Lucy Thomas (footballer)

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Lucy Thomas
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Thomas in goal for London City Lionesses in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Birmingham City
Number 1
Youth career
Arsenal
Oxford United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Arsenal 0 (0)
2017–2019 Oxford United [2] 23 (0)
2019–2021 London City Lionesses 15 (0)
2021–2022 Coventry United 13 (0)
2022– Birmingham City 57 (0)
International career
2017–2018 England U17 0 (0)
2023–2024 England U23 1 (0)
2024– England 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39 28 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2025

Lucy Thomas (born 21 March 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Championship club Birmingham City and has represented the England U23 team.

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Youth career

Thomas played for Women's Super League club Arsenal, [3] making six appearances in the academy league, [4] as well as Oxford United's Regional Talent Centre, prior to joining the first team aged 16. [5]

Club career

In her senior career, she played for then WSL 2 side Oxford United, making her first appearance in the 2017–18 season, [1] followed by 22 National League appearances in the 2018–19 season. [3]

She then played for Women's Championship clubs, London City Lionesses for two season, followed by Coventry United for the 2021–22 season. [1] prior to joining Birmingham City in July 2022. [3]

In May 2023, Thomas extended her contract until July 2024, with the option for to extend for another year. [6] On 9 July 2024, she signed a one year contract with the club. [7]

International career

In August 2018, Thomas was called up to an England under-19 training camp at St George's Park. [8]

Since February 2023, she has represented England under-23s, [9] [10] making her debut on February 16 against Spain in a 0–0 draw. [11] On 27 May 2024, Thomas was called up to the England senior team standby list for Euro 2025 qualifiers to replace an injured Kayla Rendell. [12] On 2 June she joined the main squad after Mary Earps withdrew due to a hip injury. [13]

Honours

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lucy Thomas at Soccerway
  2. "Oxford United Women – The FA Women's National League". The FA . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lucy Thomas". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. "Arsenal Academy | Professional Game Academy League". The FA . Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  5. Rice, Liam (5 June 2024). "Former U's keeper on England bench after first senior call-up". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  6. "Lucy Thomas agrees to terms on new deal". Birmingham City Football Club. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. "Blues Women are delighted to confirm that Lucy Thomas has signed a new contract". www.bcfc.com.
  8. "International Call Ups for Oxford United Women". www.oufc.co.uk. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  9. Davies, Callum (8 February 2023). "Young Lionesses ready to roar again in February". www.englandfootball.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  10. "Lucy Thomas". Flashscore.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  11. Smith, Frank (16 February 2023). "England WU23s take on Spain". www.englandfootball.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. "Maya le Tissier: Defender replaces Niamh Charles in England squad". BBC Sport. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  13. "Mary Earps: Man Utd goalkeeper withdraws from England squad with hip injury". BBC Sport. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. "Awards23: Winners revealed". Birmingham City Football Club. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2024.