Luke Thomas (footballer)

Luke Gerald Michael Thomas (born 19 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship side Barnsley. Previously with Cheltenham Town and Derby County, he also played for Gloucester City and Coventry City on loan prior to joining Barnsley in 2019.

Luke Thomas
Personal information
Full name Luke Gerald Michael Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999[2]
Place of birth Soudley, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Number 16
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
0000–2015 Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Cheltenham Town 0 (0)
2016–2019 Derby County 2 (0)
2017 → Gloucester City (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2019 → Coventry City (loan) 43 (4)
2019– Barnsley 32 (1)
National team‡
2019– England U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:32, 9 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Thomas began his career with National League club Cheltenham Town, making his only first team appearance against Chelmsford City in the FA Trophy.[4] He had a trial with Portuguese club Benfica in 2015. He joined Derby County in January 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year professional contract.[5] He had a loan spell with National League North club Gloucester City during the 2016–17 season.[6]

Thomas was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award in September 2017 as a result of his performances for Derby County's under-23 team.[7] He signed a new three-year contract with Derby in October 2017.[8] He was first named in a first team matchday squad on 31 October 2017 against Leeds United,[9] and made his league debut on 21 November 2017, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Tom Lawrence in a 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.[10]

Thomas signed a new four-year contract with Derby in August 2018.[11] Later that month, he joined League One Coventry City on a half-season loan until the start of 2019.[12] In January 2019, the loan was extended for the rest of the season.[13]

In June 2019, he joined Barnsley for an undisclosed fee.[14] On his debut he scored the winning goal for Barnsley in a 1–0 win against Fulham.[15]

International career

Thomas made his youth international debut on 6 September 2019 with England U20, coming on as a 80th minute substitute for Luke Bolton in a 0–0 draw against Netherlands U20 at New Meadow.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2016–17[17] Championship 000000——00
2017–18[18] 200000——20
Derby County totals 2000000020
Gloucester City (loan) 2016–17 National League North 1510000——151
Coventry City (loan) 2018–19[19] League One 434110000445
Career totals 605110000616

    References
    1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2017 and 31/10/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
    2. "Luke Thomas". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
    3. "Luke Thomas". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
    4. Palmer, Jon (21 November 2017). "Cheltenham Town to net five figure sum as Luke Thomas makes debut". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    5. "Derby County: Rams sign Cheltenham teenager Thomas". BBC Sport. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    6. "Who is Derby County forward Luke Thomas?". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
    7. Watson, Chris (6 October 2017). "Derby County youngster nominated for Premier League Two award". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    8. Wakefield, Mark (13 October 2017). "Derby County forward signs new three-year contract". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
    9. "Leeds United 1–2 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
    10. "Derby County 2–0 Queens Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
    11. Watson, Chris (6 August 2018). "Derby County starlet signs new contract with Rams". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
    12. "Derby County: Coventry City sign winger Luke Thomas on half-season loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    13. "Luke Thomas: Derby County winger to stay at Coventry City for rest of season". BBC Sport. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
    14. "Thomas Makes Barnsley Switch". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
    15. "Barnsley 1–0 Fulham". BBC. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
    16. "Thomas: "It's a very proud moment for me."". Barnsley Football Club. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
    17. "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    18. "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    19. "Games played by Luke Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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