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Tom Cairney
Cairney playing for Hull City
Personal information
Full name Thomas Cairney[1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 14
Youth career
1998–2007 Leeds United
2007–2009 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Hull City 51 (2)
International career‡
2009 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2010– Scotland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:19, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2010

Thomas "Tom" Cairney (born 20 January 1991) is a footballer who plays for Hull City as a midfielder. Born in England, he has played for Scotland at under-19 and under-21 level.

Club career

Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Cairney was released from the Leeds United youth system at the age of 16 after being told he was too small. He had been with the club since the age of seven.[3] Hull City gave Cairney a chance when they signed him to a youth contract in 2007.[3] Cairney was named as Hull's Young Player of the Year for the 2008–09 season.[4] He played for Hull against Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the pre-season Asia Trophy in Beijing on 31 July 2009. His made his first team debut against Southend United in the League Cup on 25 August 2009, when he opened the scoring as Hull won 3–1.[5][6] He went on to make his Premier League debut on 30 January 2010 in a 2–2 draw against fellow relegation candidates Wolverhampton Wanderers.[7] He scored his first league goal for Hull in a 5–1 defeat against Everton on 7 March.[8]

Cairney along with Mark Cullen signed a new 3-and-a-half year contract with the club on 31 March 2009, committing himself until 2012.

Though much was expected of Cairney following Hull's relegation he only made 23 league appearances during the 2010–11 season, scoring one goal, with Nigel Pearson opting for work-rate and strength rather than technical ability.

Cairney lives in Kellington, near Selby.[9]

International career

He has a Scottish father and an English mother, meaning he is eligible to play for Scotland and England at international level. He has represented the Scotland national under-19 team.[10] Despite having played for Scotland at youth level, Cairney is still eligible to play for the England national team, and his Hull City captain George Boateng described him as being potentially a "huge asset to the national team of England".[11] However, Cairney committed himself to Scotland and made his debut for the Scotland under 21 side against Sweden on 11 August.

References

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9781845966010.
  2. ^ "Tom Cairney". TEAMtalk. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  3. ^ a b "Sports Talk". 2010-02-10. BBC. BBC Radio Humberside. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help); Unknown parameter |city= ignored (|location= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "City Record Friendly Victory". Hull City A.F.C. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  5. ^ "Tonight's Teams". Hull City A.F.C. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  6. ^ "Hull 3 – 1 Southend". BBC Sport. BBC. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  7. ^ Brett, Oliver (2010-01-30). "Hull 2 – 2 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  8. ^ Reekie, Harry (2010-03-07). "Everton 5 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  9. ^ "Tiger Tom tries to stave off cup humiliation". Goole – Howden Courier. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Tom Cairney – U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  11. ^ "Boateng criticises Brown but admits players also failed". BBC Sport. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

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