Tom Beadling

Sunderland

On 26 April 2013, Beadling made his Sunderland U21 debut, starting the whole game, against Fulham U21, which he scored an own goal, in a 2–2 draw. On 14 November 2014, Beadling signed his first professional contract on a three-year contract. He was called up to the first team and appeared as an unused substitute bench, in a 1–0 win against Leeds United in the third round of the FA Cup on 4 January 2015. Beadling then scored three consecutive goals for club's Under-23s between 9 March 2015 and 6 April 2015. He captained the club's Under-23s and featured in the first team for their tour of North America in 2015. However, his progressed with ankle injury that saw him sidelined for four months. Beadling scored on his return from injury, in a 2–0 win against Norwich City U21. Weeks after returning from injury, he was called up to the first team once again and appeared as an unused substitute bench twice in the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 season, Beadling appeared two times in the EFL Trophy, including scoring against Wolverhampton Wanderers. In the 2017–18 season, he appeared three times in the EFL Trophy. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Beadling's contract with Sunderland ended.

Loan spells from Sunderland

On 31 January 2017, Beadling moved to League One side Bury on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. He appeared two times for the Shakers and returned to his parent club. Sunderland's U23 coach Elliott Dickman felt that Beadling and…

In 2009, Beadling was selected as part of an Australian under-13 national representative side. In 2013, he was selected for an Australia under-20 camp in London.

As of 7 May 2023

Born in Barrow, England, Beadling was raised in Ashbrooke and attended St Aidan's Catholic Academy. Beadling joined Sunderland as an eight-year old and remained linked with the club throughout his youth. In 2008, he moved to Australia when his father was offered a job in the Royal Australian Navy. As a teenager Beadling spent time in Western Australia where he played with the National Training Centre. In mid-2009 he represented Australia at the Under-13 Festival of Football tournament in Malaysia. A family move back to England the following year saw Beadling re-enter the Sunderland academy.