James Tomkins (footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | James Oliver Charles Tomkins | |
| Date of birth | March 29, 1989 | |
| Place of birth | Basildon, England | |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Ham United | |
| Number | 30 | |
| Youth career | ||
| West Ham United | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2008– 2008 |
West Ham United → Derby County (loan) |
18 (1) 7 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007–2009 2009 2009– |
England U19 England U20 England U21 |
8 (2) 1 (0) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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James Oliver Charles Tomkins (born March 29, 1989 in Basildon, Essex) is an English football player, currently playing for West Ham United. [1] He plays as a central defender. He is often referred to as Tomka by his team mates and has been at West Ham since he was 8 years old, having started out for a local Essex boys weekend league team as a goalscoring centre forward.
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[edit] Club career
Tomkins made his Premier League debut on 22 March 2008 in a 1–1 draw away to Everton.[2] As West Ham's injury list grew he enjoyed an extended run in the first team towards the end of that season, winning the Young Hammer of the Year for 2007–08.
On 27 November he signed for Derby County on a five week loan spell.[3] He made his debut for Derby in their 3–0 away defeat to Burnley on 29 November 2008.[4] Tomkins played 8 times in all competitions for Derby County during his loan spell, before being recalled to West Ham on 31 December 2008 by manager Gianfranco Zola.[5]
After his stint with Derby, he started to feature regularly with the Hammers first-team, and on 4 April 2009, he scored his first goal, in a match won 2-0 by West Ham, against Sunderland.[6]
[edit] International career
He has represented England at U15[7], U16,[8] U17, U19 and currently U21 levels[1] His U21 debut came on 8 June 2009 in the 7-0 home win against the Azerbiajan U21 team.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b James Tomkins Player Profile
- ^ Everton 1-1 West Ham
- ^ Young defender Tomkins signs
- ^ Burnley 3-0 Derby
- ^ Tomkins loan at an end
- ^ West Ham 2-0 Sunderland www.bbc.co.uk
- ^ James Tomkins
- ^ Wright, James (2005-03-24). "Late leveller saves Lions". U16s News and Features. The Football Association. http://www.thefa.com/England/U16s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/03/EngU16_vPor_Mar05.htm. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ England U21 7-0 Azerbaijan U21 www.bbc.co.uk
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