Tom Biss

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tom Biss

| image =

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| fullname = Thomas Matthew Biss{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: New Zealand |work=FIFA.com |format=PDF |page=16 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hastings, New Zealand

| currentclub = Brunswick City

| clubnumber =

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2010–2016

| clubs1 = Hawke's Bay United

| caps1 = 72

| goals1 = 24

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = Wellington Phoenix

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2013

| clubs3 = Team Wellington

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Hawke's Bay United

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Waitakere United

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Hawke's Bay United

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 4

| years7 = 2016–2017

| clubs7 = Slough Town

| caps7 = 3

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2019–2020

| clubs8 = Eastern Lions

| caps8 = 29

| goals8 = 15

| years9 = 2021–

| clubs9 = Brunswick City

| caps9 = 32

| goals9 = 7

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U20

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 25 November 2022

| nationalteam-update = 10 September 2012

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Thomas Matthew Biss (born 20 January 1993) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brunswick City SC

Biography

In June 2012, Biss was named as one of eight inaugural players to join the Wellington Phoenix academy dubbed the 'Football School of Excellence'.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/phoenix-youngsters-named/47810|title=Phoenix Youngsters Named|date=20 June 2012|work=footballaustralia.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=22 June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114020039/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/phoenix-youngsters-named/47810|archivedate=14 November 2013}} Owing to seven Phoenix players being away on international duty Biss and fellow FSE player Luke Rowe were called on to make their debuts in a Round 2 away fixture versus Melbourne Heart. Despite four players making their debut the Phoenix managed come away with a 1–1 draw, Biss played 87 minutes in midfield.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/wellingtonphoenix/news-display/phoenix-defy-odds-in-brave-draw/50319|title=Phoenix Defy Odds in Brave Draw|date=20 June 2012|work=footballaustralia.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=22 June 2012}}

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