Conor Thomas

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Conor Thomas
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Thomas playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Conor Thomas [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2010 Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Coventry City 100 (1)
2011 → Liverpool (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 Swindon Town 35 (1)
2017–2018 ATK 18 (0)
2018–2022 Cheltenham Town 120 (18)
2022– Crewe Alexandra 69 (2)
International career
2009 England U17 6 (0)
2011 England U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:05, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Crewe Alexandra. He has previously played for Coventry City, Swindon Town, former Indian Super League club ATK and Cheltenham Town.

Contents

Club career

Coventry City

Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, coming on to replace Gary McSheffrey after 72 minutes [3] and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, against Birmingham City.

He joined Premier League club Liverpool initially on loan on 31 January 2011, with a view to a permanent move [4] but after playing and training with Liverpool's reserves and training with the first team on seven occasions he returned to Coventry after a hamstring injury and the mutual decision to end the loan. [5] Thomas scored his first senior goal on 31 January 2012 in a 2–1 defeat away to Blackpool, opening the scoring in the 59th minute. [6]

After a six-year spell at Coventry, Thomas was released by the club in June 2016. [7]

Swindon Town

On 4 July 2016, preceding his release from Coventry, Thomas joined fellow League One side Swindon Town on a three-year deal. [8] On 6 August 2016, Thomas made his Swindon Town debut in a 1–0 victory against his former side; Coventry City, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. [9] On 25 March 2017, Thomas scored his first goal for Swindon, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory over Millwall in the 90th minute. [10]

ATK

On 23 August 2017, Thomas joined Indian Super League side ATK. [11]

Cheltenham Town

On 25 May 2018, Thomas returned to England to join League Two side Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal. [12] He helped Cheltenham to the 2019–20 League Two play-off semi-finals, only to lose 3–2 on aggregate against Northampton Town. [13] After four seasons, on 6 May 2022, Thomas was released by the club after not being offered a further contract. [14]

Crewe Alexandra

On 19 May 2022, he joined Crewe Alexandra. [15] He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland. [16] and he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 2–1 win over former club Swindon Town at Gresty Road on 29 April 2023. [17] In May 2024, Thomas signed a new two-year deal, keeping him at Crewe until the summer of 2026. [18]

International career

Thomas was an England under-17 international. He played in the final of the 2009 Nordic Tournament and was awarded a winner's medal following the side's victory over Scotland. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played on 29 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2010–11 [20] Championship 002000—20
2011–12 [21] Championship2711010—291
2012–13 [22] League One 11010001 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
2013–14 [23] League One43040101 [lower-alpha 1] 0490
2014–15 [24] League One16000003 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2015–16 [25] League One3010001 [lower-alpha 1] 050
Total10019020601171
Liverpool (loan) 2010–11 [20] Premier League 00——0000
Swindon Town 2016–17 [26] League One33110102 [lower-alpha 1] 0371
2017–18 [27] League Two 2000100030
Total351102020401
ATK 2017–18 [28] [29] Indian Super League 18020——200
Cheltenham Town 2018–19 [30] League Two32630214 [lower-alpha 1] 0417
2019–20 [31] League Two26620103 [lower-alpha 2] 1327
2020–21 [32] League Two385302000435
2021–22 [33] League One24120202 [lower-alpha 1] 0301
Total12018100719114620
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23 [34] League Two44120001 [lower-alpha 1] 0471
2023–24 [35] League Two25130102 [lower-alpha 1] 0311
Total692501030782
Career total3422227013120139924
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in EFL Trophy, two appearances and one goal in League Two play-offs

Honours

Cheltenham Town

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