Thomas Geoffrey Field (born 14 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. A product of the Brentford Academy, Field graduated into the senior team in 2016. A fringe player, he departed to join

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

in 2020. He moved to Canada later that year and played for Cavalry FC and Calgary Foothills. Born in England, Field was capped by the Republic of Ireland at U16 level.

Club career

Brentford

Youth years (2012–2016)

Field began his career with spells in the youth systems at non-League clubs Kingstonian and Leatherhead and then joined the academy at

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

at age 15. He was a part of the Bees' U15 team which won the Junior category in the

2012 Milk Cup External linksOfficial site
2012 in association football, Milk Cup SuperCupNI 2011–12 in Northern Ireland association football, Milk ...

. Field progressed to sign scholarship forms at the end of the

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

season and made 45 appearances and scored two goals for the youth team over the following two seasons. Moving from the wing to

, he made his Development Squad debut while an U17 and signed a one-year Development Squad contract at the end of the 2014–15 season. Field signed a new 18-month contract in November 2015 and made his first team debut with a start in a 3–0 victory over West London rivals

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

on 30 April 2016. He assisted

Scott Hogan Scott Andrew Hogan (born 13 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Birmingham City and the Republic of Ireland national team. Hogan played in the youth system at Rochdale but was released in 2010. He ent ...

for one of the goals from a

corner Corner may refer to: People * Corner (surname) * House of Cornaro, a noble Venetian family (''Corner'' in Venetian dialect) Places * Corner, Alabama, a community in the United States * Corner Inlet, Victoria, Australia * Corner River, a tributar ...

, but was forced off after 53 minutes with a calf injury.

First team (2016–17)

Field was promoted into the first team group during the 2016–17

pre-season In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of Se ...

and the departure of long-term left back

Jake Bidwell Jake Brian Bidwell (born 21 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Coventry City. He began his career in the academy at Premier League side Everton and was capped by England at age-group level. Club care ...

on 1 July 2016, meant that he became the only available senior left back, which allowed him to play the full 90 minutes in

friendlies An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

versus

Vfl Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seasons in the Bundesli ...

and

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...

. Field made his first competitive appearance of the season versus

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

in the

EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by th ...

first round on 9 August 2016, and played the full 120 minutes of the

extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...

defeat, but he could not break into the league lineup due to the arrival of

loan In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations, etc. The recipient (i.e., the borrower) incurs a debt and is usually liable to pay interest on that ...

left back

Callum Elder Callum Roddie Elder (born 27 January 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left back for Hull City and the Australia national team. Early and personal life Elder was born to an Irish mother and Scottish father. His m ...

. After a period out with an injured groin, he made his first league appearance of the season as a second-half substitute for

Yoann Barbet Yoann Barbet (born 10 May 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and left-back for Ligue 2 club Bordeaux. A product of the Bordeaux youth system, he signed his first professional contract with Chamois Niortais ahea ...

during a 2–1 victory over

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club moved its home gro ...

on 10 December. After two further starts, Field signed a -year first team contract on 23 December. He scored the first senior goals of his career with a

brace Brace(s) or bracing may refer to: Medical * Orthopaedic brace, a device used to restrict or assist body movement ** Back brace, a device limiting motion of the spine *** Milwaukee brace, a kind of back brace used in the treatment of spinal cu ...

in a 5–1

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...

third round victory over

Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census. The town lies on the River Itchen, ...

on 7 January 2017. Field lost his place to fit-again

Rico Henry Rico Antonio Henry (born 8 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Brentford. He is a product of the Walsall academy and represented England at U19 and U20 level. Club career Walsall After a spell w ...

in February and ended the 2016–17 season with 17 appearances and three goals.

Out of favour (2017–2020)

With ample cover for Rico Henry at full back, Field joined

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

club

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

on loan until 1 January 2018, as cover for the injured

Adam Chicksen Adam Thomas Chicksen (born 27 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Notts County. Born in England, Chicksen represents Zimbabwe internationally. Early and personal life Chicksen is of English and Chines ...

. He made five appearances before dropping to the bench in mid-September after Chicksen returned to fitness. Despite Chicksen suffering a long-term injury in mid-October, Field made just three further appearances before returning to Brentford when his loan expired. Field's only call into a Brentford matchday squad during the second half of 2017–18 came on the final day of the season, when he was an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's ...

