Lawrence Thomas (soccer)
 Thomas playing for Melbourne Victory in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lawrence Andrew Kingsley Thomas | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Template:ALeague MV | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marconi Stallions | |||
| Blacktown City | |||
| 2009–2010 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Bankstown City | 25 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | Template:ALeague MV | 31 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bentleigh Greens (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Australia U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Australia U-20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 April 2011 | |||
Lawrence Andrew Kingsley Thomas is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.. Thomas has represented Australia through the Australia U-17s and Australia U-20s.
Career
Born in Sydney, Australia Thomas played for NSW Premier League club Marconi Stallions, Blacktown City Demons and the Australian Institute of Sport for the National Youth League season. Thomas was signed to Bankstown City for the 2010 NSW Premier League season in which Bankstown finished 8th.
Thomas went on a trial with Football League Championship club Coventry City F.C.,[2] however this was not successful and was released. In 2011 fellow Championship club Sheffield United signed Thomas until the end of the 2010-11 season.[3][4]
Melbourne Victory
In September 2011 Thomas began trialling with A-League club Melbourne Victory.[5] On 15 September the club announced that he had signed a two-year contract.[6]
Thomas made his debut with Melbourne Victory as a player in the Round 5 clash with reigning premiers and champions Brisbane Roar at Etihad Stadium, coming on as a substitute after Victory first choice goalkeeper Ante Čović was sent off by referee Ben Williams for bringing down a Roar player in the Penalty area. He made an impressive debut, pulling off brilliant saves and helping Victory to a two all draw.[7] Thomas made his second appearance in the Round 6 clash against A-League runners-up Central Coast, again putting up an impressive performance, pulling off brilliant saves and keeping a clean sheet in the Victory's nil-all draw.
Thomas made his third appearance in the Round 1 clash against crosstown rivals Melbourne Heart. Despite putting up an impressive performance, and making several brilliant saves, the Victory went down 2-1 to the Heart, with goals coming from David Williams and Dylan Macallister.
Career statistics
- As of 9 October 2014
CS = Clean Sheets
| Club | Season | Division | League1 | Cup | International2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | |||
| Bankstown City | 2010 | NSW Premier League | 25 | ? | – | – | – | – | 25 | ? |
| Total | 25 | ? | – | – | – | – | 25 | ? | ||
| Sheffield United | 2010–11 | Football League Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Template:ALeague MV | 2011–12[8] | A-League | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 2012–13[8] | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[8] | 5 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[8] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Bentleigh Greens (loan) | 2012[9] | Victorian Premier League | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 6 |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 6 | ||
| Career Total | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 8 | ||
1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing during group stages (i.e. ACL 2014 and A-League season 2013–2014 etc.)
International career
Thomas has represented Australia at 2008 Qantas Joeys under-16 ASEAN Youth Championship 2009 HKFC IP Global Soccer 7s U-17s[10] and Australia U-20 level, with four caps at under-17 level and one cap at under-20 level.
On 7 March 2011 he was selected to represent the Australia Olympic football team in an Asian Olympic Qualifier match against Iraq.[11]
Personal life
Thomas was born on 9 May 1992 in Sydney, New South Wales, to an Australian father (deceased) and a mother of Italian descent.
Honours
Club
Melbourne Victory
References
- ^ "Lawrence Thomas". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "City look at Lawrence Thomas in goal". Coventry City F.C. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Blades sign young keeper". Sheffield United F.C. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Sheffield United sign back-up keeper Lawrence Thomas". BBC. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory give Brazilian a test run". Herald Sun. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "2011/12 Playing Squad Nearing Completion". MVFC Official Website. 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Nine-Man Victory Heroically Hold Champs". FourFourTwo Australia. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Lawrence Thomas (Melbourne Victory)". Ultimate A-League.
- ^ "Player statistics for Lawrence Thomas". Fox Sports.
- ^ "WISHING AND HOPING - THE FACES OF 2018". Givemefootball.com. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Vidmar-names-U23s-squad-to-face-Iraq/45985
External links
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Sydney
- Association football goalkeepers
- Australian soccer players
- Australia youth international soccer players
- Australia under-20 international soccer players
- Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
- A-League players
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Melbourne Victory FC players