Luke Thomas (footballer, born 1999)

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Luke Thomas
Personal information
Full name Luke Gerald Michael Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Soudley, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
(on loan from Barnsley)
Number 7
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
0000–2015 Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Cheltenham Town 0 (0)
2016–2019 Derby County 2 (0)
2017 → Gloucester City (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2019 → Coventry City (loan) 43 (4)
2019– Barnsley 57 (1)
2021 → Ipswich Town (loan) 5 (0)
2021– → Bristol Rovers (loan) 13 (0)
National team‡
2019– England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:32, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Luke Gerald Michael Thomas (born 19 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bristol Rovers on loan from Championship side Barnsley. Previously with Cheltenham Town and Derby County, he also played for Gloucester City and Coventry City on loan prior to joining Barnsley in 2019.

Club career[]

Thomas began his career with National League club Cheltenham Town, making his only first team appearance against Chelmsford City in the FA Trophy.[4] He had a trial with Portuguese club Benfica in 2015. He joined Derby County in January 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year professional contract.[5] He had a loan spell with National League North club Gloucester City during the 2016–17 season.[6]

Thomas was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award in September 2017 as a result of his performances for Derby County's under-23 team.[7] He signed a new three-year contract with Derby in October 2017.[8] He was first named in a first team matchday squad on 31 October 2017 against Leeds United,[9] and made his league debut on 21 November 2017, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Tom Lawrence in a 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.[10]

Thomas signed a new four-year contract with Derby in August 2018.[11] Later that month, he joined League One Coventry City on a half-season loan until the start of 2019.[12] In January 2019, the loan was extended for the rest of the season.[13]

Barnsley[]

In June 2019, he joined Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.[14] On his debut he scored the winning goal for Barnsley in a 1–0 win against Fulham.[15]

In January 2021, Thomas joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[16] On 8 April 2021, Thomas announced on social media that he had cut his loan move with Ipswich short due to personal reasons and he returned to Barnsley.[17]

On 10 July 2021, Thomas joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[18] On 13 October, he scored his first goal for the club when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Chelsea U21s.[19] On 23 November 2021, Thomas came off the bench in a 1–1 draw against nine-men Salford City, missing a great chance to put Rovers two ahead before the home side eventually equalised.[20] After the match, Thomas' manager Joey Barton criticised Thomas claiming that he "thinks the world owes him a favour" and that "if he doesn't get his finger out, this opportunity at Rovers is going to pass him by".[21] Barton continued with his criticism of Thomas the following day, claiming that the club had tried to terminate his loan in the summer, the same window in which Thomas had been signed after the player had stormed out of training a number of times in frustration.[22] In January 2022, Thomas admitted that he deserved the criticism and had let people down.[23]

International career[]

Thomas made his youth international debut on 6 September 2019 with England U20, coming on as an 80th minute substitute for Luke Bolton in a 0–0 draw against Netherlands U20 at New Meadow.[24]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 13 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cheltenham Town 2015–16[25] National League 0 0 0 0 — 2[a] 0 2 0
Derby County 2015–16[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[27] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18[28] Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19[29] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Gloucester City (loan) 2016–17 National League North 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 15 1
Coventry City (loan) 2018–19[29] League One 43 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 44 5
Barnsley 2019–20[30] Championship 39 1 2 1 1 0 — 42 2
2020–21[31] Championship 19 0 1 0 2 0 — 22 0
2021–22[32] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 57 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 63 2
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[31] League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2021–22[32] League Two 6 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 1 8 1
Career total 129 6 4 2 4 0 3 1 140 9
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2017 and 31/10/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Luke Thomas". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Luke Thomas". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ Palmer, Jon (21 November 2017). "Cheltenham Town to net five figure sum as Luke Thomas makes debut". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Derby County: Rams sign Cheltenham teenager Thomas". BBC Sport. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Who is Derby County forward Luke Thomas?". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ^ Watson, Chris (6 October 2017). "Derby County youngster nominated for Premier League Two award". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ Wakefield, Mark (13 October 2017). "Derby County forward signs new three-year contract". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Leeds United 1–2 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Derby County 2–0 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. ^ Watson, Chris (6 August 2018). "Derby County starlet signs new contract with Rams". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Derby County: Coventry City sign winger Luke Thomas on half-season loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Luke Thomas: Derby County winger to stay at Coventry City for rest of season". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Thomas Makes Barnsley Switch". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Barnsley 1–0 Fulham". BBC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ Wobschall, Leon (19 January 2021). "Barnsley FC winger Luke Thomas seals loan move to Ipswich Town". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Luke Absent for Personal Reasons".
  18. ^ "Luke Thomas joins the Gas on Loan!". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 10 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Match Report - Rovers 1–2 Chelsea U21s". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Salford City 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  21. ^ Frost, Sam (24 November 2021). "Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton launches scathing criticism of ex-Derby County man Luke Thomas". Bristol Post.
  22. ^ Frost, Sam (25 November 2021). "Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton doubles down on Luke Thomas criticism in astonishing detail". Bristol Post.
  23. ^ Frost, Sam (9 January 2022). "Luke Thomas: 'I let people down at Bristol Rovers and deserved rocket from Joey Barton'". Bristol Post. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Thomas: "It's a very proud moment for me."". Barnsley Football Club. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  25. ^ Luke Thomas at Soccerway
  26. ^ "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  27. ^ "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  30. ^ "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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