Thomas Isherwood
 Isherwood in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Mattias Poppler Isherwood[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1998 | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fruängens IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Brommapojkarna | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bayern Munich II | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Bradford City | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Östersund | 44 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Darmstadt 98 | 52 | (0) |
| 2024– | AIK | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 16 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020 | |||
Thomas Mattias Poppler Isherwood (born 28 January 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AIK.
Isherwood has played in Sweden, Germany and England for Brommapojkarna, Bayern Munich, Bradford City and Östersund. He is also a former Sweden youth international.
Early and personal life
Isherwood's father is English and his mother is Swedish.[3]
Club career
Isherwood began his youth career with Fruängens IFm[4] and his senior career with Brommapojkarna, making one appearance in the Swedish Cup in 2014.[5] He moved to Germany to play for Bayern Munich in July 2015,[6] and made senior appearances in the Regionalliga with Bayern's second team.[2]
In 2015 he was linked with English club Manchester City.[3] In April 2018 he was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Celtic,[7] and he also trialled with Scottish club Rangers at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
In June 2018 he signed a two-year contract with English Bradford City.[3][8] He said the club's youth player development appealed to him.[9] In January 2019 he was linked with a transfer away from the club, back to Sweden.[10] He later left the club by mutual consent.[11] Later that month he signed for Swedish club Östersund.[12]
In January 2021, he signed for 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98 for an undisclosed fee on a contract until 2024.[13] On 12 May 2024, the club announced that Isherwood would be one of several players who would leave the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]
On 26 August 2024, Isherwood signed a contract with AIK until 30 June 2025.[15]
International career
Isherwood represented Sweden at youth international levels from under-17 to under-21.[16] He is also eligible to represent England.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 18 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Bradford City | 2018–19 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Östersunds FK | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Total | 44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 117 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ a b Thomas Isherwood at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Thomas Isherwood at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Mike Crowther (12 June 2018). "Bantams sign Thomas Isherwood from Bayern Munich". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Fotbolltransfers profile
- ^ "Club profile: Thomas Poppler Isherwood" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ ""Det jag lyckats med kan man inte köpa..."" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ David Gunn (22 April 2018). "Celtic linked with 20-year-old Bayern Munich defender". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Thomas Isherwood: Bradford City sign Bayern Munich II defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ Mike Crowther (13 June 2018). "Bantams vision a big influence for Isherwood". Telegraph & Argus. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Simon Parker (23 January 2019). "Bradford City: Isherwood on way as club pursue new defender". Telegraph & Argus. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "BANTAMS SNAP UP WOODS". Bradford City A.F.C. 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Daniel Sörensen (25 January 2019). "Östersund dubbelvärvar: "Gick på magkänslan"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Darmstadt sichert sich die Dienste von Isherwood". kicker (in German). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Before kick-off SV 98 says goodbye to 15 players". SV Darmstadt. 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Isherwood till AIK Fotboll" [Thomas Isherwood to AIK Football] (in Swedish). AIK. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Poppler Isherwood — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.