Dylan Tombides
 Tombides warming-up for West Ham United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dylan James Tombides[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Ham United | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Australia U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014– | Australia U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dylan James Tombides (born 8 March 1994) is an Australian footballer of Greek descent who plays as a striker for West Ham United.
Club career
Tombides played youth team football in Australia and Hong Kong before joining West Ham aged 15.[2] Playing for West Ham in their reserve team he was an unused substitute in the Premier League game on 22 May 2011 against Sunderland.[2] In 2011 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer which had been discovered after a random drugs test taken shortly after Tombides had played for Australia U-17 team in a 4-0 defeat against Uzbekistan in the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico.[3] In June 2012, after treatment, he was told he was back to full health and returned to training.[4][5] On 25 September 2012 he made his professional debut for West Ham in a 4–1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic in the League Cup coming on as an 84th minute substitute for Gary O'Neil.[6][7]
Club statistics
- As of 03 January 2014.
| League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2012–13 | West Ham United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. 26 September 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dylan Tombides". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ Ashton, Neil (30 May 2012). "I just said: Dad, could this kill me? Hammers kid Dylan relives his 10-month hell fighting cancer". www.dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ex-HK soccer starlet defeats cancer". www.scmp.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Dylan Tombides opens up on cancer battle". www.heraldsun.com.au. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "WA's Tombides makes West Ham debut a year after cancer diagnosis". Au.news.yahoo.com. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "West Ham 1-4 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
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