Tom Howard
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| Full Name | Tom Howard |
| Date of Birth | 5 December 1994 |
| Place of Birth | Ashford, Middlesex |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Chelsea career | 2002 - 2013 |
| Debut | n/a |
| Games (goals) | n/a |
| Other clubs | n/a |
Tom Howard (born 5 December 1994 in Ashford, Middlesex) is a midfielder who formerly played for Chelsea's academy.
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Pre-Chelsea career
Tom joined Chelsea at Under-8 level and therefore appeared for the club at every possible academy age level.
Chelsea career
A versatile midfielder, Tom made his Under-18 debut late in the 2010-11 season. He missed much of the previous two years injured with problems relating to growth spurts and struggled again early in the 2011-12 season, but did grab his first goal for the Under-18s in November 2011. Once he returned to full fitness, he was able to put together a consistent run of appearances and make an impact in league matches, weighing in with a couple of goals and impressing in mainly a right-sided role, although he also played more centrally at times.
In a very young Under-18 team for 2012-13, Tom was the sole second-year to play regularly in the first half of the league campaign, but did so very effectively. His generally impressive year, however, wasn't enough to earn him a professional contract and his eleven stay at Chelsea ended at the culmination of the season.
International
Tom had no international representation during his Chelsea career.
Career statistics
Youth, Reserve and Under-21 Football
| Season | Under-18 | NextGen | Under-21 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2010-11 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2012-13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
(Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2012-13 season)
Career honours
Post Chelsea career
Since departing Chelsea Tom turned out for Met Police whilst also returning to the club to do some academy coaching and even played for the Under-21 team at the 2014 Hong Kong Soccer Sevens. He currently plays part-time for Merstham FC.
