Lewis Thomas (footballer, born 1997)

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Lewis Thomas
Personal information
Full name Lewis Rhys Thomas [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 32
Youth career
2006–2015 Swansea City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Swansea City 0 (0)
2018 → Carmarthen Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2023 Forest Green Rovers 33 (0)
2023– Bristol City 0 (0)
2024 → Bromley (loan) 4 (0)
International career
Wales U17
Wales U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Rhys Thomas (born 20 September 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

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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.

Club 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]

Bristol City

On the 29 September 2023, Thomas joined Bristol City on a free transfer, to cover for injured Harvey Wiles-Richards, for the remainder of the 2023-24 season. [9] On the 22 March 2024, Thomas joined Bromley F.C. on loan until the end of the 2023/2024 season. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carmarthen Town (loan) 2017–18 [2] Welsh Premier League 401000—50
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19 [11] League Two 0000000000
2019–20 [12] League Two15000001 [a] 0160
2020–21 [13] League Two13010003 [a] 0170
2021–22 [14] League Two0000203 [a] 050
2022–23 [15] League One 5020004 [a] 0110
Total3303020110490
Bristol City 2023–24 [16] Championship 000000—00
2024–25 [17] Championship000000—00
Total000000—00
Bromley (loan) 2023–24 [2] National League 4000—0040
Career total4104020110580
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours

Swansea City U23

Bromley

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lewis Thomas at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Lewis Thomas". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lewis Thomas: 2017/2018 Biography & Statistics – Welsh Premier League". www.wpl.cymru. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lewis Thomas: Forest Green Rovers sign Swansea City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Forest Green sign Swansea City keeper". Gazette Series. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers: Lewis Thomas and Dom Bernard sign extended contracts". BBC Sport. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Thomas joins City". Bristol City FC. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Morgan, Ryan (22 March 2024). "Thomas joins Bromley on loan". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Bromley 2–2 Solihull Moors: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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