Tom Eaves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas James Eaves | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Yeovil Town | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2007 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2007–2009 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 15 | (7) |
| 2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2013 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Bury (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016– | Yeovil Town | 40 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:34, 6 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Thomas "Tom" James Eaves (born 14 January 1992) is a professional English football player who plays for Yeovil Town.
He joined Oldham Athletic's Centre of Excellence as a youth player at Under-15 age group having previously been at Crewe Alexandra.
He made his Football League debut on 23 January 2010 as a substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Millwall. He made 15 appearances in the 2009/10 season for Oldham, all of them as a substitute. Eaves' breakthrough in the first team soon earned him his first professional contract on a two-year contract. However, Manager Dave Penney claimed that Eaves rejected a new contract and dropped him from the first team unless he resolved his own future.
He scored a hat-trick in a pre-season friendly against Bolton Wanderers on 28 July 2010. Shortly after, Eaves' performance soon attracted from many clubs were keen to sign him. Manager Paul Dickov later confirmed that there were offers from clubs to sign Eaves.
He joined Bolton Wanderers on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 12 August 2010.
Eaves joined the Bolton team on their pre-season tour of America preceding the 2011–12 season, but was injured. He didn't return from the injury until the following summer, although he made an appearance for the reserves in December 2011.
Eaves signed a new three-year contract with Bolton in January 2013. Having been sent on loan to Shrewsbury Town earlier in the season, he was recalled on 15 April 2013 and made his debut for the club a day later, coming on as a substitute for David N'Gog in a 3–2 defeat against Leicester City.
At the end of the 2015-16 season, the club confirmed that he would be leaving when his contract expired at the end of June.
On 27 September 2012, Eaves joined League Two Bristol Rovers on a three-month loan deal. After failing to score against Exeter City and Cheltenham Town, he scored his first league goal on 6 October as his loan side beat Northampton Town On 20 October 2012, Bristol Rovers beat local rivals Torquay United 3–2 at the Memorial Stadium, he scored 2 goals in this match. He added another goal to his tally in an away match against Wimbledon on 23 October 2012, which Rovers lost 3–1. On 10 November 2012, he scored the match winner after having set up the two other goals against Chesterfield at the Memorial Stadium in a 3–2 victory. Eaves went to make seventeen appearance and scoring seven times in all competitions before returning on 28 December 2012.
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