Olly Thomas

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Olly Thomas
Personal information
Full name Oliver Thomas
Date of birth (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Foward
Team information
Current team
Bristol City
Youth career
0000–2023 Bristol City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Bristol City 0 (0)
2023Bath City (loan) 1 (0)
2023Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (1)
2023Newport County (loan) 8 (0)
2024Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Olly Thomas (born 18 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

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Early life

Born in Bristol, Thomas grew up in the district of Bradley Stoke. He played for Mangotsfield and represented South Gloucestershire before joining Bristol City at the Under-16 level. [2]

Career

2022–23

In January 2023 Thomas joined Bath City on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season and played for Bath on 7 January, 2023 against Eastbourne Borough. [3] [4] However, by the end of the month he was recalled by Bristol City following the sale of Antoine Semenyo. [5]

Thomas had a senior Bristol City first team match day experience being named as a substitute in the FA Cup against West Brom on 28 January 2023. [6] He continued to train with the first team. [7] In March 2023, it was revealed that Thomas had signed a professional contract with Bristol City, agreeing a two-year contact until the summer of 2025. [8]

2023–24

In July 2023, Thomas joined Yeovil Town of the National League South, on a six-month loan. [9] He made his debut for Yeovil against Hemel Hempstead on 5 August 2023. [10] On 15 August 2023, he scored his first goal for Yeovil against Truro City. He was recalled by Bristol City from the loan on 31 August 2023. [11] The following day he joined EFL League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan. [12] He made his debut for Newport on 2 September 2023, at home against AFC Wimbledon. [13] On 24 November 2023, Thomas was recalled by Bristol City. [14] On 29 January 2024, Thomas re-joined Yeovil Town in the National League South on loan until the end of the season. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2022–23 [16] Championship 00000000
2023–24 [17] Championship00000000
Total00000000
Bath City (loan) 2022–23 [1] National League South 10001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24 [1] National League South61000061
Newport County (loan) 2023–24 [17] League Two 8000001 [lower-alpha 2] 090
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24 [1] National League South6060
Career total211000020231
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Yeovil Town

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