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Michael Tonge

Michael Tonge

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age43
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.83 m
Footleft
BornApril 7, 1983
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Sheffield United
top club · 299 apps

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2008
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 08/09
8
best season · 02/03
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Baptiste Chabert
Goalkeeper · Retired
Rui Figueiredo
Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired
Jon Stead
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Franck Ribéry
Attack - Left Winger · Retired

Shares 1983-04-07 · 6 players total

546Appearances
40Goals
25Assists
70Yellow cards
2Red cards
171Full matches (90′)
Full nameMichael Tonge
Name in home countryMichael William Eric Tonge
Date of birth1983-04-07 (43 yrs)
Place of birthManchester, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height183.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2019
Transfer: Port Vale → Retired
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Port Vale FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Stevenage → Port Vale
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Port Vale FC
38 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Stevenage FC
31 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Stevenage
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Stevenage FC
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Leeds → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
May 2015
Transfer: Millwall → Leeds
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: Leeds → Millwall
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Millwall FC, Leeds United
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Leeds United
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Stoke City → Leeds
12/13 · Transfer
Dec 2012
Transfer: Leeds → Stoke City
12/13 · Return from loan
Sep 2012
Transfer: Stoke City → Leeds
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Leeds United, Stoke City U21
40 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Barnsley → Stoke City
11/12 · Return from loan
Jan 2012
Transfer: Stoke City → Barnsley
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Barnsley FC, Stoke City
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2010
Transfer: Preston → Stoke City
10/11 · Return from loan
Nov 2010
Transfer: Stoke City → Preston
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Preston North End, Stoke City
9 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Derby → Stoke City
09/10 · Return from loan
Feb 2010
Transfer: Stoke City → Derby
09/10 · Loan
Dec 2009
Transfer: Preston → Stoke City
09/10 · Return from loan
Nov 2009
Transfer: Stoke City → Preston
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Derby County, Preston North End, Stoke City, Stoke City U21
33 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2008
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Stoke City
08/09 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sheffield United, Stoke City
16 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sheffield United
52 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sheffield United
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sheffield United
33 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Sheffield United
41 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Sheffield United
51 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Sheffield United
55 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Sheffield United
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Sheff Utd U18 → Sheff Utd
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Sheffield United
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,346 min
Minutes played by club
Port Vale FC 6.0%
Stevenage FC 16.7%
Leeds United 6.3%
Millwall FC 0.0%
Stoke City U21 2.3%
Barnsley FC 0.0%
Stoke City 0.0%
Preston North End 2.9%
Derby County 5.2%
Sheffield United 60.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Port Vale FC 2 17/18 18/19 39 4 4 920
Stevenage FC 2 15/16 16/17 61 3 4 2,556
Leeds United 3 12/13 14/15 76 5 2 973
Millwall FC 1 14/15 14/15 6 0 0 0
Stoke City U21 2 09/10 12/13 5 1 0 360
Barnsley FC 1 11/12 11/12 10 0 0 0
Stoke City 4 08/09 11/12 19 0 1 0
Preston North End 2 09/10 10/11 12 1 0 450
Derby County 1 09/10 09/10 19 2 4 797
Sheffield United 9 00/01 08/09 299 24 10 9,290

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€500K4€1M6€1.5M8€2M01/02 — 3 goals (Sheffield United)301/0202/03 — 8 goals (Sheffield United)802/0303/04 — 4 goals (Sheffield United)403/0404/05 — 3 goals (Sheffield United)04/05 — 4 assists704/0505/06 — 3 goals (Sheffield United)305/0606/07 — 2 goals (Sheffield United)06/07 — 1 assists306/0707/08 — 1 goals (Sheffield United)07/08 — 4 assists507/0808/09 — 1 assists108/0909/10 — 3 goals (Derby County)09/10 — 4 assists709/1010/11 — 1 goals (Preston North End)10/11 — 1 assists210/1111/1212/13 — 5 goals (Leeds United)12/13 — 1 assists612/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/1515/16 — 2 goals (Stevenage FC)15/16 — 2 assists415/1616/17 — 1 goals (Stevenage FC)16/17 — 2 assists316/1717/18 — 4 goals (Port Vale FC)17/18 — 4 assists817/1804/05 — €400K06/07 — €600K07/08 — €800K08/09 — €2M09/10 — €1.6M10/11 — €750K11/12 — €500K12/13 — €500K13/14 — €500K14/15 — €400K15/16 — €400K16/17 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 3301/0202/03: 8802/0303/04: 4403/0404/05: 3304/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 0018/19

