| Joe Tomlinson | |
| Fullname: | Joseph William George Tomlinson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 2000 |
| Height: | 1.67m[2] |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Currentclub: | Milton Keynes Dons |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthclubs1: | Southampton |
| Youthclubs2: | Yeovil Town |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Hungerford Town |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Eastleigh |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Peterborough United |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Swindon Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | → Swindon Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Milton Keynes Dons |
| Caps8: | 38 |
| Goals8: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 18:17, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Joseph William George Tomlinson (born 9 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for club Milton Keynes Dons.
Tomlinson played for the academies of Southampton and Yeovil Town, before joining the under-23 side of Brighton & Hove Albion at the age of 17.[3] He spent time on loan with non-league club Bognor Regis Town,[4] but was released by Brighton at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Tomlinson joined National League South club Hungerford Town, where he was later appointed captain at the age of 19.[6] He then signed for National League club Eastleigh ahead of the 2020–21 season.[7] In his first season, Tomlinson finished as the club's top scorer with 12 goals in 42 appearances in all competitions, despite playing from left-back.[8] He was later named the club's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year for the 2020–21 season.[9]
After catching the eye of several football league clubs, Tomlinson joined Championship club Peterborough United in July 2021, signing a three-year deal.[10] [11] With first team opportunities limited, he signed for League Two club Swindon Town on loan in January 2022.[12] [13] After impressing on loan at Swindon, Tomlinson was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month award for February 2022, contributing with three assists and a goal across the month.[14] In January 2023, Tomlinson re-signed for Swindon on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent transfer, which later failed to materialise.[15] [16]
On 1 September 2023, Tomlinson joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons for an undisclosed fee.[17] [18] He made his debut the following day, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 3–1 away league defeat to Crewe Alexandra.[19] Tomlinson scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2023, in a 4–1 home league win over Bradford City.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2018–19[21] | Isthmian Premier Division | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Hungerford Town | 2019–20[22] | National League South | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Eastleigh | 2020–21 | National League | 41 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2023–24 | League Two | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 197 | 29 | |||
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