Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ben Rhys Thompson [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 October 1995||
Place of birth | Sidcup, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2022 | Millwall | 142 | (9) |
2018–2019 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 23 | (2) |
2022 | Gillingham | 17 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Peterborough United | 26 | (1) |
2023– | Stevenage | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 1 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ben Rhys Thompson (born 3 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Stevenage.
He made his senior debut for Millwall on 26 August 2014, as a 76th-minute substitute for Jimmy Abdou in a 0–2 home defeat to Southampton in the second round of the League Cup. [4] He was also an unused substitute for the final two games of the 2014–15 Championship season, which ended in relegation to League One. Thompson scored his first Millwall goal against League Two side Wycombe Wanderers, scoring from an excellent effort 25 yards outside the box in a 1–2 FA Cup loss. [2]
On 17 August 2018, Thompson joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on a season-long loan. [5] Ben Thompson was recalled on 6 January 2019 back to his parent club Millwall. [6]
With his playing time limited to just 5 appearances in the 2021–22 season on 31 January 2022 it was announced by Millwall that Thompson had cancelled his contract by mutual consent. [7]
He immediately joined up with his former Millwall manager, Neil Harris, at EFL League One club Gillingham, signing a short-term contract until the end of the 2021–22 season. [8] He made his debut for the Kent side in a 1–0 away league loss to Ipswich Town on 5 February 2022. [9] Following the club's relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season, Thompson left the club. [10]
On 14 June 2022, Thompson signed for League One club Peterborough United on a two-year contract with an option for a third year. [11] He scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 3–0 win against Morecambe
On 28 June 2023, Thompson signed for League One club Stevenage. [12]
Thompson has been described by Neil Harris, who has managed him at Millwall and Gillingham, as a player with "ball carrying ability, tenaciousness and aggression". [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 2014–15 [14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16 [15] | League One | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
2016–17 [16] | League One | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2017–18 [17] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
2018–19 [18] | Championship | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |||
2019–20 [19] | Championship | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
2020–21 [19] | Championship | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2021–22 [20] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 142 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 12 | ||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2018–19 [18] | League One | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
Gillingham | 2021-22 [20] | League One | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Career total | 182 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 219 | 16 |
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