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Tony Springett
Personal information
Full name Tony Gary Springett[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Norwich City
Number 28
Youth career
2014–2022 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Norwich City 13 (0)
2023Derby County (loan) 10 (0)
2024Northampton Town (loan) 13 (1)
International career
2019 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2023–2024 Republic of Ireland U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:21, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Tony Gary Springett (born 22 September 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Norwich City.

Club career

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Springett joined Norwich City at the age of 12.[2] On 8 May 2022, Springett made his debut for Norwich, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 Premier League loss against West Ham United.[3]

In January 2023 he moved on loan to Derby County for the remainder of the season.[4] He made 11 appearances for The Rams, with an ankle injury in March 2023 ending his season early.[5]

On 15 January 2024, Springett returned to League One when he joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.[6]

International career

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Born in London,[7] Springett was called up for the Republic of Ireland's under-18 squad for a four team tournament in Sweden in September 2019.[8] On 31 August 2023, Springett received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification fixtures against Turkey U21 and San Marino U21.[9] On 8 September 2023, he made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut, in a 3–2 win over Turkey U21 at Turners Cross, assisting Aidomo Emakhu's 96th minute winner.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 April 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
Norwich City U21 2020–21[11] 2[a] 0 2 0
Norwich City 2021–22[12] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2022–23[13] Championship 1 0 1 0 2 0
2023–24[14] Championship 9 0 0 0 3 0 12 0
Total 13 0 0 0 4 0 17 0
Derby County (loan) 2022–23[13] League One 10 0 1 0 11 0
Northampton Town (loan) 2023–24[14] League One 13 1 13 1
Career total 36 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 43 1
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Tony Springett signs new contract at Norwich City". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Norwich City 0–4 West Ham United". BBC Sport. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Derby sign Norwich's Springett for rest of season". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Norwich City loanee dealt injury blow as Derby County boss has League One play-off hopes". Norfolk Live.
  6. ^ "NORTHAMPTON TOWN SIGN NORWICH CITY ATTACKER TONY SPRINGETT ON LOAN". www.ntfc.co.uk. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Who are the contenders to be Norwich City's next FA Youth Cup star?". Pink Un. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Ireland U18: Reid names squad for Sweden tournament". Football Association of Ireland. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Crawford names U21 squad for EURO qualifiers in Cork | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  10. ^ https://www.the42.ie/brighton-teenager-stars-as-96th-minute-goal-sees-ireland-beat-turkey-6164026-Sep2023/ [bare URL]
  11. ^ "Games played by Tony Springett in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Games played by Tony Springett in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Tony Springett in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Tony Springett in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.