Tom Hadler (born 30 July 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ramsgate.
 Hadler with Maidstone United. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Canterbury, England | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1][2][3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ramsgate | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Gillingham | ||
| 2012–2015 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Folkestone Invicta (loan) | ||
| 2015 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan)[4] | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Gloucester City (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Eastbourne Borough | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ebbsfleet United | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Maidstone United | 37 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ramsgate | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 4 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life edit
Born in Canterbury,[2] Hadler attended the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in the city.[1]
Career edit
Gillingham edit
Hadler joined the Gillingham youth set up before leaving at the age of 15 "to concentrate on his studies". He re-joined the club on a part-time basis during the 2012–13 season, and turned professional in 2015.[1][2] He spent loan spells at non-league clubs Folkestone Invicta, Tonbridge Angels, Grays Athletic and Gloucester City,[1][5][6][7][8] He became the club's second-choice goalkeeper in February 2018,[9] before making his senior debut for Gillingham on 21 April 2018 in a 3–0 home defeat in the league against Blackpool.[10][11] Despite the result, he was praised by manager Steve Lovell.[12]
He was released by Gillingham at the end of the 2018–19 season,[13] having made only three further appearances for the side, all in the EFL Trophy.[14]
Eastbourne Borough edit
On 25 June 2019, Hadler signed for Eastbourne Borough who play in the National League South.[15][16] He made his debut for the side on the opening day of the 2019–20 season in a 1–0 away loss to Billericay Town.[17]
Ebsfleet United edit
On 16 July 2020 he signed for National League South side Ebbsfleet United.[18]
Maidstone United edit
In June 2021, Hadler joined Maidstone United of the National League South,[19] winning the league title that year.[20] Following their relegation at the end of the 2022–23 season, he was released by the club.[21]
Ramsgate edit
On 16 May 2023, Hadler was announced to have agreed to sign for Isthmian League South East Division club Ramsgate.[22]
Honours edit
Maidstone United
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Profile". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Tom Hadler at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "WATCH: Tomas Holy and Tom Hadler - Gillingham's two giants". Sky Sports. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Tonbridge Angels – Appearances – Thomas Hadler – 2014-2015". Football Web Pages. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Invicta Keeper Selected for England". Pitchero. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hadler Rejoins Angels". Tombridge Angels F.C. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Tom Hadler joins the club on loan". Grays Athletic F.C. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com.
- ^ Luke Caldwell (8 February 2018). "Gillingham goalkeeper Tom Hadler is now understudy to no.1 Tomas Holy". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Hadler in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Luke Caldwell (26 April 2018). "Gillingham goalkeeper Tom Hadler looking beyond the scoreline after losing debut against Blackpool". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Luke Caldwell (24 April 2018). "Gillingham goalkeeper Tom Hadler has bright future, says boss Steve Lovell". Kent Online. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Tom Eaves and Tomas Holy offered new contracts by Gillingham". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Tom Hadler in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Sports Find a Keeper in Hadler". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Released keeper finds new club". 25 June 2019.
- ^ "LATE DRAMA CRUEL ON SPORTS". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Fleet welcome new handler in Hadler". 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Hak hands deal to Hadler". www.maidstoneunited.co.uk. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ a b Tucker, Craig (30 April 2022). "Report: Maidstone win National League South title". Kent Online. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Player update". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ @RamsgateFC (16 May 2023). "Very excited to announce our new No.1 for the coming season 🧤🔴⚪️🐏" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 May 2023 – via Twitter.
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