Donell Tyrell Arnold Thomas (born 4 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donell Tyrell Arnold Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bowers & Pitsea | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colchester United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Colchester United | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2024– | Bowers & Pitsea | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:17, 18 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editThomas came through the Academy at Colchester United and made his first-team debut on 21 March 2022, when he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in a 1–0 defeat to Forest Green Rovers at Brunton Park.[3] Manager Wayne Brown said that "it's always tough asking a young lad to come on and make an impact but I thought he did that".[4] On 2 September 2022, he joined Bishop's Stortford of the Isthmian League Premier Division on loan until 4 January.[5]
In September 2024, Thomas joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Maldon & Tiptree.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Colchester United | 2021–22[7] | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23[8] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[9] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bishop's Stortford (loan) | 2022–23[10] | Isthmian League Premier Division |
26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| Career total | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ a b "Donnell Thomas - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Donell Thomas - Midfielder - First Team Profiles - Colchester United". www.cu-fc.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Colchester United 0-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Waldron, Jonathan (23 March 2022). "'Fantastic': U's teenager praised after senior debut in front of TV cameras". Gazette. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Welcome Donell Thomas!". Bishop's Stortford FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ @Bowerspitseafc (28 September 2024). "We are also delighted to welcome Donnell Thomas to Bowers & Pitsea. The forward spent his youth career with Colchester United and has experience of this league when on loan at Bishops Stortford, where he played against us! #WelcomeDonell | #UpTheBowers" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bishop's Stortford | Appearances | Donell Thomas | | 2022–2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.