| Tom McGill | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Peter Wayne McGill[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Milton Keynes Dons (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2018– |
| Clubs1: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Worthing (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Greenwich Borough (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Basingstoke Town (loan) |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Crawley Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → Crawley Town (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 18:17, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Thomas Peter Wayne McGill (born 25 March 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons, on loan from club Brighton & Hove Albion.
He has previously had loan spells at Worthing, Greenwich Borough, Basingstoke Town and Crawley Town.
Born in Canada, he made six appearances for the England under-17 national team and was called up to the England under-19 squad, before confirming his allegiance to Canada in 2023 after accepting a call-up.
McGill was born in Belleville, Ontario, Canada to a Canadian father and English mother, moving to England at the age of four with his mother after his parents split up.[2] He joined Brighton & Hove Albion's academy in 2014, aged 14, having moved to England at a young age. On 30 July 2018, McGill joined Worthing on a season-long loan.[3] However, eight days later, his loan at Worthing was cancelled, after Lucas Covolan signed a new contract at Worthing.[4] On 31 August, he joined Greenwich Borough on a loan deal until 4 January 2019.[5] On 11 January 2019, he joined Basingstoke Town on loan until the end of the season for whom he made 11 league appearances.[6] [7] [8]
In July of the same year, McGill signed a new two-year contract with Brighton, extending his stay at the club until June 2021.[9]
On 24 January 2020, he joined EFL League Two club Crawley Town on loan until the end of the season, before rejoining Crawley on a season-long loan deal on 2 September.[10] [11] His professional debut came on three days later, in a 3–1 EFL Cup defeat at home to Millwall.[12] McGill made his Football League debut on 3 November, coming on as a substitute in the 55th minute for the injured Glenn Morris, where he conceded the only goal of the game in the 1–0 away defeat at Walsall.[13] He started Crawley's following match on 8 November – a 6–5 FA Cup victory over Torquay United – but suffered a head injury shortly into the second half, leaving him unconscious, and was substituted off for Stuart Nelson.[14] [15] On 12 January 2021, McGill was recalled from his loan spell by his parent club Brighton & Hove Albion.[16]
He was named in a Brighton matchday squad for the first time on 3 February, staying on the bench alongside fellow goalkeeper Christian Walton in a 1–0 away win against defending champions Liverpool, claiming their first league win at Anfield since 1982.[17]
With Robert Sánchez falling out of favour and Jason Steele taking the number one spot, McGill spent the final stages of the 2022–23 season as back-up to Steele, with Albion's manager Roberto De Zerbi saying that "He deserved the possibility to come on the bench."[18] [19] Brighton went on to seal a place in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League for their first European qualification in the club's history.[20] In June 2023, Brighton announced McGill had signed a new two-year contract with a one-year option to remain at the club.[21]
McGill played his first professional match in almost two years on 22 August 2023, coming with the under-21's in the 3–2 away win over League Two outfit Walsall in the opening group stage match of the EFL Trophy.[22]
On 24 July 2024, McGill joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a season-long loan.[23] [24] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2024 in a 1–2 home defeat to Bradford City.[25]
McGill earned six caps for the England under-17's.[3] In March 2019, he was involved with England under-19's but remained uncapped.[26]
In March 2023, McGill accepted a call-up to the senior Canada side ahead of two CONCACAF Nations League matches against Curaçao and Honduras.[27] In June 2023, McGill received another call-up to Canada, as part of the final squad for the Nations League Finals in Las Vegas.[28] On 19 June, McGill was called-up to the final squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[29]
In June 2024, McGill was called-up to Canada's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[30]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League 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 | ||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2021–22 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2023–24 | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | — | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| Worthing (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian Premier | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Greenwich Borough (loan) | 2018–19 | Isthmian South East | 14 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Basingstoke Town (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern Premier South | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2024–25 | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||