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:53, 5 January 2017 (UTC).

Thomas "Tom" Cairney (born 20 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Fulham. Born in England, he has played for Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level.

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Cairney was released from the Leeds United youth system at the age of 16 after being told he was too small. He had been with the club since the age of seven.

Hull City gave Cairney a chance when they signed him to a youth contract in 2007. Cairney was named as Hull's Young Player of the Year for the 2008–09 season.

He played for Hull against Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the pre-season Asia Trophy in Beijing on 31 July 2009. His first team debut came against Southend United in the League Cup on 25 August 2009, when he opened the scoring with a curling long-range effort as Hull won 3–1. He went on to make his Premier League debut on 30 January 2010 in a 2–2 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 7 March 2010, Cairney scored his first league goal for Hull in a 5–1 defeat against Everton, an impressive volley from outside the area. Cairney signed a new three-year contract with the club on 31 March 2010.