Dom Thomas

Dom Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Queen's Park
Number 11
Youth career
Celtic
2010–2015 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Motherwell 33 (0)
2016–2017 → Queen of the South (loan) 17 (3)
2017–2020 Kilmarnock 29 (1)
2018 → Queen of the South (loan) 14 (2)
2018–2019 → Dumbarton (loan) 12 (4)
2019 → Dumbarton (loan) 14 (10)
2020 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2022 Dunfermline Athletic 46 (5)
2022– Queen's Park 68 (15)
International career‡
2017 Scotland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:08, 8 May 2024(UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2019

Dominic Thomas (born 14 February 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Queen's Park. Thomas, who started his professional career with Motherwell, has also played for Kilmarnock and has been on loan over two spells at both Queen of the South and Dumbarton.

A former Celtic academy player, Thomas made his Motherwell debut in 2014 and went on to sign a new contract in 2015. He joined Kilmarnock in 2017 and had multiple loan spells before signing a permanent deal with Dunfermline Athletic in 2020. Internationally, Thomas represented Scotland at the Under-21 level with six caps.

Club career

Motherwell

Thomas was a product of Celtic's academy until 2010 and then transferred to the Fir Park club.[1]

On 20 December 2014, Thomas made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a narrow away win versus St Mirren.[2] Thomas signed a new contract with the Steelmen on 6 March 2015 to keep him at the club until 2018.[3]

Although by now established in the senior squad, at the end of the 2015–16 season Thomas returned to the Motherwell Development team to help them win the Scottish Youth Cup for the first time.[4]

Queen of the South (first loan spell)

On 1 January 2017, Thomas was loaned to Queen of the South for the second half of the 2016–17 season.[5][6] Thomas debuted for the club on 7 January 2017, in a 3–0 away win at St Mirren.[7] The following weekend, Thomas scored his first and the Doonhamers' third goal in a 3–3 draw versus Dundee United at Tannadice.[8] Thomas returned his parent club Motherwell at the end of the season.[9]

Kilmarnock

2017–18

Thomas requested a transfer from Motherwell during summer of 2017. He was duly released by the Lanarkshire club and signed a three-year contract with Kilmarnock on 12 July 2017.[10]

On 30 January 2018, Thomas returned to Palmerston Park until the end of the 2017–18 season, joining the Doonhamers for a second loan spell.[11]

2018–19: Dumbarton loans

Thomas joined Scottish League One side Dumbarton on loan in September 2018,[12] scoring on his debut in a defeat against Stranraer.[13]

After returning to Kilmarnock in January 2019, and being named in the club's squad for their Scottish Cup tie with Forfar Athletic, Thomas re-joined Dumbarton on loan on deadline day.[14] During his time at the club he was nominated for PFA Scottish League One Players' Player of the Year[15] and won Dumbarton's Young Player of the Year award.[16] In total he made 26 appearances for the Sons, scoring 14 times and was named in the PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year.

2019–20

Thomas played regularly for Kilmarnock in the first part of the season, although mainly as a substitute.[17] He was loaned to Championship club Dunfermline Athletic in January 2020, a day after Killie teammate Greg Kiltie had been recalled from a loan there.[17][18] Although the 2019–20 was curtailed, Thomas impressed during his brief loan period with the side, and was signed on a permanent two-year deal on 10 July 2020.[19]

International career

In March 2017, Thomas made his first appearance for the Scotland Under-21 side in a friendly against Estonia.[20] He was capped six times at that level.[21]

Personal life

Thomas attended Trinity High School (Rutherglen)[22] and was in the same year group as fellow Celtic youth team player and future Kilmarnock teammate Stuart Findlay;[23] Kevin Nisbet, who later was playing for Dunfermline when Thomas arrived, was in the year below at the school.[18]

In 2017 he began operating a youth football training programme based at the sports centre attached to his former school.[22]

Career statistics

As of 27 May 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2013–14[25] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[26] 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
2015–16[27] 14 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
2016–17[28] 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 0
Total 33 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 39 0
Queen of the South (loan) 2016–17[28] Scottish Championship 17 3 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 18 3
Kilmarnock 2017–18[29] Scottish Premiership 9 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 13 2
2018–19[30] 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[31] 20 1 0 0 2 1 2[b] 0 24 2
Total 29 1 0 0 8 3 2 0 39 4
Queen of the South (loan) 2017–18[29] Scottish Championship 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2
Dumbarton (loan) 2018–19[30] Scottish League One 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 14
Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 2019–20[31] Scottish Championship 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Dunfermline Athletic 2020–21[32] 21 1 1 0 6 0 2[c] 0 30 1
2021–22 25 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 31 5
Total 54 6 2 0 11 1 2 0 69 7
Career total 173 26 3 0 24 4 5 0 205 30
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Premiership Playoffs

Honours

  • Scottish League One Players' Player of the Year: 2018–19 – nominee[15]
  • Scottish League One Player of the Month: February 2019[33]

References

  1. ^ Mullen, Scott (11 March 2015). "Motherwell colt Dom overcame Celtic height snub to stand tall". The Evening Times. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ^ "St Mirren 0–1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Dom Thomas signs new contract". Motherwell F.C. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Dom Thomas looks to Motherwell future after cup success". The Evening Times. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Thomas joins the Doonhamers". Motherwell F.C. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Thomas and Thomson To Join". Queen of the South F.C. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  7. ^ Young, Chick (7 January 2017). "St Mirren 0–3 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (14 January 2017). "Dundee United 3–3 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  9. ^ "QosFC: Squad Upate". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Dom Thomas: Kilmarnock sign midfielder from Motherwell". BBC Sport. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Transfer news". Queen of the South FC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Dom Thomas joins Dumbarton on loan until January". Kilmarnock Football Club. 30 September 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ Findlay, Alan (6 October 2018). "SONS LOSE TO STRANRAER". Dumbarton Football Club.
  14. ^ Galloway, Andy (31 January 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: THOMAS RETURNS". Dumbarton Football Club.
  15. ^ a b Galloway, Andy (24 April 2019). "DOM IN FRAME FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Dumbarton Football Club.
  16. ^ "Sonstust Awards 2018/19". Facebook.com/Sonstrust. 27 April 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Kilmarnock send Dom Thomas to Dunfermline after Greg Kiltie recall". BBC Sport. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Dunfermline's loan move for Killie winger as key pair sign contract extensions". The Courier. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via PressReader.
  19. ^ "Dom Thomas moves to Dunfermline is permanent". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Scotland Under-21 0-0 Estonia Under-21". BBC Sport. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  21. ^ "[Scotland U21 player] Thomas, Dominic". FitbaStatstats. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Motherwell forward Dom Thomas on his soccer school dream". The Evening Times. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Trinity High School awards". Daily Record / Rutherglen Reformer. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  24. ^ Dom Thomas at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  29. ^ a b "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  32. ^ "Games played by Dom Thomas in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  33. ^ Findlay, Alan (7 March 2019). "AWARDS AT THE DOUBLE FOR SONS". Dumbarton Football Club.