Thomas David Heaton was born on 15 April 1986 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United.
31 Facts About Tom Heaton
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Tom Heaton began his career in the Manchester United academy but was unable to break into the first team and spent time on loan with Swindon Town, Royal Antwerp, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers, before joining Cardiff permanently after his release by Manchester United in July 2010.
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Tom Heaton then joined Bristol City on a one-year deal with an option of a second year but turned it down in May 2013 in favour of a move to Burnley, where he remained for six years before joining Aston Villa in 2019.
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Formerly an international from under-16 to under-21 level, Tom Heaton has been involved in senior England squads since 2015, finally making his senior debut in a friendly match against Australia on 27 May 2016.
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Tom Heaton made his professional debut in a League Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers, and in his second appearance against Yeovil Town in the league he saved a penalty from Lee Johnson.
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Tom Heaton returned to Manchester United, but, after the recall of Ritchie Jones from Royal Antwerp, Heaton was sent there for the rest of the season after United rebuffed an approach from Huddersfield Town.
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Tom Heaton was chosen as the club's first choice goalkeeper, above Peter Enckelman, for the start of the season by manager Dave Jones.
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On 15 August 2009, Tom Heaton was signed by Queens Park Rangers on an emergency three-month loan deal, the terms of which allowed him to compete in the League Cup.
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Tom Heaton spent less than two weeks back at Manchester United before going back out on loan to Wycombe Wanderers on 12 February 2010.
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Tom Heaton made a great save from a volley to keep the Chairboys on even terms with the Saints.
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Under new manager, Malky Mackay, Tom Heaton found himself as cover for David Marshall, but he played a key part in the club's League Cup run in which they reached the final thanks to two saves from Tom Heaton in a semi-final penalty shoot-out against Crystal Palace.
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Tom Heaton suffered an ankle injury just before the final, but he overcame the injury to start at Wembley Stadium.
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In July 2012, Tom Heaton held talks with Watford over a potential move; however, Watford's new owners decided to pull out of the move.
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Later that month, Tom Heaton went on trial with Bristol City during their pre-season training camp in Spain and they opened contract talks soon after.
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Tom Heaton started 43 of Bristol City's 46 matches in the Championship that season, and was viewed as one of the club's best players that season.
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Tom Heaton joined Burnley in May 2013, after turning down a further one-year deal at Bristol City.
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Tom Heaton decided to stay in the Championship, and Burnley offered Heaton a two-year contract attaching him to the club until June 2015, with an option of a third year.
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Tom Heaton immediately became the first-choice goalkeeper for Burnley following the departures of Lee Grant and Brian Jensen.
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Tom Heaton made his Burnley debut against Bolton Wanderers on 3 August 2013.
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Tom Heaton picked up 19 clean sheets, the most by any keeper in the regular season.
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Tom Heaton played in every minute of Burnley's Premier League campaign, the only goalkeeper in the league to do so, but his efforts would not be enough, as Burnley and their league-worst offence were relegated at the end of the season.
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On 30 June 2015, Tom Heaton signed a new three-year deal at the club through to the summer of 2018.
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Tom Heaton kept 20 clean sheets during the season, second only to Dimitrios Konstantopoulos of Middlesbrough, as Burnley did not lose in the second half of the Championship season on their way to becoming champions and earning promotion back to the Premier League at their first attempt.
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Towards the end of the season, Tom Heaton was named in the Championship PFA Team of the Year.
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On 20 July 2016, Tom Heaton signed another new contract, this time a four-year deal running until the summer of 2020.
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In September 2020, with Tom Heaton still injured, Villa signed Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal as their new first choice goalkeeper.
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On 28 May 2021, it was announced that Tom Heaton would leave Aston Villa at the end of his contract.
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Tom Heaton signed a two-year contract with the option of an extra year.
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On 21 May 2015, Tom Heaton was called up to the England senior team for the first time ahead of a friendly against the Republic of Ireland and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia.
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Tom Heaton continued to be included in Roy Hodgson's squads before finally making his debut as an 87th-minute substitute in place of Fraser Forster in England's Euro 2016 warm-up match against Australia, played at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
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Tom Heaton was named in the squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 and wore the number 23.