Adrien Thomasson

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Adrien Thomasson
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Thomasson training with Lens in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lens
Number 28
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Evian 24 (2)
2012–2014 Evian II 30 (10)
2013–2014Vannes (loan) 27 (8)
2015–2018 Nantes 99 (9)
2018–2023 Strasbourg 142 (26)
2023– Lens 83 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025

Adrien Thomasson (born 10 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens.

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Career

Born in Savoie, Thomasson began playing youth football with local Evian before turning professional with the club's senior side. He plays as a central midfielder, but played on the left flank, notably while on loan at Vannes. [1]

In June 2018, Thomasson joined Strasbourg on a three-year contract. [2]

On 12 January 2023, Thomasson signed for Lens on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [3] On 23 January 2023, he played his first game and scored his first goal with Lens during a Coupe de France match against Brest. [4] For his second game with Lens on 28 January, he scored his second goal against Troyes. [5] On 3 October 2023, Thomasson scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, scoring Lens's equalizer in a 2–1 victory over Arsenal. [6]

Personal life

Thomasson was born in France to a French father of Swedish descent and a Croatian mother. [7] He holds French and Croatian nationalities. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2025 [9]
Appearances by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Evian 2011–12 Ligue 1 30000030
2014–15 Ligue 12122010242
Total2422010272
Evian II 2012–13 CFA 2 249249
2013–14 CFA 21111
2014–15 CFA 25050
Total30103010
Vannes (loan) 2013–14 National 27821299
Nantes 2015–16 Ligue 13424110393
2016–17 Ligue 12922021333
2017–18 Ligue 13651210387
Total999734111013
Strasbourg 2018–19 Ligue 13450040385
2019–20 Ligue 125821104 [a] 13210
2020–21 Ligue 137500375
2021–22 Ligue 131720337
2022–23 Ligue 115010160
Total1422551504115627
Lens 2022–23 Ligue 120531236
2023–24 Ligue 1291105 [b] 1352
2024–25 Ligue 1333102 [b] 0363
2025–26 Ligue 1 100010
Total83951719511
Career total4056321610111244772
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Strasbourg

References

  1. "Épreuves tragiques, jambes de feu et fier savoyard : Adrien Thomasson, le maître à jouer strasbourgeois". francefootball.fr (in French). France Football. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. "Transferts : Adrien Thomasson 3 ans à Strasbourg". L'Équipe (in French). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. "ADRIEN THOMASSON, LE JUSTE MILIEU". www.rclens.fr (in French). 12 January 2023.
  4. "French Cup holder Nantes needs penalties to make round of 16". AP NEWS. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. "European roundup: Pedri scores winner on 100th Barcelona appearance". the Guardian. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. Ames, Nick (3 October 2023). "Arsenal wilt in Lens furnace as Elye Wahi and Thomasson apply the heat". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. "ETG : Thomasson prend du galon".
  8. "FOOTBALL/LIGUE 1. ETG : Thomasson prend du galon".
  9. Adrien Thomasson at Soccerway
  10. "Strasbourg Win French League Cup After Penalty Shootout". The Quint. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2022.