About Tom Cairney
Thomas Cairney (born 20 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Premier League club Fulham. Born in England, he represented the Scotland national team. == Early life == Thomas Cairney was born and raised in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, to a Scottish father, who worked as a miner and then as a taxi driver. He also revealed that his father would take him to Scotland and watch Celtic as a youngster. When he was about 15 or 16, he worked for Barclays Bank for work experience for 2 weeks, having to work 9–5 and wear a suit and tie. He described this as the "worst two weeks of [his] life!". == Club career == === Early career === Cairney started his football career at Nottingham Forest. At the age of 7, he was signed by Leeds United. Cairney was released from the Leeds United youth system at the age of 16 after being told he was too small. He had been with the club since the age of seven.
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