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Tom Guthrie is an Australian born footballer who plays mainly as a midfielder.

Personal Information
Tom Guthrie was born in Windsor, NSW, Australia. He moved to Bullsbrook, WA, Australia until the age of 4. When relocated back to Sydney, NSW he began playing football at his local football club. He attended Beresford Rd Primary School as well as St Pauls Catholic College.

Football Career
Playing in youth as a striker, Tom Guthrie began to show promise at a young age. He was selected to represent Football NSW in their JDP (Junior Development Program) at age 11, transitioning into a midfield role for his creativity and work ethic. Soon after he played for Sydney Juniors and then spent 4 years at Blacktown Spartans at youth level. He then went on to train with the Australasian Soccer Academy into his senior career. In 2020, he received both the Golden Boot Award (20 goals in 14 games) and the inaugural Fred Barlow Men's Player of the Year awards in the GDSFA. Also in 2020, he was selected to represent Melita Eagles in their Maltese Cultural Cup win in Melbourne. He shows exceptional leadership capabilities as well as being a player who exhibits excellent tactical knowledge of the game, able to deploy in a variety of positions and formations. In 2020-2021, he averaged 12.35kms/game.