Dominic Thompson (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dominic Lewis Thompson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Willesden, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2019 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Brentford | 8 | (0) |
2021 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2022 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2022– | Blackpool | 34 | (0) |
2024 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:50, 9 November 2024 (UTC) |
Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Blackpool.
Thompson is a graduate of the Arsenal academy and transferred to Brentford in 2019, for whom he played sparingly before transferring to Blackpool in 2022.
Club career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]After beginning his career as a central midfielder,[3] Thompson signed a two-year schoolboy contract with Arsenal in May 2012.[4] He was developed as a left-back and progressed through the Hale End Academy to sign a professional contract in June 2018.[3][5] During the 2018–19 season, he was an unused substitute with the EFL Trophy squad on four occasions and was a travelling reserve for the first team's dead rubber Europa League group stage match versus FC Vorskla Poltava in November 2018.[4][6] Thompson failed to win a call into a first team squad before his departure in August 2019.[7][6]
Brentford
[edit]On 7 August 2019, Thompson joined Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee,[7] reported to be "an initial £3 million".[8] Behind ever-present Rico Henry in the left-back pecking order,[7][9] he made five appearances during the 2019–20 season.[10] Thompson again served as backup to Rico Henry during the first half of the 2020–21 season and made 9 appearances before joining League One club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season on 4 January 2021.[11] Five days later, he made his debut with a start in a league match versus Ipswich Town and assisted each of Swindon's goals in the 3–2 win.[12][13] He made 25 appearances during the remainder of a season which culminated in relegation to League Two.[12][14] After returning to Brentford at the end of the regular season,[15] Thompson was ineligible to play during the club's successful play-off campaign.[16]
Despite appearing in all but one of Brentford's 2021–22 pre-season matches,[17][18][19][20][21][22] Thompson was confined to making EFL Cup appearances during the early months of the regular season.[23] He was a regular inclusion on the substitutes' bench for Premier League matches and due to a hamstring problem suffered by Rico Henry,[24] Thompson made three starting appearances at left wing back around the turn of the year.[6][25] On 27 January 2022, the one-year extension on Thompson's contract was triggered and he joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season.[26] He ended his spell at Portman Road with 17 appearances.[23] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Thompson was not called into Brentford's pre-season training camp in Germany and he transferred out of the club on 25 July 2022.[27][28] Thompson made 19 appearances during three seasons with Brentford.[2]
Blackpool
[edit]On 25 July 2022, Thompson transferred to Championship club Blackpool and signed a three-year contract, with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee.[29] He made 30 appearances during a 2022–23 season which culminated in relegation to League One.[30][31] Behind Owen Dale and Andy Lyons in the left-sided pecking order, Thompson was restricted to 12 appearances by the midpoint of the 2023–24 season.[32] Following the loan signing of left-sided player Hayden Coulson in January 2024,[32] Thompson joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[33] He made 19 appearances during his spell,[34] which culminated in relegation to the National League.[35] Thompson scored his first career goal on his fourth appearance,[36] with the third goal in a 3–3 draw with Colchester United on 3 February 2024.[34]
An injury suffered while on loan during the second half of the 2023–24 season required Thompson to undergo surgery during the 2024 off-season,[37] which saw him miss the opening month of the 2024–25 season.[38][39]
Personal life
[edit]Thompson is the son of Neville Thompson and his older brother is Greg Thompson, both of whom have competed in discus.[4] He is an Arsenal supporter.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 2019–20[10] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2020–21[12] | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2021–22[23] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2020–21[12] | League One | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
Ipswich Town (loan) | 2021–22[23] | League One | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Blackpool | 2022–23[30] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2023–24[34] | League One | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2024–25[40] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[34] | League Two | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
Career total | 103 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 126 | 1 |
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b Dominic Thompson at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c "Dominic Thompson". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Get To Know: Dominic Thompson". Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Watts, Charles (29 November 2018). "Who is Dominic Thompson? Arsenal's teenage star selected for FC Vorskla trip". footballlondon. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Dominic Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Brentford sign Dominic Thompson from Arsenal". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Doyle, Joe; Benge, James (8 August 2019). "Arsenal on transfer deadline day: Gunners set for Tierney and Luiz". Football London. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Rico Henry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Thompson makes Swindon loan switch". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Ipswich Town v Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Loan Round-Up: Patrik Gunnarsson helps Silkeborg to promotion from Danish First Division". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Section 6 – Players". English Football League. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Boreham Wood 0 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Brentford beat Watford in pre-season friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Manchester United 2 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Brentford vs West Ham United". West Ham United. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Brentford vs Valencia CF on 07 Aug 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Barrett, Matt (26 December 2021). "Frank press conference: Brentford boss on defeat at Brighton, Jensen and Mbeumo substitutions and more". West London Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Harris, Jay. "Man marking and a low block – how Brentford's tweaked tactics so nearly shut out Manchester City". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Thompson heads to Ipswich on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Harris, Jay. "Forss' place in Brentford's history is secure but time is right to leave". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "2022: A Year in Review". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Blackpool Bring In Dominic Thompson". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Blackpool F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Wynn, Amos. "Blackpool send ex-Arsenal youngster out on loan to work under former Watford and Birmingham City forward". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Thompson joins on loan from Blackpool". www.fgr.co.uk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Forest Green Rovers F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Steve Cotterill after Colchester United draw". Gloucestershire Live. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Talks over Blackpool future mapped out for former Arsenal and Brentford youngster amid competition for places". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Blackpool team news V Crewe Alexandra: Only three remain from Wycombe Wanderers draw". The Gazette. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Three players out and two hopeful for Blackpool's League One opener away to Crawley Town". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dominic Thompson at Soccerbase
- Profile at the Blackpool F.C. website
- Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
- Dominic Thompson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Brent
- People from Willesden
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Black British sportsmen
- Premier League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen