Thomas Fawdry
Head of Goalkeeping
Thomas Fawdry was announced as Head of Goalkeeping on July 13, 2024. At Minnesota United, Fawdry will be overseeing all goalkeeper operations within the club.
Fawdry, 37, has over five years of first team experience leading goalkeeping departments, most recently at Barnsley Football Club of the EFL League One. With Barnsley, Fawdry served as Director of Goalkeeping from 2021-24, where he focused on the well-being and development of goalkeepers from the Academy to the First Team, assisted with scouting, recruitment and talent identification, and oversaw the goalkeeping staff.
Prior to his time with Barnsley, Fawdry was the Head of Goalkeeping at Melbourne Victory FC in the A-League Men from July 2019-21. He was part of the staff that led the team to the 2020 Asian Champions League. Fawdry also had multiple Head of Academy Goalkeeping positions at Brisbane Roar FC, Wellington Phoenix FC and Charlton Athletic FC.
Internationally, Fawdry contributed to the Cook Islands Senior Men’s National Team throughout the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification process. He also assisted in the National Talent Centre for the New Zealand Football across the youth national teams.
Fawdry holds a UEFA Goalkeeping ‘A’ License and FA Module 1 and 2 Youth Award. Fawdry graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honors Football Studies degree from Southampton Solent University.
