Dominic Thompson (footballer)

Dominic Thompson
Personal information
Full name Dominic Lewis Thompson[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-26) 26 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Willesden, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 23
Youth career
2012–2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Brentford 8 (0)
2021 → Swindon Town (loan) 25 (0)
2022 → Ipswich Town (loan) 17 (0)
2022– Blackpool 36 (0)
2024 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Blackpool.

Thompson is a graduate of the Arsenal academy and transferred to Brentford in 2019, for whom he played sparingly before transferring to Blackpool in 2022.

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] reported to be "an initial £3 million".[8] Behind ever-present Rico Henry in the left-back pecking order,[7][9] he made five appearances during the 2019–20 season.[10] Thompson again served as backup to Rico Henry during the first half of the 2020–21 season and made 9 appearances before joining League One club Swindon Town on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season on 4 January 2021.[11] 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.[12][13] He made 25 appearances during the remainder of a season which culminated in relegation to League Two.[12][14] After returning to Brentford at the end of the regular season,[15] Thompson was ineligible to play during the club's successful play-off campaign.[16]

Despite appearing in all but one of Brentford's 2021–22 pre-season matches,[17][18][19][20][21][22] Thompson was confined to making EFL Cup appearances during the early months of the regular season.[23] He was a regular inclusion on the substitutes' bench for Premier League matches and due to a hamstring problem suffered by Rico Henry,[24] Thompson made three starting appearances at left wing back around the turn of the year.[6][25] On 27 January 2022, the one-year extension on Thompson's contract was triggered and he joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season.[26] He ended his spell at Portman Road with 17 appearances.[23] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Thompson was not called into Brentford's pre-season training camp in Germany and he transferred out of the club on 25 July 2022.[27][28] Thompson made 19 appearances during three seasons with Brentford.[2]

Blackpool

On 25 July 2022, Thompson transferred to Championship club Blackpool and signed a three-year contract, with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee.[29] He made 30 appearances during a 2022–23 season which culminated in relegation to League One.[30][31] Behind Owen Dale and Andy Lyons in the left-sided pecking order, Thompson was restricted to 12 appearances by the midpoint of the 2023–24 season.[32] Following the loan signing of left-sided player Hayden Coulson in January 2024,[32] Thompson joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[33] He made 19 appearances during his spell,[34] which culminated in relegation to the National League.[35] Thompson scored his first career goal on his fourth appearance,[36] with the third goal in a 3–3 draw with Colchester United on 3 February 2024.[34]

An injury suffered while on loan during the second half of the 2023–24 season required Thompson to undergo surgery during the 2024 off-season,[37] which saw him miss the opening month of the 2024–25 season.[38][39]

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 4 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2019–20[10] Championship 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
2020–21[12] Championship 4 0 0 0 5 0 — 9 0
2021–22[23] Premier League 2 0 1 0 2 0 — 5 0
Total 8 0 3 0 8 0 0 0 19 0
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[12] League One 25 0 — — — 25 0
Ipswich Town (loan) 2021–22[23] League One 17 0 — — — 17 0
Blackpool 2022–23[30] Championship 28 0 1 0 1 0 — 30 0
2023–24[34] League One 5 0 2 0 2 0 3[a] 0 12 0
2024–25[40] League One 3 0 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 8 0
Total 36 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 50 0
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2023–24[34] League Two 19 1 — — — 19 1
Career total 105 1 7 0 12 0 6 0 130 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Dominic Thompson at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Dominic Thompson". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Get To Know: Dominic Thompson". Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. 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. ^ a b c Dominic Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Brentford sign Dominic Thompson from Arsenal". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. ^ Doyle, Joe; Benge, James (8 August 2019). "Arsenal on transfer deadline day: Gunners set for Tierney and Luiz". Football London. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Games played by Rico Henry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Thompson makes Swindon loan switch". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
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  13. ^ "Ipswich Town v Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  15. ^ "Loan Round-Up: Patrik Gunnarsson helps Silkeborg to promotion from Danish First Division". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Section 6 – Players". English Football League. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  17. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Boreham Wood 0 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Brentford beat Watford in pre-season friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Manchester United 2 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Brentford vs West Ham United". West Ham United. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Brentford vs Valencia CF on 07 Aug 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  23. ^ a b c d "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  24. ^ Barrett, Matt (26 December 2021). "Frank press conference: Brentford boss on defeat at Brighton, Jensen and Mbeumo substitutions and more". West London Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  25. ^ Harris, Jay. "Man marking and a low block – how Brentford's tweaked tactics so nearly shut out Manchester City". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Thompson heads to Ipswich on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  27. ^ Harris, Jay. "Forss' place in Brentford's history is secure but time is right to leave". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  28. ^ "2022: A Year in Review". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  29. ^ "Blackpool Bring In Dominic Thompson". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  31. ^ Blackpool F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  32. ^ a b Wynn, Amos. "Blackpool send ex-Arsenal youngster out on loan to work under former Watford and Birmingham City forward". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Thompson joins on loan from Blackpool". www.fgr.co.uk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  34. ^ a b c d "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  35. ^ Forest Green Rovers F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  36. ^ "Steve Cotterill after Colchester United draw". Gloucestershire Live. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  37. ^ "Talks over Blackpool future mapped out for former Arsenal and Brentford youngster amid competition for places". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  38. ^ "Blackpool team news V Crewe Alexandra: Only three remain from Wycombe Wanderers draw". The Gazette. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Three players out and two hopeful for Blackpool's League One opener away to Crawley Town". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  40. ^ "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2024.