Dominic_Thompson_(footballer)

Dominic Thompson (footballer)

Dominic Thompson (footballer)

English footballer

Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers, on loan from EFL League One club Blackpool.

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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

Arsenal

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

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

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 Hayden Coulson in January 2024,[32] Thompson joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[33] He scored his first career goal on his fourth appearance,[34] with the third goal in a 3–3 draw with Colchester United on 3 February 2024.[35]

Personal life

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

As of match played 3 February 2024
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  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

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