Louis Thompson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Clyde William Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Swindon Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Swindon Town | 34 | (2) |
| 2014– | Norwich City | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:50, 3 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 9 October 2015 (UTC) | |||
Louis Clyde William Thompson (born 19 December 1994) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwich City. His brother Nathan is also a professional footballer.[3]
Football career
Thompson started his career at Swindon Town where he followed his older brother Nathan Thompson through the Wiltshire football club's youth system under the guidance of former Wales international footballer and Swindon coach, Paul Bodin.
During the 2011–2012 season, Swindon Town manager Paolo Di Canio drafted Thompson into the senior side by naming him on the substitutes bench for FA Cup victories over Huddersfield Town, Colchester United and Wigan Athletic. He was also on the bench for the Football League Trophy draw at Barnet and Football League Two wins over AFC Wimbledon and Rotherham United. However, Thompson failed to make it on to the pitch during any of those fixtures.
Thompson made his first team debut for Swindon on 28 January 2012 as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow Town midfielder Simon Ferry during the 2–0 away loss to Leicester City in the FA Cup Fourth Round.[4]
After making his debut, Thompson expressed his gratitude to Di Canio for giving him his first opportunity within professional football by telling the local Swindon newspaper, the Evening Advertiser, that it was "an amazing feeling to make my debut at such a young age. I am so thankful to the gaffer for giving me my chance".[5]
On 1 September 2014 he joined Norwich City and was loaned back to Swindon for the rest of the 2014–15 season.[6]
International career
In 2012 Thompson was called into the Wales under 19 squad for the European championship qualifying matches.
Thompson was called up to the Wales Under-21 squad versus Moldova on 22 March 2013.[7]
Club statistics
- As of match played 3 October 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swindon Town | 2011–12 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13[9] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[10] | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15[11] | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16[12] | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Swindon total | 90 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 7 | ||
| Norwich City | 2016–17[13] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017–18[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[15] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Norwich total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- ↑ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the Football League Trophy with Norwich City U23s
Honours
- Individual
- Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week 16/09/14 – 20/09/14[16]
References
- ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nathan Thompson Profile". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "F/T: Leicester City 2 Town 0". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Thompson hoping for another chance". Swindon Advertiser. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Transfer deadline day: Norwich sign Miquel, Hooiveld & Thompson". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ↑ Wales Under-21
- ↑ Louis Thompson at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Louis Thompson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ↑ "Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week 16/09/14 – 20/09/14". Football League.