Lindsey Thomas

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Lindsey Thomas
Personal information
Full name Lindsey Thomas
Date of birth (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Saint-Claude
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 19
Youth career
2004–2010 AJS Santoise
2010–2011 EJS Blanquefortaise
2011–2014 Montpellier HSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Montpellier HSC 12 (5)
2015–2016 → FC Basel (loan)
2016–2017 Montpellier HSC 20 (12)
2017–2018 → Bordeaux (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Dijon (loan) 22 (4)
2019–2021 Roma 38 (11)
2021- AC Milan 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 France U-19 5 (1)
2014 France U-20 3 (0)
2017–2019 France U-23 17 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 June 2021

Lindsey Thomas is a French footballer, born 27 April 1995 in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe who plays as a forward for AC Milan. She signed for the club on 14 July 2021.[1] She has previously played for Roma, Dijon, Bordeaux and Montpellier among other clubs.

Club career[]

Thomas grew up with her grand-mother in Saint-Claude, Guadeloupe where the young Thomas would begin her youth career with the Association de la Jeunesse Sportive (AJS) Santoise football club. She would play in inter-gender training matches in Guadeloupe as the only female member of the club among 14 other male teammates,[2] until Thomas made the move to France to join EJS Blanquefortaise (a Bordeaux club) in 2010.

After finishing her youth career by graduating from the Montpellier academy, Thomas began to play senior football with Montpellier for five years, which was briefly interrupted by a season-long loan to Swiss team FC Basel in the 2015–16 season. By the time Thomas moved on loan to Bordeaux in November 2017, she was beginning to play as a striker.[3]

After her loan with Bordeaux ended in 2018, Thomas was sent out by Montpellier on another loan move to Dijon for the 2018–2019 season. [4] In the summer of 2019, Thomas left France for Italian football and signed with A.S. Roma.[5]

Thomas immediately became crucial to Roma's success in the Frenchwoman's first season with the club as she played the most games of any outfield player in the 2019–2020 Serie A season while creating the most assists and finishing the season as Roma's topscorer.[6] Thomas' second season with Roma saw her goals and assists tally decrease, but she put in important performances for the club, including the 30 May 2021 Coppa Italia final victory over AC Milan that saw Thomas help A.S. Roma win their first major trophy on the women's side of Italian football.[7]

Despite her major success with Roma, Lindsey Thomas announced her departure from the club on 9 July 2021 and cited her desire for "a new adventure" as her reason for leaving the club.[8] On 14 July 2021, it was officially confirmed Thomas had chosen to move to AC Milan. [1]

Style of play[]

Thomas is a versatile forward with the awareness and tactical intelligence to string together the build-up play around the opponent's penalty area and help her teammates into easier chances on goal. In addition to her abilities in the build-up phase, she can use her strength and ability to shield the ball for effective hold-up play. She can also use her pace and finishing to create and score on fast-break counter attacks for her team. Her versatility has led to Thomas being played in all possible forward positions at club level[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ufficiale: Lindsey Thomas al Milan". L Football (in Italian). 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  2. ^ "The Big Interview: AS Roma x Lindsey Thomas". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. ^ "Girondins33 – Lindsey Thomas est prêtée à l'équipe féminine de Bordeaux par Montpellier". www.girondins33.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  4. ^ "Lindsey Thomas (MHSC) prêtée à Dijon". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  5. ^ "Lindsey Thomas becomes latest Roma Women signing". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ^ "Lindsey Thomas Sits on the Top Echelon of Serie A In Her Debut Season". Chiesa Di Totti. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ "Roma Wins 2021 Coppa Italia in Penalty Shootout". Chiesa Di Totti. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. ^ Bannister, Samuel (2021-07-09). "Lindsey Thomas salutes Roma Women after confirming exit". Giallorossi Yorkshire. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  9. ^ "Official: Lindsey Thomas Leaves Roma to Join AC Milan". Chiesa Di Totti. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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