Harry Toffolo

Harry Toffolo

Toffolo playing for England U20 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Harry Stefano Toffolo[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995[1]
Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2014 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Norwich City 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Swindon Town (loan) 28 (1)
2015–2016 → Rotherham United (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Peterborough United (loan) 7 (0)
2016– → Scunthorpe United (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2013 England U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 England U20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:40, 4 May 2016 (UTC).


Harry Stefano Toffolo (born 19 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scunthorpe United on loan from Championship club Norwich City.

Career

Norwich City

Early career

Toffolo was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.[1] He joined Norwich City Academy from Stevenage Borough in 2008 at the age of 12, making his first U18 team appearance at the age of 15 and his first Reserve team game at 16. Toffolo was a key player at centre-half in the 2013 FA Youth Cup, scoring both goals in the 2–1 home win against Millwall in the fourth round. Norwich beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate in the final.[3] He was a regular in the U21 Premier Academy League throughout the Youth Cup Winning season 2013 and in 2014, prior to being sent out on loan to Swindon Town after being spotted by the club in a televised Premier Academy League game against Tottenham Hotspur U21s on 14 October 2014.

2014–15

He was an unused substitute in the League Cup for Norwich City against Crawley Town in the Second round on 26 August 2014[4] and Shrewsbury Town in the Third round on 23 September.[5]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 20 October 2014, Toffolo joined Swindon Town on loan[6] and made his debut as a substitute for Swindon Town in the 2–2 draw at home to Colchester United[7] and his first start in the 1–0 win at Home to Preston North End on 4 November 2014.[8] He scored his first league goal in a 3–0 win at home against Notts County on 7 March 2015[9] and has provided regular assists.

Toffolo established himself as a fans favourite at Swindon and this resulted in the Swindon Town Supporters Trust deciding to fund his loan in January 2015.[10] He also hit the headlines for his engagement with the local community in Swindon[11][12] and has been involved in a number of charitable events and school visits over and above the usual club player appearance commitments.[13] He is also an Ambassador for Dementia UK (his grandfather having suffered from the condition).

2015–16

On 25 August 2015, he made his first-team debut for Norwich, playing the full 90 minutes, in the League Cup second round 2–1 victory away to Rotherham United, aged 20 years and 6 days.

Rotherham United (loan)

On 19 October 2015, he joined Championship side Rotherham United on a one-month loan.[14] He made his Championship debut the next day on 20 October 2015 in a home game against Reading which finished 1–1.[15] On 23 November 2015, his loan was extended to January 2016.[16]

Peterborough United (loan)

On 21 January 2016, Toffolo joined League One side Peterborough United on loan until the end of the season.[17]

International career

Toffolo has represented England at U18, U19 and U20 level, he also has eligibility for Italy through his father's family,[18] that is still predominantly living there. He made his debut starting for England U18s in a friendly against Belgium on 15 March 2013 at the age of 17 years, 6 months and 14 days.[19] On 5 September 2013, he made his debut for the England U19s in a friendly against Estonia. He then went on to play in a UEFA Qualifying Tournament in Slovenia, playing in the matches against Slovenia and Switzerland. England finished as group winners.[20] His U20 debut was in a friendly against the United States on 29 March 2015, at Home Park, which England won 2–1.[21][22]

Harry was selected as part of the 23 man squad to play in the Mercedes Benz Cup Tournament in October 2015.[23] He played the full 90 minutes of the 3–1 victory against the Netherlands[24] and came off the bench on 63 minutes and assisted the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Turkey.[25] He again played the full 90 minutes in the final game, a 1–0 defeat against the hosts, Germany.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City 2014–15[27] Championship 00—000000
2015–16[28] Premier League 000010—10
Total 0000100010
Swindon Town (loan) 2014–15[27] League One 28110—1[lower-alpha 1]0301
Rotherham United (loan) 2015–16[28] Championship 70———70
Peterborough United (loan) 2015–16[28] League One 70———70
Career total 421101010451
  1. ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Norwich City

Personal life

In August 2016, his girlfriend Annie Bell gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy named Luca Stefano.[29][30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Harry Toffolo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: Harry Toffolo". Premier League. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Norwich clinch Youth Cup title". The Football Association. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Norwich City 3–1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Swindon Town have signed defender Harry Toffolo on a month's loan from Norwich City". BBC Sport. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Swindon Town 2–2 Colchester United". BBC Sport. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Swindon Town 1–0 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Swindon Town 3–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Swindon Town Supporters' Trust fund Harry Toffolo loan spell". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Norwich City player Harry Toffolo rejects FIFA and Football Manager to take up charity work". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "When Harry Met Sammy". Learn about Swindon Town. Swindon Town Supporters Trust. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "PH 24 Hour Challenge". Twitter. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Millers secure Toffolo loan". Rotherham United F.C. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Match Report". Rotherham United F.C. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Harry Toffolo: Norwich City defender extends Rotherham loan". BBC Sport. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Posh Swoop For A Canary". Peterborough United F.C. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  18. ↑ Toffolo, Harry. "Harry Toffolo (@harry_toff) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "England U18 call-up for Harry Toffolo". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "England call-up for Norwich City's Harry Toffolo". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Harry Toffolo thrilled to be back in England action". The Football Association. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Harry Toffolo". The Football Association. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  23. ↑ "England U20s squad named for Mercedes Cup in Germany". The Football Association. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "England U20s make winning start over Holland in Germany". The Football Association. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "England Under-20s leave it late to beat Turkey in Ulm". The Football Association. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "England miss out on silverware after Germany edge decider". The Football Association. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Harry Toffolo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  28. 1 2 3 "Games played by Harry Toffolo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  29. ↑ Toffolo, Harry (14 August 2016). "Luca Stefano Toffolo is here!". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  30. ↑ Toffolo, Harry (15 August 2016). "Crazy 24 hours! The Toffolo family continues to grow, so proud of @annieee_bell. Amazing woman!". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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