Tom Carroll (English footballer)
Carroll playing for Swansea City in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Thomas James Carroll | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Derby County (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Swansea City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017– | Swansea City | 29 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | England U21 | 17 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 25 November 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:40, 24 June 2015 (UTC) |
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Thomas James Carroll (born 28 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Swansea City.
He plays as a deep-lying creative central midfielder, and is particularly valued for his high passing percentage accuracy and creativity. His style of play has drawn comparisons with former teammate Luka Modrić.
Carroll attended Parmiter's School in Garston, Hertfordshire, near his home town of Watford, and he captained the school football team at district and county level. He also played for the Hertfordshire county side, before linking up with Tottenham Hotspur's Under-16 squad, winning the Legnago Tournament in Italy in 2008.
In June 2010, he signed a professional contract with Tottenham after scoring 10 goals in 23 games for their Academy side. He made his first senior Tottenham appearance against Heart of Midlothian in the Europa League play-off second leg on 25 August 2011, and was assigned the squad number 46. He then featured in four group stage games. On 20 September 2011 he started a League Cup third round match away to Stoke City. The game finished 0–0 and went to penalties, Carroll scored his penalty, but Tottenham lost the shoot-out 7–6. His first appearance of 2012 came against Cheltenham Town in a 3–0 FA Cup win.
On 27 January 2011, he joined Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his senior debut in the 1–1 draw at Bournemouth on 5 February before going on to make 12 league appearances. In addition to his league appearances he also played twice against Arsenal in the FA Cup.
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