Jamie Thomas (footballer, born 1997)

Jamie Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Jamie Carl Thomas [1]
Date of birth	(1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Blackpool, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward Midfielder [3]
Team information
Current team	Bamber Bridge
Youth career
2005–2013	Blackpool
2013–2015	Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2016–2018	Burnley	0	(0)
2016	→ Ayr United (loan)	3	(0)
2018–2019	Squires Gate
2019–2021	A.F.C. Blackpool
2021	Bamber Bridge	0	(0)
2021–2022	Preston North End	0	(0)
2022	→ FC Halifax Town (loan)	8	(0)
2022–	Bamber Bridge	0	(0)
International career
2014–2015	Wales U19	8	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:02, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Jamie Carl Thomas (born 10 January 1997), is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Bamber Bridge. He has also represented Wales internationally at under-19 level.

Club career

Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Thomas started his career with local club Blackpool where he spent eight years before transferring to Bolton Wanderers to start his two-year scholarship. ^[4] In his first year scholar, playing in the under 18 Premier League, Thomas scored 17 goals and in his second year scholar he scored 15 goals. After completing his two-year scholarship, he was rewarded with another one-year extension to his scholarship in May 2015. ^[5] In April 2016, he was thrown into first-team action featuring as an unused substitute for Championship matches against Cardiff City and Hull City. ^[6] At the end of the 2015–16 campaign he was released from the club as Bolton were relegated to League One. ^[7]

Following his release from Bolton, he joined newly promoted Premier League side Burnley on a two-year contract to play for the Development Squad. ^[8] In July 2016, he was sent out on loan to Scottish Championship side Ayr United on a six-month loan deal, ^[9] however the loan was cut short in October after Ayr manager Ian McCall deemed that Thomas' game time would be limited. ^[10] On 11 April 2018, Burnley announced the releasing of the forward to the end of the 2017–18 season. ^[11]

On 6 October 2018 Thomas signed for Squires Gate. ^[12] A year later he signed for A.F.C. Blackpool. ^[13]

On 28 June 2021, he signed for Bamber Bridge. ^[14] A month later he went on trial with EFL Championship team Preston North End after scoring against them twice for Bamber Bridge in a pre-season friendly. During the trial he scored for Preston in 1–1 pre-season draw against Accrington Stanley. ^[15] The trial was successful and on 5 August he signed a one-year contract with Preston, with Preston having the option to extend it for a further year. ^[16]

On 25 January 2022, Thomas joined National League side FC Halifax Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[17]

Thomas was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[18]

On 1 November 2022, Thomas returned to Bamber Bridge. ^[19]

International career

Despite being born in England, Thomas qualifies to represent Wales through his parentage. In August 2014, he received his first call-up to international duty for the under-19 side, for an international friendly double-header against Montenegro. ^[20] He went on to start the game and scored on his debut in a 3–1 win, and followed it up with another goal in the reverse fixture which Wales won again 2–1. ^{[21] [22]} He went on to feature in all of the qualifiers for the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship against Portugal, Denmark and Albania as Wales failed to qualify, scoring twice in six games. ^[6]

Personal life

In 2018 and 2019, after not playing for 14 months, Thomas suffered from anxiety and depression. ^{[23] [24]}

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bolton Wanderers	2015–16 [6]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Burnley	2016–17 [6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18 [6]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Ayr United (loan)	2016–17 [6]	Scottish Championship	3	0	0	0	3	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Preston North End	2021–22 [6]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Career total			3	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	8	0

1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. "Jamie Thomas". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
3. AFC Blackpool: First Team Players: "Jamie Thomas Midfielder"
4. "JAMIE THOMAS: The Exclusive Interview". Bolton Vital Football. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
5. "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
6. "Jamie Thomas - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
7. "Bolton Wanderers Confirm Huge Summer Player Exodus". 90 Min. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
8. "Clarets sign striker Jamie Thomas". Burnley F.C. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
9. "Thomas Joins Ayr On Loan". Burnley F.C. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
10. "Q of S match preview". Ayr United FC. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
11. Marshall, Tyrone (11 April 2018). "Burnley offer Conor Mitchell new deal, but several youngsters depart". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2019. Sam Layton, Rahis Nabi, Harry Limb, Khius Metz, Lewis King, Jordan Barnett, Arlen Birch, Brad Jackson and Jamie Thomas will be leaving Turf Moor
12. Pitchero: "SIGNING: EX BURNLEY AND WALES U19'S FORWARD JAMIE THOMAS JOINS GATE."
13. AFC Blackpool: INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE THOMAS
14. Bamber Bridge FC: " 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 🚨 We're delighted to welcome former Bolton Wanderers, Blackpool, Burnley & Wales u19 ace, Jamie Thomas to the club. A player who will excite and delight the Brig faithful. Welcome aboard, Jamie!"
15. Preston North End's goalscoring trialist Jamie Thomas will train with the Lilywhites next week"
16. Preston North End: "Jamie Thomas Earns Contract After Impressive Trial"
17. "Jamie Thomas heads to Halifax on loan". Preston North End FC. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
18. "Preston North End Retained List Confirmed". www.pnefc.net. 9 May 2022.
19. @BamberBridgeFC (1 November 2022). "PLAYER NEWS: We are DELIGHTED to announce that we have re-signed @jamiethomas40 🤩 Jamie goes straight in the squad for this evening's game at Whitby! Welcome back Jamie 👏🏻 we can't wait to see you in a Brig shirt, enjoying your football again 😀 #UpTheBrig ⚪️⚫️" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 November 2022– via Twitter.
20. "Bolton Wanderers starlet Jamie Thomas called up by Wales". The Bolton News. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
21. "Bolton Youngster Nets On Wales U19 Debut". Burnden Aces. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
22. "Bolton Starlet Strikes Again in Wales U19 Victory". Burnden Aces. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
23. Jamie Thomas [@jamiethomas39] (16 September 2019). "Considering I didn't play for 14 months and went through hell with anxiety and depression I don't think I've done too bad mate 👍🏼 feels great to be back in a Bolton shirt. Always loved the club" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
24. Lancs Live: "Who is Jamie Thomas? Ex-Burnley & Bolton man who scored on trial for Preston North End: "Thomas has also played eight times for Wales under-19s - whom he qualifies for due to his parentage - and missed 14 months of football between 2018 and 2019, having suffered with anxiety and depression."

External links

• Jamie Thomas at Soccerbase
• Profile at UEFA