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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martha Ellen Thomas | ||
Date of birth | 31 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Dorchester Town | |||
Weston FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Charlotte 49ers | 78 | (47) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Le Havre | 13 | (6) |
2019–2021 | West Ham United | 26 | (8) |
2021–2023 | Manchester United | 38 | (6) |
2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Scotland | 38 | (19) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 23 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
Martha Ellen Thomas (born 31 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Scotland national team.
Thomas played four years of college soccer for Charlotte 49ers before playing professionally with French Division 2 Féminine club Le Havre , West Ham United in 2019 and Manchester United of the English Women's Super League in 2021. Born in England and raised mainly in the United States, she represents Scotland at international level.
Thomas was born in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, to a Scottish mother, Christine, and English father, Andrew. She grew up in Dorchester until 2001 when the family moved to Atlanta, when her father got a job in the United States. They briefly returned to Dorchester in 2003 where Thomas played for Dorchester Town for a season before once again relocating to the States, this time to Weston, Florida, at the age of six. [1] [2] While in Weston, she played for youth club Weston FC. [3]
Thomas played college soccer for Charlotte 49ers, captaining the team for two seasons. In her first year, Thomas led the team in goals with 11 and was voted Conference USA Freshman of the Year. The following three years, Thomas was selected to the All-Conference USA First Team as well as being voted as the league's Offensive Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017. Upon leaving, Thomas ranked as the school's all-time leading goalscorer with 47. [4] She was also named team MVP in each of her four seasons. [5]
Thomas had hoped to enter the 2018 NWSL College Draft in January 2018, but suffered an ACL injury in her final appearance for the 49ers in November 2017. [6] Having rehabbed, Thomas belatedly began her professional career with Le Havre AC in the French Division 2, signing for the club in August 2018. [7] She made her debut on 21 October 2018, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Stade de Reims. [8] She scored 6 goals in 13 league appearances as Le Havre finished second. [9]
On 16 July 2019, Thomas signed for West Ham United of the FA WSL, taking the number 9 shirt following the departure of Jane Ross. [2] Thomas started and scored on her debut, the season opener as West Ham lost 2–1 away to reigning champions Arsenal on 8 September 2019. [10] She scored her first career hat-trick during the first half of a 5–0 win against Reading on 3 April 2021. [11] On 21 May 2021, it was confirmed Thomas would leave West Ham after two seasons following the expiration of her contract. [12]
On 28 July 2021, Thomas signed for Manchester United on a two-year deal with the option of an additional year. [13]
On 14 September 2023, Thomas signed a two-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur. [14] She scored on her debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Chelsea on 1 October that year. [15]
Thomas represented the United States at youth level, playing for the under-23 team in 2019 at the Portland Thorns Spring Invitational preseason tournament. [16] She had not yet acquired American citizenship, however, making her ineligible to represent the senior team. [6]
Thomas was eligible to represent both England and Scotland at the senior level. [6] In September 2019 she attended a training camp with the Scotland national team. [17] She subsequently received her first call-up to the Scotland squad on 25 October 2019 but was forced to withdraw through injury. [18] She was again selected by Scotland for the 2020 Pinatar Cup and scored two goals as she made her international debut in a 3–0 win against Ukraine on 4 March 2020. [19] [20] Thomas scored another brace in her seventh appearance for Scotland on 19 February 2021 during a 10–0 victory over Cyprus as part of UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying, the first time Scotland had hit double figures since 2015. Despite the emphatic victory, Scotland had already been eliminated from qualification in December 2020. [21]
During UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying, Thomas scored four goals in a 5–0 win against Israel. [22]
Thomas' great uncle, Jim Kirkland, also played football professionally for Aberdeen in the Scottish top-flight. [1]
She is in a relationship with fellow footballer Ellie Leek. The two met while both playing for Le Havre. The couple announced their engagement on December 22, 2022.
She has been a vocal supporter of Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign. [23]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Havre | 2018–19 [9] | D2 Féminine | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | |
West Ham United | 2019–20 | Women's Super League | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
2020–21 | Women's Super League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |
Total | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 10 | ||
Manchester United | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
2022–23 | Women's Super League | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
Total | 38 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 8 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 10 |
Career total | 96 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 127 | 34 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 2020 | 6 | 2 |
2021 | 4 | 4 | |
2022 | 9 | 4 | |
2023 | 13 | 1 | |
2024 | 6 | 8 | |
Total | 38 | 19 |
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