Robert Thomson (footballer, born 1993)

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Robert Thomson
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Stirling Albion
Youth career
2004–2012 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Dundee United 2 (0)
2012Alloa Athletic (loan) 14 (4)
2013 Dunfermline Athletic 9 (1)
2014–2016 Brechin City 80 (29)
2016–2017 Dumbarton 36 (11)
2017–2019 Greenock Morton 38 (4)
2019–2021 Alloa Athletic 39 (4)
2021–2022 Stenhousemuir 25 (4)
2022– Stirling Albion 23 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton and Stenhousemuir.

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Career

Dundee United

Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. [2] After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the Scottish Premier League on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0. [3]

Alloa Athletic loan

On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic on loan till 1 January 2013. [4] Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty. [5] In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory. [6] Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against Brechin City [7] and then on 15 December 2012, against Stranraer in a 3–2 defeat. [8]

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a contract running until the end of December 2013. [9] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer. [10] On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against Brechin City. [11]

Brechin City

On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for Brechin City until the end of the season. [12] He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the Scottish League One Player of the Month for April [13] a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Peterhead.

Dumbarton

In May 2016, Thomson signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton. [14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Peterhead in July 2016. [15] He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against Raith Rovers in a 4–0 victory. [16]

Greenock Morton

After impressing Greenock Morton manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the Cappielow club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017. [17]

Alloa Athletic

On 18 June 2019, Thomson rejoined Alloa Athletic on a permanent basis. [18]

Stenhousemuir

In May 2021, Thomson signed for League Two club Stenhousemuir. [19]

Stirling Albion

In May 2022, Thomson signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2022 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2012–13 [22] Scottish Premier League 2000000020
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2012–13 [23] Scottish Second Division 144100000154
Dunfermline Athletic 2013–14 [24] Scottish League One 9100000091
Brechin City 2013–14 [24] Scottish League One 147000000147
2014–15 [25] 34740104 [lower-alpha 1] 1438
2015–16 [26] 321510101 [lower-alpha 2] 03515
Total80295020519230
Dumbarton 2016–17 [27] Scottish Championship 361120411 [lower-alpha 2] 04312
Greenock Morton 2017–18 [28] Scottish Championship 25400321 [lower-alpha 2] 0296
2018–19 [29] 13031001 [lower-alpha 2] 0171
Total384313220467
Alloa Athletic 2019–20 [30] Scottish Championship 23120102 [lower-alpha 2] 1282
2020–21 [31] 163105300226
Total394306321508
Stenhousemuir 2021–22 [32] Scottish League Two 25400422 [lower-alpha 2] 0316
Stirling Albion 2022–23 Scottish League Two 0000000000
Career total2435714119812228868
  1. Two appearances and a goal in the Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in the Championship play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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