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 29)
Place of birth Derby, England
Position(s) Winger / Wing-back
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– Truro City 114 (16)
*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 at Tiverton Town FC after leaving Truro City in July 2022 and 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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