# Tom Glover (soccer)

Thomas William Glover (born 24 December 1997) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.

## Early life

Born in Sydney, Glover attended Menai High School in the Sutherland Shire and previously played for the Sutherland Sharks youth teams. He was also a keen basketball player at school. In 2014, Glover moved to London to join Tottenham Hotspur.

## Club career
### Tottenham Hotspur

Glover joined Tottenham's Academy full-time in the summer of 2014, he started 16 times for the Under-18s in the 2014/15 season and impressively produced a string of penalty saves throughout the season. He stepped up to make his Under-21s debut in a 2–1 defeat at Liverpool in October 2014, and played twice in Tottenham's run to the FA Youth Cup semi-finals.
In 2015–16, he made 11 league appearances for the Under-21s, in addition to four appearances in the Premier League Under-21 International Cup. As a result of many impressive performances he signed a new contract with the Club in December 2015, and was also part of the first team squad on matchdays on a handful of occasions, serving as back-up to Hugo Lloris and Michel Vorm.

### Central Coast Mariners

On 26 July 2017, Glover joined Central Coast Mariners on a season-long loan. He then went on to make his senior debut for the Mariners on 7 October 2017 in round one of the 2017–18 A-League season, a loss to Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby.
Glover had a trial spell with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in January 2019.

### Helsingborg

In April 2019, Glover was loaned to Helsingborg for a few months.
At the end of the 2018–19 season Glover was released from his contract.

### Melbourne City

Glover returned to Australia and was signed by Melbourne City. He made his debut in a 4–0 win over Newcastle Jets in December 2019.
Glover made his first A-League Grand Final in 2020 where City lost 1–0 to Sydney FC in extra time. At the start of September 2020, Glover won the July/August Nominee for Young Footballer of the Year.
On 17 December 2022 at the Melbourne Derby Glover was struck in the head by a metal bucket after Melbourne Victory supporters entered the field of play as part of a planned protest against the APL decision to sell the A-League Grand Final to the Government of New South Wales. Fans of Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory had planned to stage a walkout at the 20 minute mark of the game, but invaded the pitch after Glover threw a flare back towards Victory supporters.

### Middlesbrough

On 7 July 2023, Glover returned to England with Championship club Middlesbrough, signing a three-year deal. He made his league debut on 16 December 2023 in a 2–1 win over Swansea City as a 91st-minute substitute.

## International career

Glover was included in the Australian under-23 squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
In September 2023, Glover was called-up for the first time to the Australia senior national team ahead of a friendly match against Mexico.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 22 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Central Coast Mariners (loan) | 2017–18 | A-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Helsingborg (loan) | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | 2019–20 | A-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | 2020–21 | A-League | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | 2021–22 | A-League | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | 2022–23 | A-League | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Melbourne City | Total | Total | 98 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 109 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 114 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes the FA Cup and FFA Cup.
* ↑ Includes the EFL Cup.

## Honours

Melbourne City
* A-League Premiership: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* A-League Championship: 2020–21
Australia U-23
* AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 3rd place 2020