Lewis Thomas (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Rhys Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Carmarthen Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Wales U17 | |||
| Wales U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 4 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Lewis Rhys Thomas (born 20 September 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Forest Green Rovers.
He came through the youth-team at Swansea City and played on loan at Carmarthen Town, before signing with Forest Green Rovers in June 2018.
Playing career
Swansea City
Thomas joined the Academy at Swansea City at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015. During his time at the Liberty Stadium he helped the "Swans" to win three FAW Youth Cup titles and was part of the Premier League 2 double-winning squad in the 2016–17 season.[3] On 31 January 2018, joined Carmarthen Town on loan to cover for injured goalkeeper Lee Idzi.[4] He played four Welsh Premier League and one Welsh Cup game for the "Old Gold".[2]
Forest Green Rovers
On 19 June 2018, Thomas signed a two-year contract with Forest Green Rovers, who were about to embark on their first season in the English Football League.[5] He was the third goalkeeper to join the Green that summer, with goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain also bringing in James Montgomery and Robert Sánchez.[6] He made his debut in professional football on the opening day of the 2019–20 season, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic at The New Lawn on 3 August.[7] He signed a new contract with Forest Green Rovers in November 2019.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 September 2019.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carmarthen Town (loan) | 2017–18[2] | Welsh Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2018–19[9] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[10] | EFL League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy
Honours
- Swansea City U23s
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Lewis Thomas at Soccerway
- ^ "Lewis Thomas". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Lewis Thomas: 2017/2018 Biography & Statistics – Welsh Premier League". www.wpl.cymru. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Lewis Thomas: Forest Green Rovers sign Swansea City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Forest Green sign Swansea City keeper". Gazette Series. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers: Lewis Thomas and Dom Bernard sign extended contracts". BBC Sport. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.