Tony Gary Springett (born 22 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Norwich City. Born in England, he has represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tony Gary Springett[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2022 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Norwich City | 13 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Derby County (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSpringett joined Norwich City at the age of 12.[2] On 8 May 2022, Springett made his debut for Norwich, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Premier League loss against West Ham United.[3]
In January 2023 he moved on loan to Derby County for the remainder of the season.[4] He made 11 appearances for The Rams, with an ankle injury in March 2023 ending his season early.[5]
On 15 January 2024, Springett returned to League One when he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[6]
International career
editBorn in London,[7] Springett was called up for the Republic of Ireland's under-18 squad for a four team tournament in Sweden in September 2019.[8] On 31 August 2023, Springett received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification fixtures against Turkey U21 and San Marino U21.[9] On 8 September 2023, he made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut, in a 3–2 win over Turkey U21 at Turners Cross, assisting Aidomo Emakhu's 96th minute winner.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City U21 | 2020–21[11] | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Norwich City | 2021–22[12] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[14] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Derby County (loan) | 2022–23[13] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Northampton Town (loan) | 2023–24[14] | League One | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Tony Springett signs new contract at Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Norwich City 0–4 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Derby sign Norwich's Springett for rest of season". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Norwich City loanee dealt injury blow as Derby County boss has League One play-off hopes". Norfolk Live.
- ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN NORWICH CITY ATTACKER TONY SPRINGETT ON LOAN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Who are the contenders to be Norwich City's next FA Youth Cup star?". Pink Un. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Ireland U18: Reid names squad for Sweden tournament". Football Association of Ireland. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Crawford names U21 squad for EURO qualifiers in Cork | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
- ^ https://www.the42.ie/brighton-teenager-stars-as-96th-minute-goal-sees-ireland-beat-turkey-6164026-Sep2023/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Games played by Tony Springett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Tony Springett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tony Springett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Tony Springett in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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