Tommy Elphick

Tommy Elphick
Elphick with AFC Bournemouth in 2024
Personal information
Full name Tommy Elphick
Date of birth (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987
Place of birth Brighton, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
AFC Bournemouth (assistant coach)
Youth career
–2005 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Brighton & Hove Albion 153 (7)
2005Bognor Regis Town (loan) 17 (1)
2012–2016 AFC Bournemouth 142 (5)
2016–2019 Aston Villa 41 (1)
2018Reading (loan) 4 (0)
2018Hull City (loan) 18 (1)
2019–2021 Huddersfield Town 14 (0)
Total 389 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:10, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

Tommy Elphick (born 7 September 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and currently an assistant manager at Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.

Elphick started at the Brighton & Hove Albion academy and progressed through the ranks to be named first-team captain, leading the side to promotion to the Football League Championship in 2011. After moving to AFC Bournemouth, he was again named captain and led the club to promotions to both the Championship and Premier League. He moved to Aston Villa in 2016, before finishing his playing career with Huddersfield Town. Elphick also played on loan with Bognor Regis Town, Reading and Hull City.