Nathan Thomas (footballer)

Nathan Thomas (born 27 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Carlisle United on loan from Sheffield United.

Nathan Thomas
Personal information
Full name Nathan Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994
Place of birth Ingleby Barwick, England
Playing position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Carlisle United
(on loan from Sheffield United)
Number 7
Youth career
Newcastle United
2011–2013 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sunderland 0 (0)
2012 → Darlington 1883 (loan) 3 (0)
2013 Darlington 1883 4 (0)
2013–2015 Plymouth Argyle 19 (1)
2015 Motherwell 2 (0)
2015–2016 Mansfield Town 17 (1)
2016–2017 Hartlepool United 55 (14)
2017– Sheffield United 1 (0)
2018 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 11 (2)
2018–2019 → Notts County (loan) 25 (1)
2019- → Carlisle United (loan) 49 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Playing career

Thomas served as an apprentice at Sunderland after leaving Newcastle United in 2011,[2] and played in December 2012 one month on loan for Darlington 1883.[3] After his loan return from Darlington, he played until May 2013 and then left Sunderland after refusing a new contract.

He was signed by Plymouth Argyle until the end of the 2013–14 season by manager John Sheridan in December 2013.[4] He made his debut in the Football League on 29 December, replacing Lewis Alessandra 81 minutes into a 1–1 draw with AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow.[5] He scored his first competitive goal for Plymouth Argyle in a 2–0 victory against Hartlepool United in League Two on 20 September 2014.

On 2 February 2015, Thomas signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.[6]

On 12 January 2016, Thomas signed for League Two club Hartlepool United from Mansfield Town[7]

On 15 May 2017, Thomas joined Championship side Sheffield United on a three-year deal.[8] He scored his first goal for Sheffield United on his debut in a 3–2 EFL Cup win against Walsall on 9 August 2017.[9]

He was transfer-listed by Sheffield United at the end of the 2017–18 season.[10] On 3 July 2018 he signed for EFL League Two side Notts County on a season-long loan.[11]

Thomas then cancelled his loan at Notts by mutual consent on 29 January before later signing on loan with Carlisle United until the end of the 2018–19 season.

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Thomas signed a season-long loan with Gillingham,[12] however the loan was terminated during pre-season, reportedly because Thomas and his family could not settle in the south.[13] Instead he began a second loan spell with Carlisle United.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played on 24 April 2018.[15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle 2013–14 League Two 100200000120
2014–15 League Two 9110002[lower-alpha 1]0121
Total 191300020241
Motherwell 2014–15 Scottish Premiership 2000000020
Mansfield Town 2015–16 League Two 17120101[lower-alpha 1]0211
Hartlepool United 2015–16 League Two 225000000225
2016–17 League Two 339001000349
Total 55140010005614
Sheffield United 2017–18 Championship 101111—32
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2017–18 League One 112——20132
Career total 1051861314011820
  1. Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy

Honours

Shrewsbury Town

References
  1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. p. 34. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. "Nathan Thomas". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. "Davis Arrives At Darlington With Two Others". Darlington 1883. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. "Plymouth Argyle sign teenage winger Nathan Thomas". Plymouth Herald. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. "Wimbledon 1 – 1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. "Nathan Thomas joins from Plymouth". Motherwell F.C. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  7. "Pools Clinch Signing Of Mansfield Winger". Hartlepool United F.C. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  8. "Thomas signs". Sheffield United F.C. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  9. "Sheff Utd 3–2 Walsall". BBC. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. "Clayton Donaldson: Sheffield United release striker and transfer list seven". BBC Sport. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  11. "Nathan Thomas: Sheffield United winger joins Notts County on loan". BBC. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  12. "Gills sign Nathan Thomas on season long loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. Cawdell, Luke (23 July 2019). "Sheffield United winger Nathan Thomas returns to the club from Gillingham and looks set to sign for Carlisle United". Kent Online. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  14. "LOAN: A welcome surprise for the Blues". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  15. "N. Thomas". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  16. Scott, Ged (8 April 2018). "Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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