Robert Thomson (footballer, born 1993)

Robert Thomson
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 10
Youth career
2004–2012 Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dundee United 2 (0)
2012 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 14 (4)
2013 Dunfermline Athletic 9 (1)
2014–2016 Brechin City 80 (29)
2016– Dumbarton 15 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016.


Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Dumbarton. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic and Brechin City.

Career

Dundee United

Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.[2] After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the Scottish Premier League on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.[3]

Alloa Athletic

On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic on loan till 1 January 2013.[4] Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty.[5] In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory.[6] Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against Brechin City[7] and then on 15 December 2012, against Stranraer in a 3–2 defeat.[8]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a contract running until the end of December 2013.[9] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer.[10] On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against Brechin City.[11]

Brechin City

On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for Brechin City until the end of the season.[12] He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the Scottish League One Player of the Month for April[13] a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Peterhead.

Dumbarton

In May 2016, Thomson signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Peterhead in July 2016.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Thomson Joins the Wasps". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Robert Thomson". Dundee United. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "ST. MIRREN VS. DUNDEE UNITED 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Robert Thomson joins Wasps". Alloa Athletic. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "ALLOA ATHLETIC VS. EAST FIFE 1 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "ALBION ROVERS VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 0 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "BRECHIN CITY VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 1 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "STRANRAER VS. ALLOA ATHLETIC 3 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Robert Thomson Signs". dafc.co.uk. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Stranraer". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Brechin City 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic". 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Robert Thomson". brechincity.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  13. ↑ Findlay, Alan. "AN AWARD WINNER ALREADY!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Signing news: Striker joins from Brechin City". dumbartonfootballclub.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  15. ↑ Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEATEN IN BETFRED ON PENALTIES". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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