Lucy Thomas (footballer)

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Lucy Thomas
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Thomas in goal for Birmingham City in 2023
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 52 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 England U17 0 (0)
2023–2024 England U23 6 (0)
2024– England 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024

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

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References

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  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.
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