Tom Cannon (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Christopher Cannon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Aintree, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2022 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Everton | 3 | (0) |
2023 | → Preston North End (loan) | 20 | (8) |
2023– | Leicester City | 13 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (1) |
2022 | Republic of Ireland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:13, 26 March 2023 (UTC) |
Thomas Christopher Cannon (born 28 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Leicester City. Born in England, he is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland.
Club career[edit]
Cannon is a youth product of Everton, having signed with the club at the age of 10. He signed his first professional contract in March 2021, penning a two year contract until June 2023.[2] He signed a contract extension in August 2022 which would take him to June 2025.[3] He made his senior debut with Everton as a late substitute in a 4–1 EFL Cup loss to AFC Bournemouth on 8 November 2022.[4] Cannon went on to make his Premier League debut as a 74th-minute substitute in Everton's 3–0 away loss to Bournemouth on 12 November 2022.[5]
On 10 January 2023, Cannon joined Championship club Preston North End on loan until the end of the season.[6] He made his Championship debut four days later, starting in a 4–0 loss against Norwich City.[7] On 25 February, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 win against Wigan Athletic.[8]
On 1 September 2023, Cannon joined Championship club Leicester City on a five-year contract.[9] On 9 December, he made his debut for Leicester, as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 4–0 win against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Championship.[10] On 1 January 2024, he scored his first and second goal for the club, netting twice in a 4–1 home win over Huddersfield Town.[11]
International career[edit]
Cannon received his first call up for the Republic of Ireland Under 19s squad in October 2019 and played in three Under 19 European Championship qualifier matches against Switzerland,[12] Gibraltar[13] and Denmark,[14] scoring his first international goal against Gibraltar.
Cannon was next called up to an Under 20s squad in March 2022 and played in a friendly match against an Ireland Amateurs side.[15]
His first call up for the Republic of Ireland U21 team came in March 2023, for a friendly against Iceland U21.[16]
In May 2023, Cannon was called into a training camp with the Republic of Ireland senior national team by manager Stephen Kenny.[17]
The FA have approached Cannon to try and convince him to play for England internationally rather than the Republic of Ireland.[18]
On 28 May 2024, Cannon received his first official call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior national team for two friendly matches against Hungary and Portugal.[19]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 29 April 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton U23 | 2021–22[20] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Everton U21 | 2022–23[21] | — | — | — | 5[a] | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Everton | 2022–23[22] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2023–24[23] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Club total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Preston North End (loan) | 2022–23[24] | Championship | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | |
Leicester City | 2023–24[25] | Championship | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
Career total | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 16 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours[edit]
Leicester City
References[edit]
- ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Striker Pens First Professional Everton Contract". Everton. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "U21s Striker Cannon Signs New Everton Deal". Everton. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Joe; Beesley, Chris; Newbould, Kyle (8 November 2022). "Bournemouth v Everton - score, Gray, Lowe, Stanislas goals, commentary". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Cooney, Gavin (12 November 2022). "Teenage Irish striker makes Premier League debut for Everton in Bournemouth defeat". The 42.
- ^ "Everton Striker Tom Cannon Joins PNE On Loan". www.pnefc.net. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Preston North End 0-4 Norwich City: David Wagner wins first Championship game as Canaries boss". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Preston North End 2-1 Wigan Athletic: Hosts complete turnaround against struggling Latics". BBC Sport. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Tom Cannon Makes Permanent Leicester City Move". Leicester City F.C. 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Leicester City 4-0 Plymouth Argyle - Patson Daka scored on return to Foxes side". BBC Sport. 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Leicester City 4-1 Huddersfield Town: Tom Cannon scores twice as Foxes go 10 points clear at top of Championship". BBC Sport. 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Mohan's side fall to defeat against Switzerland". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ireland hit 13 goals in qualifiers". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ireland U19 fall to 2-0 defeat against Denmark". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ireland U20s 0-1 Ireland Amateurs". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ireland U21s squad named for Iceland game in Cork | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Kenny names 22-man squad for Bristol Training Camp | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ McDonnell, Daniel (11 June 2023). "Stephen Kenny confirms England approach for Tom Cannon: 'He needed a bit of time to reflect'". Independent.ie. Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "John O'Shea names 26-man squad for Hungary & Portugal". www.fai.ie. Football Association of Ireland. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Cannon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Cannon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Cannon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Cannon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Cannon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Cannon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Championship: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Aintree
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- Footballers from Merseyside
- English men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Everton F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- English Football League players