Nathan Thomas (footballer)

Nathan Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Thomas[1]
Date of birth	27 September 1994
Place of birth	Ingleby Barwick
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Hartlepool United
Number	7
Youth career
–	Newcastle United
2011–2013	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2013	Sunderland	0	(0)
2012	→ Darlington 1883 (loan)	3	(0)
2013	Darlington 1883	4	(0)
2013–2015	Plymouth Argyle	19	(1)
2015	Motherwell	2	(0)
2015–2016	Mansfield Town	21	(1)
2016–	Hartlepool United	18	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:20, 14 February 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Nathan Thomas (born 27 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hartlepool United.

Playing career

Thomas served as an apprentice at Sunderland after leaving Newcastle United in 2011,^[2] and played in December 2012 one month on loan for Darlington F.C..^[3] After his loan return from Darlington, to Sunderland played until May 2013 and left the club after refusing a new contract in 2013. On 1 January 2014 was signed by Plymouth Argyle until the end of the 2013–14 season by manager John Sheridan in December 2013.^[4] He made his debut in the Football League on 29 December, replacing Lewis Alessandra 81 minutes into a 1–1 draw with AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow.^[5] He scored his first competitive goal for Plymouth Argyle in a 2–0 victory against Hartlepool United in League Two on 20 September 2014.

On 2 February 2015, Thomas signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.^[6]

On 12 January 2016, Thomas signed for League 2 club Hartlepool United from Mansfield Town F.C.^[7]

Statistics

As of 12 January 2016

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[8]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	2013–14[9]	League Two	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	2014–15[10]		9	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	12	1
	Total		19	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	24	1
Motherwell	2014–15[11]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Mansfield Town	2015–16[12]	League Two	17	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	21	1
	Total		17	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	21	1
Hartlepool United	2015–16	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			38	2	5	0	1	0	3	0	47	2

References

1. "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. p. 34. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
2. "Nathan Thomas". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
3. "Davis Arrives At Darlington With Two Others". Darlington 1883. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
4. "Plymouth Argyle sign teenage winger Nathan Thomas". Plymouth Herald. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
5. "Wimbledon 1 – 1 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
6. "Nathan Thomas joins from Plymouth". Motherwell F.C. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
7. "Pools Clinch Signing Of Mansfield Winger". Hartlepool United F.C. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
8. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
9. "Games played by Nathan Thomas in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
10. "Games played by Nathan Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
11. "Games played by Nathan Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
12. "Games played by Nathan Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

External links

• Nathan Thomas career statistics at Soccerbase