Tommy Daniel John Conway (born 6 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Scotland national team.

Tommy Conway
Personal information
Full name Tommy Daniel John Conway[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Taunton, England[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Middlesbrough
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2020 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2024 Bristol City 82 (20)
2019–2020Yate Town (loan) 12 (2)
2020–2021Bath City (loan) 11 (4)
2024– Middlesbrough 10 (5)
International career
2022–2024 Scotland U21 7 (3)
2024– Scotland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:58, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Bristol City

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Conway joined the youth academy of Bristol City at the age of 7. He began his senior career on loan with Yate Town in 2019–20, before joining Bath City on loan in October 2020.[3] Aged 19, he made his professional debut with Bristol City in a 3–1 Championship loss away to Coventry City on 5 April 2021.[4] He scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 away loss to Millwall on 1 May 2021.[5]

Conway broke into the first-team at the start of the 2022–23 season, and was rewarded with the EFL Young Player of the Month award for August 2022.[6] He ended the season with 12 goals in all competitions.[7]

Conway scored an equalising goal in a 2023–24 FA Cup third round match against West Ham United at London Stadium, then scored the only goal of the replay at Ashton Gate.[8] He again ended the season with 12 goals to his name.[7] He was also given the club's Young Player of the Year award.[9]

Middlesbrough

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On 16 August 2024, Conway joined Middlesbrough for £4.5 million.[10]

International career

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Conway was born in Taunton, England. He qualifies to play for Scotland through his paternal grandfather, who was born in Stirling.[11][12][13][14]

He was first selected for the Scotland under-21 squad in September 2022.[15] He scored his first international goal on 18 June 2023, in a 1–1 friendly home draw against Norway.[16]

On 4 June 2024, Conway received his first call-up to the Scotland senior national team, being included in the provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2024 by manager Steve Clarke, following withdrawals by Lyndon Dykes and Ben Doak due to injury.[17][18] He made his full international debut three days later, coming on for Lawrence Shankland in the 63rd minute of a 2–2 friendly draw against Finland.[19][20] He was included in the final squad for the aforementioned tournament in Germany,[21] but did not make an appearance as Scotland were eliminated at the group stage.

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2019–20[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[23] Championship 5 1 0 0 5 1
2021–22[24] Championship 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
2022–23[25] Championship 34 9 1 0 3 3 38 12
2023–24[26] Championship 39 10 4 2 0 0 43 12
Total 82 20 6 2 4 3 0 0 92 25
Yate Town (loan) 2019–20[27] SL Premier Division South 12 2 12 2
Bath City (loan) 2020–21[28] National League South 11 4 2 2 3[a] 3 16 9
Middlesbrough 2024–25[29] Championship 10 5 0 0 1 0 11 5
Career total 115 31 8 4 5 3 3 3 131 41
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2020/21" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Piercy, James (21 July 2022). "Conway outlines short and long-term ambitions after signing new City contract". BristolLive.
  3. ^ "Meet the players - Tommy Conway". 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Coventry City vs. Bristol City - 5 April 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Millwall 4-1 Bristol City". BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Tommy Conway: August's Young Player of the Month on creative celebrations, generational gaps, and derby day". www.efl.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Tommy Conway" soccerbase.com
  8. ^ Fisher, Ben (16 January 2024). "Bristol City's Tommy Conway stuns West Ham as Saïd Benrahma sees red". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ^ "23/24 Award winners announced", bcfc.co.uk, 29 April 2024
  10. ^ Morgan, Ryan (16 August 2024). "Tommy Conway makes move to Middlesbrough". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Tommy Conway reveals Scotland Euro 2024 plan as U21 ace vows to be in Germany one way or another" Fraser Wilson, dailyrecord.co.uk 2024 03 20
  12. ^ "Tommy Conway wants to move fast for Scotland as he takes his time over Bristol City future" James Piercey, bristolpost.co.uk 2024 03 20
  13. ^ "Tommy Conway eyes Scotland Euro 2024 place as Bristol City star sends Steve Clarke message after FA Cup heroics" Matthew Elder, 17 January 2024, scotsman.com
  14. ^ "Tommy Conway dreams big as Bristol City star reveals Manning's influence and drops Zouma zinger" James Piercy, 18 January 2024, BristolLive on MSN
  15. ^ "Scot Gemmill names squad for Northern Ireland double header". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  16. ^ Tommy Conway profile on scottishfa.co.uk
  17. ^ Hanratty, Robbie (4 June 2024). "Ben Doak withdraws from Scotland squad as Tommy Conway handed Euro 2024 opportunity". The National. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Tommy Conway called up by Scotland as Ben Doak drops out". BBC Sport. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  19. ^ Lindsay, Matthew (7 June 2024). "Five things we learned as Scotland were held to a draw in last Euro 2024 warm-up game". The National. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  20. ^ Conroy, Alison (7 June 2024). "Scotland 2-2 Finland: Steve Clarke's side frustrated in final Euro 2024 warm-up match". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Gordon & Souttar cut from Scotland's Euro 2024 squad". BBC Sport. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Tommy Conway in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Tommy Conway in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Tommy Conway in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by Tommy Conway in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Games played by Tommy Conway in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Tommy Conway Profile". aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  28. ^ Tommy Conway at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Tommy Conway in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  30. ^ "23/24 Award winners announced". Bristol City FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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