Thomas Alan White (born 9 May 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Gateshead

After playing for a boys clubs with future Blackburn teammate Adam Armstrong and youth football for

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, he signed for

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at the age of 18. His time with Gateshead was hindered by injury, and in 2016 the club initially withdrew their offer of a professional contract due to his injuries. He remained with the club to use their training facilities as he recovered, and he also spent loan spells at Spennymoor Town (signing for them in January 2017), West Auckland Town (signing for them in September 2017),

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(signing for them in November 2017) and Scarborough Athletic (signing for them in January 2018). During this time he relied on borrowing money from his parents for petrol so he could get to training. The 2018–19 season was a "breakthrough" for him at the club as he made 43 league appearances for them that season.

Blackburn Rovers

He signed a two-year contract with

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in July 2019. At Blackburn he initially played with the under-23 team, before moving on loan to Barrow in November 2019. In January 2020 he extended the loan until the end of the season, and later that month recovered from a chest infection. The loan deal had ended by 22 April 2020. On 28 July 2020 he moved on loan to

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for the 2019–20 season. His debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against

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in the first round of the

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. His league debut came on 12 September in Bolton's first league match of the season, a 1-0 home defeat against

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. On 2 February 2021, his loan spell came to an end and he returned to Blackburn. On 5 February 2021, White signed for

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side

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on a short-term loan deal. The loan was then extended until 15 May 2021. On 14 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Blackburn at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. On 8 June 2021 it was announced that he would re-sign for Barrow on a permanent contract after that time. White signed for

in July 2024.

International career

White earned two caps with England C during the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Barrow *

: 2019–20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Tom 1997 births Living people English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Carlisle United F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players West Auckland Town F.C. players Ashington A.F.C. players Scarborough Athletic F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) Morecambe F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen