Thomas Partey

Thomas Partey
Personal information
Full name Thomas Teye Partey
Date of birth (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993
Place of birth Odumase Krobo, Ghana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 22
Youth career
Odometah
2011–2012 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Atlético Madrid B 33 (4)
2013– Atlético Madrid 16 (2)
2013–2014 → Mallorca (loan) 37 (5)
2014–2015 → Almería (loan) 31 (4)
National team‡
2016– Ghana 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 27 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2016

Thomas Teye Partey (born 13 June 1993), simply known as Thomas, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Odumase Krobo, Thomas was a product of local Odometah FC's youth ranks. He signed a contract with Atlético Madrid in 2011, and was subsequently moved to the reserves a year later. On 10 March 2013, Thomas was called up to the main squad for the match against Real Sociedad.[1] However, he remained unused in the eventual 0–1 home defeat.[2]

On 12 July, Thomas was loaned to RCD Mallorca, freshly relegated to the second level.[3] On 18 August he made his professional debut, in a 0–4 away defeat against CE Sabadell FC.[4] Thomas scored his first professional goal on 15 September, netting his side's second of a 2–2 draw at Hércules CF.[5] He finished the campaign with 37 appearances (2972 minutes of action) and five goals, as the Balearic outfit narrowly avoided another drop.

On 27 July 2014 Thomas joined La Liga side UD Almería also in a temporary deal.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 23 August, starting in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[7] Thomas scored his first goals in the main category of Spanish football on 11 April 2015, netting a brace in a 3–0 home win against Granada CF.[8]

He made his first team debut for Atleti on 28 November 2015, replacing Luciano Vietto in a 1–0 home win against Espanyol.[9] On 2 January of the following year he scored his first league goal for the club, netting the game's only in a home success over Levante UD.[10] On 28 May, Thomas played in the UEFA Champions League Final against Real Madrid, replacing Koke in the 116th minute as his side lost on penalties.[11]

International career

Thomas made his debut for the Ghana national football team in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2-0 win against Mauritius on 5 June 2016 as a late sub.[12]

Honours

Club

Atletico Madrid

References

  1. ↑ Oliver Torres y Thomas, novedades en la lista del Atlético (Oliver Torres and Thomas, news in Atlético's list); Marca, 9 March 2013 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Prieto ends Atletico's perfect home form; ESPN FC, 10 March 2013
  3. ↑ Thomas Teye Partey, nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca (Thomas Teye Partey, new player of RCD Mallorca); Mallorca's official website, 12 July 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Sabadell golea y es el primer líder de la temporada (Sabadell thrashes and is the season's first leader); Marca, 18 August 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Mallorca dejó escapar la victoria en apenas diez minutos (Mallorca lets victory slip away in only ten minutes); Marca, 15 September 2013 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Almería ficha al ghanés Thomas, un centrocampista de largo recorrido y poderío físico (Almería signs Ghanaian Thomas, a central midfielder with long-haul and physical strength); Almería's official profile, 27 July 2014 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Sergio García amarga la Feria de madrugada (Sergio García bitters the dawn fair); Marca, 23 August 2014 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ El Almería pide turno por la salvación (Almería calls turn for the salvation); Marca, 11 April 2015 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Una máquina de rentabilizar goles (A goal-rentable machine); Marca, 28 November 2015 (Spanish)
  10. ↑ Thomas fue el líder (Thomas was the leader); Marca, 2 January 2016 (Spanish)
  11. 1 2 "Spot-on Real Madrid defeat Atlético in final again". UEFA. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=puqWnuUUf8wPvMNrhbn9%2fmJsVD6c7wJIWUJCYxWIaxRxOOUxhelvHRA3lQdwPFIB
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