36 Facts About Tom Ince

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Thomas Christopher Ince was born on 30 January 1992 and is an English professional footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder, winger or forward for EFL Championship club Reading.

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Tom Ince later spent time that season on loan at League One club Notts County, scoring twice in eight appearances.

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In two-and-a-half seasons at Blackpool, Tom Ince played 113 games in all competitions and scored 33 goals.

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Tom Ince spent four seasons with Stoke before joining Reading in the summer of 2022.

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Tom Ince has been capped internationally for England at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

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When Tom Ince was three years old he moved to Italy after Paul had signed for Inter Milan where he attended an Italian school and became fluent in Italian, the family spent two years in Italy before returning to England.

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Tom Ince made his debut for Liverpool on 22 September 2010 as a 106th-minute substitute for Daniel Pacheco in the club's third round League Cup defeat to Northampton Town at Anfield.

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On 1 November 2010, Tom Ince linked up with his father Paul Tom Ince, who was the manager of League One club Notts County, signing a short-term loan deal from Liverpool until January 2011.

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Tom Ince signed on loan alongside 22-year-old right back Stephen Darby.

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Tom Ince found that his father "wanted me to be the player that I was" and that the move had "given me a fresher life".

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Tom Ince's father described the contract offer as "derisory" and called Liverpool "silly" for refusing to let Tom Ince re-join his club on loan.

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Ultimately, Tom Ince declined to sign a new contract with Liverpool and so he left the club on a free transfer at the end of the season.

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On 3 August 2011, Tom Ince signed a two-year contract with Blackpool, with an option for a third.

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Tom Ince made his Blackpool debut in the League Cup defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 11 August 2011.

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At the 2013 Football League Awards on 24 March, Tom Ince won the award for The Football League Young Player of the Year.

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However, Tom Ince spurned Liverpool's advances, believing that he was not ready to move to a club of their size.

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Tom Ince was an unused substitute for the next six Premier League matches, as manager Tony Pulis preferred to play Yannick Bolasie and Jason Puncheon on the wings.

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Tom Ince spent several days in Monaco and then Milan discussing a move but ultimately turned both Monaco and Inter Milan down.

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Tom Ince said that "after lengthy discussions with my family I have decided that my immediate future in the game lies in the Premier League" although he "still had ambitions to one day play in Europe".

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Tom Ince later said that manager Steve Bruce's change in tactics, to a more defensive approach, left him sidelined.

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On 30 October 2014, having played in only three of Hull's nine league matches of the season thus far, Tom Ince signed on loan with Championship side Nottingham Forest until 28 December.

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Tom Ince was recalled to Hull on 22 December 2014, along with Maynor Figueroa from Wigan Athletic.

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On 2 February 2015, Tom Ince joined Championship club Derby County on loan until the end of the season.

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Derby manager Steve McClaren said that signing a player of Tom Ince's calibre was a "real coup" and that he was confident Tom Ince would make an impact for The Rams.

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Tom Ince nearly bagged a hattrick, hitting the post in second-half stoppage time.

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Tom Ince thus finished his spell at Derby with 11 goals in 18 matches.

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Tom Ince then endured a difficult spell, not scoring in his next twelve league and cup appearances.

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On 4 July 2017, Tom Ince signed for newly promoted Premier League club Huddersfield Town on an initial three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

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Tom Ince made his Stoke debut on 5 August 2018 against Leeds United.

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Tom Ince ended the campaign with three goals from 40 appearances as Stoke avoided relegation and finished in 15th position.

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Tom Ince made seven appearances for the Hatters before he suffered an ankle ligament injury.

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Tom Ince played 15 times for the Royals, scoring twice against Bournemouth and Swansea City.

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On 21 June 2022, Tom Ince signed a three-year contract with Reading, where his father Paul had become manager of in the close season.

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Tom Ince made four appearances for England Under-17s in 2009 and another four for the Under 19s in 2011.

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Tom Ince is left-footed and began his career as a left winger.

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Tom Ince has played more centrally as an attacking midfielder or forward.