19 Facts About Tom Thorpe

Thomas Joseph Thorpe was born on 13 January 1993 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic.

Tom Thorpe was called into the Manchester United first team in September 2014 and made his Premier League debut shortly after.

Tom Thorpe represented England at all youth levels from England U16 to England U21, and was a member of the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship-winning team.

Tom Thorpe became a regular for the under-18s during the season, playing in 24 of the team's 28 league matches on the way to winning Group C of the Premier Academy League; however, they lost to Arsenal on penalties in the play-off semi-finals.

Tom Thorpe had a three-game run in the reserves in November 2010, and scored his first goal for the team against Bolton Wanderers on 2 November.

Tom Thorpe made his senior debut the following day, starting a Championship match against Derby County, but was stretchered off after only 14 minutes after injuring an ankle.

Tom Thorpe rejoined Birmingham City until the end of the season on 27 March, but returned to Manchester United again with two games of the season remaining to undergo treatment, having suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury in April 2014.

Tom Thorpe was released by Manchester United at the end of his contract in July 2015.

On 21 March 2016, Tom Thorpe joined League One club Bradford City on an emergency loan deal until 8 May 2016.

Tom Thorpe started his first match five days later, playing the full 90 minutes in midfield against Millwall.

On 11 September 2017, Tom Thorpe became the seventh foreign signing for Indian Super League franchise ATK, managed by former England international Teddy Sheringham.

On 14 February 2023, after five years without a team, Tom Thorpe signed for Northern Premier League Division One West team Macclesfield.

Tom Thorpe took such a long break from football because of mental health problems.

Tom Thorpe was released by the club on 19 September 2023, and joined Stalybridge Celtic of the NPL Division One West on 27 October.

Tom Thorpe has represented England at all levels from under-16 to under-21.

Tom Thorpe was a member of the under-17 squad that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Tom Thorpe was named as England under-19 captain at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Tom Thorpe was included in the England squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Tom Thorpe made his first and only under-21 appearance against Scotland in 2013.