Tom Sang

Thomas Roy Sang (born 29 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cardiff City.

Tom Sang
Personal information
Full name Thomas Roy Sang[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 28
Youth career
Bolton Wanderers
2015–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019 → AFC Fylde (loan) 0 (0)
2019– Cardiff City 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2020

Early life

Sang was born in Liverpool, England. His father, Neil Sang, is a former professional footballer and agent.[2]

Club career

Sang began his career with Bolton Wanderers before signing for Manchester United in 2015 after a successful trial.[2] In January 2019, Sang joined AFC Fylde on loan for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.[3] He was released by Manchester United in 2019, subsequently signing for Cardiff City after a trial period.[4] He made his professional debut in a penalty shootout defeat to Reading in the FA Cup on 4 February 2020.[5]

On 22 September 2020, Sang joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2021.[6] He made his first Football League appearance for Cheltenham in a 2–0 home win over Crawley Town on 10 October 2020.[7] He made 14 appearances in all competitions for Cheltenham before returning to Cardiff in January 2021.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2018–19[9] Premier League 0000000000
AFC Fylde (loan) 2018–19[10] National League 0000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
Cardiff City 2019–20[11] Championship 001000—10
2020–21[12] Championship 000010—10
Total 001010—20
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2020–21[12] League Two 10010—3[lower-alpha 2]0140
Career total 100201040170
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 17. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. Bray, Joe (22 October 2018). "Who is Tom Sang? Manchester United youngster trains with first-team ahead of Juventus game". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. "Tom Sang Joins from Manchester United". AFC Fylde. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. Williams, Glen (8 October 2019). "The next Cardiff City academy stars to look out for as ex-Man Utd starlet impresses and classy teen shows his potential". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. "Cardiff City 3–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "Tom Sang: Cheltenham Town bring in versatile Cardiff City player on loan". BBC Sport. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. "Cheltenham 2-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. Palmer, Jon (4 January 2021). "Cardiff City's former Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Tom Sang leaves Cheltenham Town after loan spell". gloucestershirelive.co.uk. Reach PLC. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. "Games played by Tom Sang in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  10. "T. Sang: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. "Games played by Tom Sang in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. "Games played by Tom Sang in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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