Dan Thomas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Poole, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | unassigned | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2009 | Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Bournemouth | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Welling United (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2012 | → AFC Totton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Havant & Waterlooville | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poole Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Aldershot Town | 11 | (0) |
| 2017– | Gosport Borough | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:27, 25 January 2017 - 2019 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Anthony Thomas (born 1 September 1991)[1] was a professional English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Gosport Borough.
Career
[edit]Thomas signed an apprentice contract with AFC Bournemouth in May 2008.[2] He made his debut on 6 October 2009 for Bournemouth in their 2–1 away defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Trophy Southern Section Second Round.[3] Thomas commented, "I was chuffed to bits when I was told I was going to make my debut...I felt I did ok, but was just so disappointed to be on the losing side".[1] He made his debut in the Football League on 5 December as a second-half substitute, replacing the injured Shwan Jalal, and kept a clean sheet as Bournemouth beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in Football League Two.[4] On 4 February 2011, Thomas joined Dorchester Town on loan. He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win over Weston-Super-Mare. He was recalled from his loan spell on 12 April 2011 after his parent club terminated the contract of the club's second choice goalkeeper Jon Stewart.[5]
On 6 January 2012, Thomas joined Southern Football League Premier Division side AFC Totton on a month's loan. On 16 March 2012, it was announced that Thomas had joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville.[6]
Thomas joined Aldershot Town on non-contract terms in August 2014[7] after impressing whilst on trial in pre-season.
Personal life
[edit]Thomas attended Portchester School, in Bournemouth and Brockenhurst College in Brockenhurst.[8]
He has a two younger brothers, named Joseph and Nick.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dan Thomas". AFC Bournemouth. 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ Wadley, Ian (14 May 2008). "New intake for coach Joe". Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ "Northampton 2 – 1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ^ Wadley, Ian (5 December 2009). "Battling victory for Cherries". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Bournemouth recall keeper Dan Thomas from Dorchester". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Two new Hawks". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Shots Triallists Given Deals". Non League Bets. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Perrett, Neil (16 October 2009). "Cherries: There is no doubting Thomas". Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
External links
[edit]- Bournemouth profile
- Dan Thomas at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Poole
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Dorchester Town F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- A.F.C. Totton players
- Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
- Poole Town F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen