Kwame Thomas

Kwame Thomas
Personal information
Full name Kwame Blair Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-28) 28 September 1995
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Derby County
Youth career
0000–2014 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Derby County 3 (0)
2015Notts County (loan) 5 (0)
2015Blackpool (loan) 18 (0)
National team
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2011 England U17 4 (0)
2014– England U20 9 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:21, 26 November 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:21, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Kwame Blair Thomas (born 28 September 1995) is an English professional football player who plays as a striker for Derby County.[2]

Club career

Derby County

Having made progress through Derby County academy following his two years as a scholar,[2] Thomas signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2014, just months after receiving Under 21s Player of the Year.[3][4] On 29 November 2014, Thomas made his debut as a 66th-minute substitute in a Championship defeat to Leeds United.[5]

Thomas spent a month on loan at in early 2015 at League One club Notts County but didn't score in five appearances and received a red card in a game for a delayed response to being substituted.[6] Then on 12 February 2015, Thomas made his return to Derby County after one month at Notts County.[7]

International career

Thomas has represented England at under-16, under-17, and under-20 levels.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2014–15[10] Championship 3010000000 40
Total 3010000000 40
Career totals 301000000040

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Kwame Thomas". Derby County F.C. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. "Derby County U21/U18 Retained List". Derby County F.C. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "Buxton Named Club Player of The Year". Derby County F.C. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "Leeds 2 – 0 Derby". BBC. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. "Kwame Thomas sent off for leaving field too slowly in Notts County draw at Doncaster". Daily Mail. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  7. "Derby County's Kwame Thomas And Alefe Santos Return". Notts County F.C. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. "Kwame Thomas: Notts County sign Derby County striker". BBC Sport. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  9. "Derby County Trio Hughes, Ibe & Thomas Feature For England At Youth International Level". Derby County F.C. 6 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  10. "Games played by Kwame Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.