Jamie Thomas (footballer, born 1997)

Jamie Thomas
Personal information
Full name Jamie Carl Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Forward
Youth career
2005–2013 Blackpool
2013–2015 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2016–2018 Burnley 0 (0)
2016 → Ayr United (loan) 3 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Wales U19 8 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:11, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Jamie Carl Thomas (born 10 January 1997), is an English-born Welsh professional footballer. He has also represented Wales internationally at under-19 level.

Club career

Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Thomas started his career with local club Blackpool where he spent eight years before transferring to Bolton Wanderers to start his two-year scholarship.[3] In his first year scholar, playing in the under 18 Premier League, Thomas scored 17 goals and in his second year scholar he scored 15 goals. After completing his two-year scholarship, he was rewarded with another one-year extension to his scholarship in May 2015.[4] In April 2016, he was thrown into first-team action featuring as an unused substitute for Championship matches against Cardiff City and Hull City.[5] At the end of the 2015–16 campaign he was released from the club as Bolton were relegated to League One.[6]

Following his release from Bolton, he joined newly promoted Premier League side Burnley on a two-year contract to play for the Development Squad.[7] In July 2016, he was sent out on loan to Scottish Championship side Ayr United on a six-month loan deal,[8] however the loan was cut short in October after Ayr manager Ian McCall deemed that Thomas' game time would be limited.[9] On 11 April 2018, Burnley announced the releasing of the forward forward to the end of the season 2017/2018.[10]

International career

Despite being born in England, Thomas qualifies to represent Wales through his parentage. In August 2014, he received his first call-up to international duty for the under-19 side, for an international friendly double-header against Montenegro.[11] He went on to start the game and scored on his debut in a 3–1 win, and followed it up with another goal in the reverse fixture which Wales won again 2–1.[12][13] He went on to feature in all of the qualifiers for the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship against Portugal, Denmark and Albania as Wales failed to qualify, scoring twice in six games.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 September 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2015–16[5] Championship 000000—00
Burnley 2016–17[5] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[5] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Ayr United (loan) 2016–17[5] Scottish Championship 3000301[lower-alpha 1]070
Career total 3000301070
  1. ↑ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Jamie Thomas". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "JAMIE THOMAS: The Exclusive Interview". Bolton Vital Football. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jamie Thomas - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers Confirm Huge Summer Player Exodus". 90 Min. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Clarets sign striker Jamie Thomas". Burnley F.C. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Thomas Joins Ayr On Loan". Burnley F.C. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Q of S match preview". Ayr United FC. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sam Layton, Rahis Nabi, Harry Limb, Khius Metz, Lewis King, Jordan Barnett, Arlen Birch, Brad Jackson and Jamie Thomas will be leaving Turf Moor". Lacnashire Telegraph. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bolton Wanderers starlet Jamie Thomas called up by Wales". The Bolton News. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bolton Youngster Nets On Wales U19 Debut". Burnden Aces. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Bolton Starlet Strikes Again in Wales U19 Victory". Burnden Aces. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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