Tom Cannon (footballer)

Thomas Christopher Cannon (born 28 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Leicester City. Born in England, he is a youth international for the Republic of Ireland.

Tom Cannon
Personal information
Full name Thomas Christopher Cannon[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002
Place of birth Aintree, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2022 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Everton 3 (0)
2023 → Preston North End (loan) 20 (8)
2023– Leicester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (1)
2022 Republic of Ireland U20 1 (0)
2023– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:13, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Cannon is a youth product of Everton, having signed with the club at the age of 10. He signed his first professional contract in March 2021, penning a two year contract until June 2023.[2] He signed a contract extension in August 2022 which would take him to June 2025/[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Everton as a late substitute in a 4–1 EFL Cup loss to AFC Bournemouth on 8th November 2022.[4] Cannon went on to make his Premier League debut as a 74th minute substitute in Everton's 3-0 away loss to Bournemouth on 12th November 2022.[5]

On 10 January 2023, Cannon joined Championship club Preston North End on loan until the end of the season. Cannon made his EFL Championship debut on 14 January 2023, in an 4-0 loss against Norwich City. [6] Cannon scored his first goal against Wigan Athletic on the 25 February.

On 1 September 2023, Cannon joined Championship club Leicester City on a five-year contract.[7]

International career

Cannon received his first call up for the Republic of Ireland Under 19s squad in October 2019 and played in three Under 19 European Championship qualifier matches against Switzerland,[8] Gibraltar[9] and Denmark,[10] scoring his first international goal against Gibraltar.

Cannon was next called up to an Under 20s squad in March 2022 and played in a friendly match against an Ireland Amateurs side.[11]

His first call up for the Republic of Ireland U21 team came in March 2023, for a friendly against Iceland U21.[12]

In May 2023, Cannon was called into a training camp by senior manager Stephen Kenny.[13]

The FA have approached Tom to try and convince him to play for England internationally rather than the Republic of Ireland.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U23 2021–22 — ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Everton U21 2022–23 ———5[lower-alpha 1]555
Everton 2022–23 Premier League 200010—30
2023–24 Premier League 100000—10
Club total 3000100030
Preston North End (loan) 2022–23 Championship 2081000—218
Leicester City 2023–24 Championship 000000—00
Career total 2381010753113
  1. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. "Striker Pens First Professional Everton Contract". Everton. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. "U21s Striker Cannon Signs New Everton Deal". Everton. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. Thomas, Joe; Beesley, Chris; Newbould, Kyle (8 November 2022). "Bournemouth v Everton - score, Gray, Lowe, Stanislas goals, commentary". Liverpool Echo.
  5. Cooney, Gavin (12 November 2022). "Teenage Irish striker makes Premier League debut for Everton in Bournemouth defeat". The 42.
  6. "Everton Striker Tom Cannon Joins PNE On Loan". www.pnefc.net. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. "Tom Cannon Makes Permanent Leicester City Move". Leicester City F.C. 1 September 2023.
  8. "Mohan's side fall to defeat against Switzerland". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  9. "Ireland hit 13 goals in qualifiers". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. "Ireland U19 fall to 2-0 defeat against Denmark". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. "Ireland U20s 0-1 Ireland Amateurs". FA Ireland. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  12. "Ireland U21s squad named for Iceland game in Cork | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  13. "Kenny names 22-man squad for Bristol Training Camp | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  14. McDonnell, Daniel (11 June 2023). "Stephen Kenny confirms England approach for Tom Cannon: 'He needed a bit of time to reflect'". Independent.ie. Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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