Olly Thomas (born 18 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Bristol City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Thomas | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2005[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Bath City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Newport County (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 29 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn in Bristol, Thomas grew up in the district of Bradley Stoke. He played for Mangotsfield and represented South Gloucestershire before joining Bristol City at the Under-16 level.[2]
Career
edit2022–23
editIn January 2023 Thomas joined Bath City on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season and played for Bath on 7 January 2023 against Eastbourne Borough.[3][4] However, by the end of the month he was recalled by Bristol City following the sale of Antoine Semenyo.[5]
Thomas had a senior Bristol City first team match day experience being named as a substitute in the FA Cup against West Brom on 28 January 2023.[6] He continued to train with the first team.[7] In March 2023, it was revealed that Thomas had signed a professional contract with Bristol City, agreeing a two-year contract until the summer of 2025.[8]
2023–24
editIn July 2023, Thomas joined Yeovil Town of the National League South, on a six-month loan.[9] He made his debut for Yeovil against Hemel Hempstead on 5 August 2023.[10] On 15 August 2023, he scored his first goal for Yeovil against Truro City. He was recalled by Bristol City from the loan on 31 August 2023.[11] The following day he joined EFL League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan.[12] He made his debut for Newport on 2 September 2023, at home against AFC Wimbledon.[13] On 24 November 2023, Thomas was recalled by Bristol City.[14] On 29 January 2024, Thomas re-joined Yeovil Town in the National League South on loan until the end of the season.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2022–23[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2022–23[1] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2023–24[1] | National League South | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2023–24[17] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2023–24[1] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
Honours
editYeovil Town
References
edit- ^ a b c d "O. Thomas: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "THOMAS HEADS TO YEOVIL TOWN ON LOAN". bcfc.co.uk. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Olly Thomas". Bathcityfc.
- ^ "ACADEMY TRIO HEAD OUT ON LOAN". bcfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Bristol City 3-0 West Brom live: Reaction as Bell's double and Scott send Robins through". Bristol Post.
- ^ "BRISTOL CITY VS. WEST BROM". Soccerway.
- ^ Forrester, Richard (2 March 2023). "Marlee Francois and the 11 Bristol City academy players Nigel Pearson has handed debuts to". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "NEW PRO DEALS FOR ACADEMY SIX". bcfc.co.uk. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Teenage Striker arrives from Bristol City". Gloverscast. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Coates, David (5 August 2023). "MATCH REPORT: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN 1 YEOVIL TOWN 0". Gloverscast. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Coates, David (31 August 2023). "OLLY THOMAS RETURNS TO BRISTOL CITY". Gloverscast.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Thomas joins Newport County on loan". bcfc.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "NEWPORT VS. WIMBLEDON 2-2". Soccerway. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Olly Thomas Returns to Bristol City". newport-county.co.uk. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Olly Thomas returns to Huish Park". Yeovil Town Football Club. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.