Tom Cleverley

Thomas William Cleverley (born 12 August 1989) is an English football coach and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He is currently head coach of EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.^[4]

Tom Cleverley

Cleverley playing for Everton in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Cleverley[1]
Date of birth	(1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Plymouth Argyle .F.C (head coach)
Youth career
1998–2000	Bradford City
2000–2008	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	Manchester United	55	(3)
2009	→ Leicester City (loan)	15	(2)
2009–2010	→ Watford (loan)	33	(11)
2010–2011	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	25	(4)
2014–2015	→ Aston Villa (loan)	31	(3)
2015–2017	Everton	32	(2)
2017	→ Watford (loan)	17	(0)
2017–2023	Watford	137	(8)
Total		328	(33)
International career
2009	England U20	1	(2)
2009–2011	England U21	16	(0)
2012	Great Britain Olympic	5	(0)
2012–2013	England	13	(0)
Managerial career
2024–2025	Watford
2025-	Plymouth Argyle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2008–09[5]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2009–10[6]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2010–11[7]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2011–12[8]	Premier League	10	0	0	0	1	0	4[a]	0	15	0
	2012–13[9]	Premier League	22	2	4	1	1	1	5[b]	0	32	4
	2013–14[10]	Premier League	22	1	1	0	3	0	5[c]	0	31	1
	2014–15[11]	Premier League	1	0	—		0	0	—		1	0
	Total		55	3	5	1	5	1	14	0	79	5
Leicester City (loan)	2008–09[5]	League One	15	2	—		—		—		15	2
Watford (loan)	2009–10[6]	Championship	33	11	1	0	1	0	—		35	11
Wigan Athletic (loan)	2010–11[7]	Premier League	25	4	—		—		—		25	4
Aston Villa (loan)	2014–15[11]	Premier League	31	3	6	0	—		—		37	3
Everton	2015–16[12]	Premier League	22	2	4	0	4	0	—		30	2
	2016–17[13]	Premier League	10	0	0	0	2	0	—		12	0
	Total		32	2	4	0	6	0	—		42	2
Watford (loan)	2016–17[13]	Premier League	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Watford	2017–18[14]	Premier League	23	1	1	0	1	0	—		25	1
	2018–19[15]	Premier League	13	1	4	0	0	0	—		17	1
	2019–20[16]	Premier League	18	1	0	0	1	0	—		19	1
	2020–21[17]	Championship	34	4	0	0	0	0	—		34	4
	2021–22[18]	Premier League	28	0	1	0	1	0	—		30	0
	2022–23[19]	Championship	4	1	0	0	0	0	—		4	1
	Total		137	8	6	0	3	0	—		146	8
Career total			328	33	22	1	15	1	14	0	379	35

1. One appearance in FA Community Shield, three in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. One appearance in FA Community Shield, four in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[20]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England
	2012	6	0
	2013	7	0
Total		13	0

Managerial statistics

As of 20 April 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Watford	9 March 2024	Present	7	1	5	1	014.29	[21]
Total			7	1	5	1	014.29	—

Honours

Leicester City

• Football League One: 2008–09^[22]

Manchester United

• Premier League: 2012–13^[23]
• FA Community Shield: 2011,^[24] 2013^[25]

Aston Villa

• FA Cup runner-up: 2014–15^[26]

Watford

• FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19^[27]

Individual

• Watford Player of the Season: 2009–10^[28]