Nathan Thompson (English footballer)

Nathan Thompson (born 9 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One side Peterborough United.

Nathan Thompson
Personal information
Full name Nathan Michael Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990[2]
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2008 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2017 Swindon Town 167 (4)
2017–2019 Portsmouth 67 (0)
2019– Peterborough United 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Career

Swindon Town

Thompson was born in Chester, Cheshire.[4] He began his career with Swindon Town, moving from the youth set-up to become a professional in April 2009.[5] Even before he signed the two-year deal he had reportedly received interest from Premier League sides Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Newcastle United.[6] He made his debut on 5 October 2010, as he replaced Scott Cuthbert in a Football League Trophy win over Torquay United. He made his league debut on 2 November 2010, when he played the full ninety minutes of a 3–0 home defeat to Charlton Athletic.[7] He was notably beaten by Oxford United 5 times during his stretch at Swindon.

On 20 April 2013, Thompson was awarded the 2012/2013 Swindon Advertiser 'Player of the Year' after winning by more than 60 per cent of the fans' votes[8] and Thompson won again in 2013/2014.[9]

Portsmouth

On 22 June 2017, Thompson signed for newly promoted League One club Portsmouth on a two-year contract on a free transfer.[10] He scored his first goal for Portsmouth against Sunderland in the 2019 EFL Trophy Final in which Portsmouth won on penalties. Thompson left after his contract expired in search for Championship football.[11][12]

Personal life

His younger brother, Louis, is also a footballer.

Career statistics
As of match played 16 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town 2007–08[13] League One 0000000000
2008–09[14] League One 0000000000
2009–10[15] League One 0000000000
2010–11[16] League One 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
2011–12[17] League Two 5010001[lower-alpha 1]070
2012–13[18] League One 260102000290
2013–14[19] League One 41100201[lower-alpha 1]0441
2014–15[20] League One 35010205[lower-alpha 2]0430
2015–16[21] League One 231001000241
2016–17[22] League One 342101000362
Total 16744080801874
Portsmouth 2017–18[23] League One 36010003[lower-alpha 3]0400
2018–19[24] League One 31020005[lower-alpha 3]1381
Total 670300081781
Career total 234470801612655
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy and EFL Playoffs

Honours

Club

Portsmouth

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Nathan Thompson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. "Nathan Thompson". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. "Nathan Thompson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. "Quartet sign new deals at Swindon". BBC Sport. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  6. "Monday's gossip column". BBC Sport. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  7. "Swindon 0–3 Charlton". BBC Sport. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  8. "Thompson named Adver Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Nathan Thompson: Portsmouth sign Swindon Town defender". BBC Sport. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. "Checkatrade Trophy final: Portsmouth 2-2 Sunderland (aet, 5-4 on pens)". 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  12. "Former Portsmouth defender Nathan Thompson released by Bristol City following trial". 30 July 2019.
  13. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  14. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  15. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  16. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  17. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  18. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  19. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  20. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  21. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  22. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  23. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  24. "Games played by Nathan Thompson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  25. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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