Tom Glover (soccer)

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

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.

Honours
Melbourne City
 * A-League Premiership: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
 * A-League Championship: 2020–21