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Jonathan Tomkinson

Jonathan Robert Tomkinson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.

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Jonathan Tomkinson
Tomkinson in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Robert Tomkinson1
Date of birth (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002
Place of birth Plano, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)2
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cheltenham Town
Number 27
Youth career
FC Dallas
Solar SC
2019–2022 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Norwich City 1 (0)
2023 → Stevenage (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024 → Bradford City (loan) 23 (0)
2025 → Ross County (loan) 13 (0)
2025– Cheltenham Town 35 (1)
International career‡
2019 United States U17
2023–2024 United States U23 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:52, May 9, 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:20, June 11, 2024 (UTC)

Jonathan Robert Tomkinson (born April 11, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a central defender for EFL League Two club Cheltenham Town.3

Career

Norwich City

Tomkinson is a former United States youth international.4 He was formerly a midfielder and even spent a season on the wing playing for the FC Dallas Academy team before moving back in an emergency when a shortage of center-backs arose.5 It was during the 2019–20 season that Tomkinson began playing for Norwich City Under-18s. He signed a professional contract for Norwich City in January 2022.6

Tomkinson made his professional debut on August 9, 2022, in Norwich's EFL Cup first round match at home to Birmingham City. He conceded an own goal as the match ended 2–2, with Norwich winning following a penalty shoot-out.7

On January 13, 2023, Tomkinson joined League Two side Stevenage on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.8

He signed for Bradford City on loan in September 2023.9

On January 16, 2025, Tomkinson joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on loan until the end of the season.10 On April 28, Norwich announced that Tomkinson would be released after the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.11

Cheltenham Town

On October 10, 2025, Tomkinson joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on a deal until the end of the season.12

International career

Having previously represented the United States at under-17 level, Tomkinson was called up to the United States under-23 national team on October 8, 2023, ahead of friendlies against Mexico and Japan.13

Career statistics

As of match played May 2, 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupa League cupb Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City U21 2020–2114 — — — 4c 0 4 0
Norwich City 2022–2315 Championship 1 0 — 2 0 — 3 0
2023–2416 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–2517 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Stevenage (loan) 2022–2315 League Two 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
Bradford City (loan) 2023–2416 League Two 23 0 0 0 0 0 5c 0 28 0
Ross County (loan) 2024–2517 Scottish Premiership 13 0 — — — 13 0
Cheltenham Town 2025–2618 League Two 35 1 3 0 — 0 0 38 1
Career total 79 1 4 0 2 0 9 0 94 1
  1. Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References

References

  1. "Updated squad lists for 2021/22 Premier League". Premier League. February 3, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. "Jonathan Tomkinson". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  3. "J.Tomkinson- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. "Jonathan Tomkinson makes Norwich City debut in EFL Cup". sbisoccer.com.
  5. "Tomkinson continues to improve after moving to Norwich City". American Soccer Now.
  6. "Jonathan Tomkinson signs new contract at Norwich City". Canaries.co.uk.
  7. "NORWICH VS. BIRMINGHAM 2–2". UK.soccerway.com.
  8. "Jonathan Tomkinson joins Stevenage on loan". Stevenage FC. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. "City finally get their man as Tomkinson signs on loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. September 6, 2023.
  10. "County add Norwich defender Tomkinson on loan". BBC Sport. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  11. Southwell, Connor (April 28, 2025). "City announce released list as three players to depart". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  12. "Robins sign defender Jonathan Tomkinson". www.ctfc.com. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  13. "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  14. "Games played by Jonathan Tomkinson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  15. "Games played by Jonathan Tomkinson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  16. "Games played by Jonathan Tomkinson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  17. "Games played by Jonathan Tomkinson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  18. "Games played by Jonathan Tomkinson in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved October 10, 2025.