Tom Lockyer

Bristol Rovers

Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff. Lockyer started his career at Radyr Rangers. He joined Cardiff City as a youth aged 11, but was released aged 16, as Cardiff deemed him to be too small to play his preferred position of centre back. Lockyer then signed a scholarship for Bristol Rovers in 2011 and went on to make his debut on 12 January 2013, replacing Ellis Harrison, 85 minutes into a 3–0 win over Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium. He made his home debut two months later on 12 March 2013, replacing Oliver Norburn in the 74th minute in a 2–0 win over Port Vale. He signed his first professional contract in May 2013, after making his previous appearances whilst still a youth team player. Lockyer scored his first league goal in a 1–0 win for Bristol Rovers over Northampton Town on 31 August 2013. On 17 March 2014, Lockyer signed a new two-year contract extension with Rovers. After Rovers were relegated out of League Two in the 2013–14 season, Lockyer became a very important part of a very successful season after seeing the club get promoted first time of asking. In that season he managed to score one goal vs Grimsby Town. As Rovers returned to League Two, he was a first-team regular and was rewarded by being named the Football League Young Player of the Month for December 2015 after consistent good performances. He made his 200th appearance for Rovers on 19 August 2017, in a 3–2 victory over Bury, in which he scored the opener. He departed Bristol…

In October 2015, Lockyer made his Wales under-21 debut in a 0–0 draw against Denmark. Lockyer was called up to the Welsh senior team in June 2017, remaining an unused substitute during a 1–1 draw with Serbia. He received his second call-up for the senior squad on 25 August 2017, for the upcoming qualifiers against Austria and Moldova. He made his debut for the senior team on 14 November 2017 as a half-time substitute during a 1–1 draw with Panama. In May 2021 he was selected for the Wales squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. On 9 November 2022, more than a year since he last played for his country, Lockyer was called up to the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 21 November 2023, Lockyer played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Turkey, his first competitive game for his country in over three years.

Club

As of 12 July 2026

International

As of match played 21 November 2023

Bristol Rovers

Football League Two third-place promotion: 2015–16 Conference Premier play-offs: 2015 Luton Town

EFL Championship play-offs: 2023 Individual

Football League Young Player of the Month: December 2015 EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2022–23 PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 Championship Luton Town Player of the Season: 2022–23