Michael Tommy (born June 30, 1979 in

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) is a Sierra Leonean international

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. He played recently for Grecia in the

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n Second Division. Tommy was the first-choice goalkeeper for the

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in recent games but he has since lost that position to Christian Caulker.

Career

Tommy was born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city. He started his football career with local club

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in the Sierra Leone National Premier League before moving to

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n Premier League giant

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in 2001. In the 2003/2004 season,

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signed him from

but released him to Municipal Liberia on 2004/05 season. He is no longer a goalkeeper. He is currently working in a call center called Valor Global as Sprint Supervisor, the facilities are located in Costa Rica at the American Free Zone. His life has taken a complete turn, he is a missionary, he changed the soccer fields for the churches, and the technical talks for the word of God, which he gives to the youth of the churches where he lives. Besides he has a radio show on Radio Bahía 107.9, called "''The Lord will Provide"'', where he gives advice to his radio listeners.

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* *https://web.archive.org/web/20070216235627/http://www.cartagines.net/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=80 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Freetown Sierra Leonean footballers Sierra Leone international footballers Sierra Leonean expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Liberia Expatriate footballers in Costa Rica Association football goalkeepers Mighty Blackpool players Mighty Barrolle players C.S. Herediano footballers Belén F.C. players Puntarenas F.C. players C.S. Cartaginés players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers {{SierraLeone-footy-bio-stub