Conor Thomas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Conor Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Swindon Town | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Coventry City | 100 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Liverpool (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Swindon Town | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:30, 29 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swindon Town.
Career
Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, coming on to replace Gary McSheffrey after 72 minutes[3] and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, against Birmingham City.
He joined Premier League club Liverpool initially on loan on 31 January 2011, with a view to a permanent move[4] but after playing and training with Liverpool's reserves and training with the first team on seven occasions he returned to Coventry after a hamstring injury and the mutual decision to end the loan.[5] Thomas scored his first senior goal on 31 January 2012 in a 2–1 defeat away to Blackpool, opening the scoring in the 59th minute.[6]
International career
Thomas was an England under-17 international. He played in the final of the 2009 Nordic Tournament and was awarded a winner's medal following the side's victory over Scotland.[7] In November 2010 he made one appearance for the England under-18s against Italy.
Personal life
Thomas attended Coundon Court School in Coventry along with former team mate Jordan Clarke.
Career statistics
- As of 15 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2010–11[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011–12[9] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2012–13[10] | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[11] | League One | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[12] | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[13] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 1 | ||
| Liverpool (loan) | 2010–11[8] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2016–17[14] | League One | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | 116 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 136 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Conor Thomas". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "Coventry City 2–1 Crystal Palace". Coventry City F.C. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "England U17 star arrives". Liverpool F.C. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ↑ http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-city-fc/coventry-city-fc-news/2011/07/19/liverpool-fc-move-came-too-early-for-me-says-conor-thomas-92746-29079631/?
- ↑ "Blackpool 2–1 Coventry" BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ "Bidwell strike wins Nordics for England". The Football Association. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- 1 2 "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Conor Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links
- Conor Thomas profile at the Football Association website
- Conor Thomas career statistics at Soccerbase
