Peter Thomas (footballer, born 2004)

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Peter Thomas

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Gorton, England
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Youth career
2016–2019	Rochdale
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Charleston Cougars	15	(7)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Rochdale	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Peter Thomas (born 20 August 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for College of Charleston Cougars.

Club career

Early career

Thomas became Rochdale's youngest ever player when he made his debut in the EFL Trophy against Manchester City U21, as well as being the youngest player ever to play in the competition, at the age of 15 years and 22 days old. ^{[1] [2]}

On 25 September 2019, ahead of the EFL Cup game between Manchester United and Rochdale at Old Trafford, in which Thomas was named on the bench for Rochdale, he was made to use the drug testing room to get changed, as competition rules stated that anyone under the age of sixteen were not permitted to get changed with senior players. ^[3]

In May 2022, after two seasons with no further appearances for Rochdale, it was reported that he was still negotiating his contract with the club. ^[4] In August of the same year, he went on trial with Barnsley. ^[5]

Collegiate soccer

Thomas committed to playing collegiate soccer at the College of Charleston in November 2022. ^[6] In his first season at the college, he scored seven goals in fifteen appearances. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 21 February 2023. ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rochdale	2019–20	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Notes

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Kevin Dos Santos Becomes Second Youngest Debutant". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
2. Wathan, Chris (9 September 2020). "Sonny Lewis enters Newport record books aged 15". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
3. "Rochdale teenager forced to change away from his team-mates at Old Trafford". m.allfootballapp.com. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
4. "Football: Rochdale AFC confirms released players". rochdaleonline.co.uk. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
5. O'Kane, Doug (26 August 2022). "Reds 'not massively short' but want 'two or three' signings". barnsleychronicle.com. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
6. @ydpusa (November 14, 2022). "A new chapter starting in January for Peter Thomas who will be heading out to The College of Charleston to link of with their men's soccer program ⚽️ • We're excited to see Peter smash at the highest level of college soccer 🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "Peter Thomas". cofcsports.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
8. Peter Thomas at Soccerway