. After two EFL Cup appearances in August 2018, Field joined

League Two The English Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Sky Bet League Two for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League Two from 2004 until 2016) is the third and lowest division of the English Football Le ...

club

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

on loan until 1 January 2019. In an injury-affected spell, he made just 11 appearances before his loan expired. After his return to Brentford, injuries to full backs

Henrik Dalsgaard Henrik Dalsgaard (born 27 July 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. Dalsgaard began his professional career in his homeland with AaB, with whom he won the Danish league an ...

and Rico Henry saw Field make his final appearance of the season as a substitute for stand-in right back

Sergi Canós Sergi Canós Tenés (born 2 February 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Brentford. Canós began his career in the Barcelona Academy and transferred to the Liverpool Academy in 2013. A fringe player at ...

after 83 minutes of a 1–0 win over

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa P ...

on 13 February 2019. After failing to win a call into a matchday squad thus far during the 2019–20 season, Field was made available for transfer in January 2020. He departed the club on the final day of the January 2020

transfer window A transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other playing staff into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA. "Transfer ...

and ended his time at Griffin Park with 21 appearances and three goals.

Dundee

On 31 January 2020, Field joined

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Champio ...

club

on a contract running until the end of the 2019–20 season. Field made his only appearance for the club as a substitute for

Declan McDaid Declan McDaid (born 22 November 1995) is a Scottish association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Irish club Bohemian F.C., Bohemians. McDaid started his career as a youth player at Greenock Morton F.C., Greenock Morton, before ...

after 75 minutes of a 0–0 draw with

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname i ...

on 7 March 2020. As a result of the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...

leading to the suspension and cancellation of the season, Field's contract was extended to 1 July, after which he was released.

Cavalry FC

On 28 December 2020, Field signed a multi-year contract with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. Either side of three months sidelined with a torn

hip flexor A flexor is a muscle that flexes a joint. In anatomy, flexion (from the Latin verb ''flectere'', to bend) is a joint movement that decreases the angle between the bones that converge at the joint. For example, one’s elbow joint flexes when ...

, he made 12 appearances during a

2021 season 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

which ended with defeat in the play-off semi-finals. Field was retained for the 2022 season, but missed the club's pre-season

training camp A training camp is an organized period in which military personnel or athletes participate in a rigorous and focused schedule of training in order to learn or improve skills. Athletes typically utilise training camps to prepare for upcoming events, ...

and the entire regular season due to a "freak training accident", which required knee surgery. On 8 November 2022, it was announced that Field had departed the club. In January 2023, he joined FC Tigers Vancouver for off-season training.

Calgary Foothills

On 5 May 2023, Field transferred to

League1 Alberta League1 Alberta (L1AB) is a proposed semi-professional men's and women's soccer league in Alberta, Canada, to be sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Alberta Soccer Association as a tier 3 league in the Canadian soccer league sy ...

club Calgary Foothills and played in the non-competitive 2023 Exhibition Series season. Off the back of an unbeaten regular season, Field captained the club to victory in the championship final.

Return to Cavalry FC

Having proved his fitness while away from the club, Field returned to Cavalry FC on 11 August 2023 and signed a contract running until the end of the

2023 season 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

, with the option of a further year. He made four appearances during the remainder of the season, which culminated in defeat in the

2023 Canadian Premier League final The 2023 Canadian Premier League final was the soccer match to determine the winner of the 2023 Canadian Premier League season. It was played October 28, 2023, in Hamilton, Ontario, between Forge FC and Cavalry FC. The match was the fifth edit ...

International career

Field was capped by the Republic of Ireland U16 team in two friendlies versus

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...

in November 2012.

Personal life

Field is a Brentford supporter.

Career statistics

Honours

Calgary Foothills *

Exhibition Series:

2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

References

External links

*
Tom Field
at cavalryfc.canpl.ca {{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Tom 1997 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers English men's footballers English people of Irish descent Footballers from Kingston upon Thames Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Irish expatriate sportspeople in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Brentford F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Cavalry FC players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Canadian Premier League players English expatriates in Canada Irish expatriates in Canada Calgary Foothills FC players