Niall Thompson (footballer, born 1993)

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Niall Thompson
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Thompson playing for Weymouth
Personal information
Full name Niall Joseph Israel Thompson [1]
Date of birth (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Derby, England
Position(s) Winger / Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 Tiverton Town
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2012 Torquay United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Torquay United 24 (0)
2013 → Worcester City (loan) 7 (0)
2014 → Weymouth (loan) 5 (0)
2014 → Bideford (loan)
2014 → Truro City (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Hucknall Town 23 (22)
2016–2022 Truro City 183 (23)
2022– Tiverton Town 79 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Niall Joseph Israel Thompson [2] (born 3 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who is currently the strength and conditioning coach at Torquay United as well as being a player at Tiverton Town after leaving Truro City in July 2022 and also previously played at Torquay United until January 2015. He plays as a winger, but his versatility has seen him more recently act as a wing-back. [3]

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Torquay United

After coming through the Torquay youth system, he was offered a professional contract at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. He made his senior debut on 14 August 2012 in Torquay's 4–0 League Cup defeat Leicester City, coming on as a substitute for Craig Easton in the 63rd minute. [4] Niall made his League debut on 25 August 2012 at home to Rochdale, his performance was very impressive for an 18-year-old and he was awarded 'Man of the match' for his efforts on his debut. [5]

On 21 November 2014, Thompson signed on a month's loan with Southern League club Truro City, having previously been loaned to Bideford earlier in the 2014–15 season. He made his debut as a substitute in Truro's 2–1 win at Dunstable Town on 22 November. [6] On his return to Torquay, he was released at the end of his contract at the beginning of January 2015. [7]

On 11 July 2016, Thompson signed a permanent deal with Truro City, now of the National League South. [8] He has also played for Hucknall Town, Sheffield and Mickleover Sports. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torquay United 2012–13 [9] League Two 18010101 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
2013–14 [10] 3000100040
2014–15 [11] Conference Premier 3000—0030
Torquay total240102010280
Worcester City (loan) 2013–14 [12] Conference North 7020—0090
Weymouth (loan) 2013–14 [13] SFL - Premier Division 50——0050
Bideford (loan) 2014–15 SFL - Premier Division —
Truro City (loan) 2014–15 [12] SFL - Premier Division 3000—0030
Loans total150200000170
Hucknall Town 2014–15 [14] Central Midlands FL - South 36———36
2015–16 [14] Central Midlands FL - South 2016———2016
Hucknall total23220000002322
Truro City 2016–17 [12] National League South 421000—2 [lower-alpha 2] 04410
2017–18 [12] 32310—00333
2018–19 [12] 40320—00423
2019–20 [12] SFL - Premier Division South 0000—0000
Truro City total1141630002011916
Career total1763860203018738
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2012 and 31/05/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile". torquayunited.com. Torquay United FC. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Niall Thompson Defender". www.trurocityfc.net. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Torquay 0-4 Leicester". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Torquay 4-2 Rochdale". Torquay United. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Truro True to Form". Truro City F.C. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Niall released". Torquay United F.C. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Niall Thompson: Truro City sign former Torquay United winger". 11 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Niall Thompson in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Niall Thompson in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Niall Thompson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Niall Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "NIALL THOMPSON". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Hucknall Town F.C." Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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