Born in Perth, Tombides lived in City Beach[REF] and played youth football with Stirling Lions SC before moving to Macau in 2007 aged 13 [REF].
On 25 September 2012, he made his only professional appearance for West Ham in a 4-1 home defeat to Wigan Athletic in the League Cup third round, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Gary O'Neil [REF].