George Thomas (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Stanley Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Coventry City | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Wales U17 | 13[3] | (5) |
| 2014– | Wales U19 | 8 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 18 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
George Stanley Thomas (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or a midfielder for Coventry City.
Career
Thomas made his professional debut starting on 28 January 2014 in a 2–0 League One loss to Leyton Orient, with City short on options up front manager Steven Pressley said he had no problems with throwing Thomas into the starting lineup.[4]
On 24 October 2015, Thomas joined Yeovil Town on a one-month loan and made his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Cambridge United.[5]
He scored his first goal for Coventry in an EFL Trophy tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 9 November 2016.[6]
International career
In April 2013 he was called up to the Wales U17 team. He made his debut on 11 April 2013 coming off the bench in the 1–0 win against Northern Ireland U17.[7] He made his first start and scored his first international goal, on 12 April 2013, in the 1–1 draw against Faroe Islands U17.[8] He scored his second goal in his third appearance against Malta U17 on 22 August 2013.[9] On his sixth appearance, Thomas got his third international goal scoring against Slovenia U17 on 28 September 2013.[10] His fourth goal came on his seventh appearance against Czech Republic U17 on 18 February 2014.[11] Thomas made his Wales U19 debut against Montenegro in September 2014. Thomas scored his first goal for Wales U19 in a 2–1 win against Albania U19 in November 2014.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 18 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2013–14[13] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15[14] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[15] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[16] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2015–16[15] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Football League 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 "George Thomas". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "George Thomas Wales Profile". Wales Football Association.
- ↑ "Leyton orient 2-0 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ↑ "Coventry City youngster George Thomas signs on loan". WesternGazette. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 2 Coventry City 4: Ryan Haynes stars as Sky Blues secure home tie". coventrytelegraph.net. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ "Team list: Football Association of Wales v Northern Ireland 12/13". Wales Football Association. 11 April 2013.
- ↑ "Team list: Football Association of Wales v Faroe Islands 12/13". Wales Football Association. 12 April 2013.
- ↑ "Team list: Football Association of Wales v Malta 13/14". Wales Football Association. 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Team list: Football Association of Wales v Slovenia 13/14". Wales Football Association. 28 September 2013.
- ↑ "Team list: Football Association of Wales v Czech Republic 13/14". Wales Football Association. 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "Wales 2 Albania 1". UEFA. 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by George Thomas in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by George Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by George Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by George Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
External links
- George Thomas player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- George Thomas career statistics at Soccerbase
