Luke Thomas (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luke Jonathan Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Syston, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Leicester City | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 28 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:58, 13 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Luke Jonathan Thomas (born 10 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Leicester City.
Career
Thomas was born in Syston, Leicestershire. A product of the Leicester City Academy, he made his professional debut in a 2–0 Premier League win against Sheffield United on 16 July 2020. He came on as a result of an injury to first team left back Ben Chilwell, providing an assist for the first goal, which was scored by Ayoze Perez.[3] On the 25th August 2020 it was announced that he had signed a new long term deal with the club.[2]
On 29 October 2020, Thomas made his professional debut in UEFA Europa League during a 2–1 win against AEK Athens after the substitution of Christian Fuchs in 46th minute. On 26 November 2020, Thomas scored his first Leicester goal in a 3–3 away draw against Braga in the group stage of the Europa League.[4]
International
Having represented England at U18 and U19 level, Thomas made his U20 debut during a 2-0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020. [5]
Career statistics
- As of 24 January 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U23 | 2018–19 | – | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | – | – | – | 5[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2020–21 | – | – | – | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b Blackwell, Jordan; Leach, Tom (16 July 2020). "Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield United: Match report; Brendan Rodgers joins us for post-match reaction". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Syston Footballer Makes His Debut for Leicester City in Style – Syston Town News". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Sporting Braga 3-3 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Luke Thomas at Soccerway
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