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 4404/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 0018/19
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
18/19 EFL Cup Port Vale FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Port Vale FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League Two Port Vale FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Port Vale FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
17/18 EFL Trophy Port Vale FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Port Vale FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League Two Port Vale FC 33 3 4 5 1 830
16/17 EFL Cup Stevenage FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Stevenage FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League Two Stevenage FC 27 1 2 3 0 1,319
15/16 FA Cup Stevenage FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Two Stevenage FC 29 2 2 8 1 1,237
14/15 Championship Millwall FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Championship Leeds United 10 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Leeds United 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Championship Leeds United 23 0 1 4 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Leeds United 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Leeds United 35 4 0 5 0 703
12/13 FA Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Leeds United 3 1 1 0 0 270
12/13 U21 PL Stoke City U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Barnsley FC 10 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Stoke City 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Championship Preston North End 5 1 0 1 0 450
10/11 FA Cup Stoke City 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Stoke City 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Derby County 18 2 4 1 0 797
09/10 Championship Preston North End 7 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Stoke City 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Reserve League South Stoke City U21 4 1 0 0 0 360
08/09 Championship Sheffield United 4 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Stoke City 10 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Championship Sheffield United 45 1 4 5 0 3,400
07/08 FA Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Sheffield United 4 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Sheffield United 27 2 1 6 0 1,010
05/06 Championship Sheffield United 30 3 0 4 0 677
05/06 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 League Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Championship Sheffield United 34 2 4 5 0 1,403
04/05 FA Cup Sheffield United 5 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Sheffield United 2 1 0 0 0 78
03/04 FA Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 First Division Sheffield United 46 4 0 5 0 1,030
03/04 League Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 FA Cup Sheffield United 4 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 First Division Sheffield United 44 6 0 6 0 601
02/03 League Cup Sheffield United 7 2 0 1 0 330
01/02 FA Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 First Division Sheffield United 30 3 0 0 0 761
00/01 First Division Sheffield United 2 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Sheff Utd U18 Sheff Utd Transfer 0 —
08/09 2008-09-01 Sheff Utd Stoke City Transfer 800000 €3.00m
09/10 2009-11-01 Stoke City Preston Loan 1200000 —
09/10 2009-12-01 Preston Stoke City Return from loan 1200000 —
09/10 2010-02-01 Stoke City Derby Loan 750000 —
09/10 2010-05-01 Derby Stoke City Return from loan 750000 —
10/11 2010-11-01 Stoke City Preston Loan 500000 —
10/11 2010-12-01 Preston Stoke City Return from loan 500000 —
11/12 2012-01-01 Stoke City Barnsley Loan 500000 —
11/12 2012-05-01 Barnsley Stoke City Return from loan 500000 —
12/13 2012-09-13 Stoke City Leeds Loan 500000 —
12/13 2012-12-23 Leeds Stoke City Return from loan 500000 —
12/13 2013-01-10 Stoke City Leeds Transfer 500000 —
14/15 2015-02-02 Leeds Millwall Loan 400000 —
14/15 2015-05-31 Millwall Leeds Return from loan 400000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 Leeds Without Club Transfer 400000 —
15/16 2015-10-19 Without Club Stevenage Transfer 400000 —
17/18 2017-08-04 Stevenage Port Vale Transfer 150000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Port Vale Retired Transfer 150000 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€2.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€400k
—€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22907 — 2 0 — — former national player
Team #9565 — 2 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Tom Lees 2 0 0
Sam Byram 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
02/03 First Division Sheffield United 6 44
03/04 First Division Sheffield United 4 46
12/13 Championship Leeds United 4 35

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
07/08 Championship Sheffield United 4 45
09/10 Championship Preston North End 4 25
04/05 Championship Sheffield United 4 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-05-31 Millwall Leeds Return from loan — €400k
14/15 2015-02-02 Leeds Millwall Loan — €400k
12/13 2012-12-23 Leeds Stoke City Return from loan — €500k
12/13 2012-09-13 Stoke City Leeds Loan — €500k
11/12 2012-05-01 Barnsley Stoke City Return from loan — €500k
11/12 2012-01-01 Stoke City Barnsley Loan — €500k
10/11 2010-12-01 Preston Stoke City Return from loan — €500k
10/11 2010-11-01 Stoke City Preston Loan — €500k
09/10 2010-05-01 Derby Stoke City Return from loan — €750k
09/10 2010-02-01 Stoke City Derby Loan — €750k
09/10 2009-12-01 Preston Stoke City Return from loan — €1.20m
09/10 2009-11-01 Stoke City Preston Loan — €1.20m

Teams faced most often by Michael Tonge's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Ipswich Town 68 22 15 31 80 92 -12 32%
Cardiff City 64 20 16 28 76 86 -10 31%
Queens Park Rangers 60 24 23 13 76 65 +11 40%
Coventry City 58 27 15 16 83 76 +7 47%
Reading FC 54 18 15 21 69 78 -9 33%
Nottingham Forest 54 16 20 18 62 65 -3 30%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 52 17 16 19 64 71 -7 33%
Millwall FC 52 18 12 22 62 67 -5 35%
Barnsley FC 50 20 15 15 70 60 +10 40%
Sheffield Wednesday 50 19 14 17 59 59 0 38%
Leicester City 50 16 16 18 60 64 -4 32%
Bristol City 48 23 9 16 77 69 +8 48%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
01/02 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
17/18 38 920 5 0 1 0.59
16/17 31 1,319 3 0 0 0.2
15/16 30 1,237 8 0 1 0.65
14/15 18 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 25 0 4 0 0 0
12/13 40 973 5 0 0 0.46
11/12 11 0 3 0 0 0
10/11 9 450 1 0 0 0.2
09/10 33 1,157 4 0 0 0.31
08/09 16 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 52 3,400 5 0 0 0.13
06/07 28 1,010 6 0 0 0.53
05/06 33 677 5 0 0 0.66
04/05 41 1,481 5 0 0 0.3
03/04 51 1,030 5 0 0 0.44
02/03 55 931 7 0 0 0.68
00/01 2 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
227 apps
13 G
14 A
First Division
122 apps
13 G
0 A
League Two
90 apps
6 G
8 A
League Cup
32 apps
5 G
1 A
Premier League
39 apps
2 G
1 A
Reserve League South
4 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
26 apps
0 G
1 A

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Frequently asked about Michael Tonge

Who is Michael Tonge?

Michael Tonge is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Michael Tonge?

Michael Tonge is 43 years old. He was born on April 7, 1983 in Manchester.

What position does Michael Tonge play?

Michael Tonge plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Michael Tonge play for?

Michael Tonge currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Michael Tonge scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Tonge has scored 40 goals in 546 appearances.