Dominic Thompson (footballer)

Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town, on loan from Brentford, as a left back. He is a product of the Arsenal academy.

Dominic Thompson
Personal information
Full name Dominic Lewis Thompson[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000
Place of birth Willesden, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
(on loan from Brentford)
Number 26
Youth career
2012–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Brentford 6 (0)
2021– → Swindon Town (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:08, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Arsenal

After beginning his career as a central midfielder,[3] Thompson signed a two-year schoolboy contract with Arsenal in May 2012.[4] He was developed as a left back and progressed through the Hale End Academy to sign a professional contract in June 2018.[3][5] During the 2018–19 season, he was an unused substitute with the EFL Trophy squad on four occasions and was a travelling reserve for the first team's dead rubber Europa League group stage match versus FC Vorskla Poltava in November 2018.[4][6] Thompson failed to win a call into a first team squad before his departure in August 2019.[7][6]

Brentford

On 7 August 2019, Thompson joined Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[7] Behind ever-present Rico Henry in the left back pecking order,[7][8] he made five appearances during the 2019–20 season.[9] Thompson again served as backup to Rico Henry during the first half of the 2020–21 season and made 9 appearances before departing on loan for the remainder of the campaign on 4 January 2021.[10]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 4 January 2021, Thompson joined League One club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[10] Five days later, he made his debut with a start in a league match versus Ipswich Town and assisted each of Swindon's goals in the 3–2 win.[11][12]

Personal life

Thompson is the son of Neville Thompson and his older brother is Greg Thompson, both of whom have competed in discus.[4] He is an Arsenal supporter.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2019–20[9] Championship 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2020–21[11] 4 0 0 0 5 0 — 9 0
Total 6 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 14 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[11] League One 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career total 1202060 0 0200

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Brentford" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. Dominic Thompson at Soccerbase
  3. "Dominic Thompson". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. "Get To Know: Dominic Thompson". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. Watts, Charles (29 November 2018). "Who is Dominic Thompson? Arsenal's teenage star selected for FC Vorskla trip". footballlondon. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. Dominic Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. "Brentford sign Dominic Thompson from Arsenal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. "Games played by Rico Henry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. "Thompson makes Swindon loan switch". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  12. "Ipswich Town v Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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