Dan Thomas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Poole, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aldershot Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2009 | Bournemouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | Bournemouth | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Welling United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2012 | → AFC Totton (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Havant & Waterlooville | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Poole Town | 22 | (0) |
| 2014– | Aldershot Town | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 13 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Daniel Anthony "Dan" Thomas (born 1 September 1991)[1] is a professional English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Aldershot Town.
Career
Thomas signed an apprentice contract with AFC Bournemouth in May 2008.[2] He made his debut on 6 October 2009 for Bournemouth in their 2–1 away defeat to Northampton Town in the Football League Trophy Southern Section Second Round.[3] Thomas commented, "I was chuffed to bits when I was told I was going to make my debut...I felt I did ok, but was just so disappointed to be on the losing side".[1] He made his debut in the Football League on 5 December as a second-half substitute, replacing the injured Shwan Jalal, and kept a clean sheet as Bournemouth beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in Football League Two.[4] On 4 February 2011, Thomas joined Dorchester Town on loan. He made his debut the next day in a 1–0 win over Weston-Super-Mare. He was recalled from his loan spell on 12 April 2011 after his parent club terminated the contract of the club's second choice goalkeeper Jon Stewart.[5]
On 6 January 2012, Thomas joined Southern Football League Premier Division side AFC Totton on a month's loan. On 16 March 2012, it was announced that Thomas had joined Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville.[6]
Thomas joined Aldershot Town on non-contract terms in August 2014[7] after impressing whilst on trial in pre-season.
Personal life
Thomas attended Portchester School, in Bournemouth and Brockenhurst College in Brockenhurst.[8]
He has a two younger brothers, named Joseph and Nick.
References
- 1 2 "Dan Thomas". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Wadley, Ian (14 May 2008). "New intake for coach Joe". Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ "Northampton 2 – 1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
- ↑ Wadley, Ian (5 December 2009). "Battling victory for Cherries". Daily Echo. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ↑ "Bournemouth recall keeper Dan Thomas from Dorchester". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "Two new Hawks". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ "Shots Triallists Given Deals". Non League Bets. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ Perrett, Neil (16 October 2009). "Cherries: There is no doubting Thomas". Daily Echo. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
External links
- Bournemouth profile
- Dan Thomas profile at Soccerway