Olly Thomas
Personal information
Full name Oliver Thomas
Date of birth (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005[1]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Foward
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2023 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Bristol City 0 (0)
2023 → Bath City (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (1)
2023 → Newport County (loan) 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Olly Thomas (born 18 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Bristol City.[1]

Early life

Born in Bristol, Thomas grew up in the district of Bradley Stoke. He played for Mangotsfield and represented South Gloucestershire before joining Bristol City at the Under-16 level.[2]

Career

In January 2023 Thomas joined Bath City on loan for the remainder of the 2022-23 season and played for Bath on 7 January, 2023 against Eastbourne Borough.[3][4] However, by the end of the month he was recalled by Bristol City following the sale of Antoine Semenyo.[5]

Thomas had a senior Bristol City first team match day experience being named as a substitute in the FA Cup against West Brom on 28 January 2023.[6] He continued to train with the first team.[7] In March 2023, it was revealed that Thomas had signed a professional contract with Bristol City, agreeing a two-year contact until the summer of 2025.[8]

In July 2023, Thomas joined Yeovil Town of the National League South, on a six-month loan.[9] He made his debut for Yeovil against Hemel Hempstead on 5 August 2023.[10] On 15 August 2023, he scored his first goal for Yeovil against Truro City. He was recalled by Bristol City from the loan on 31 August 2023.[11] The following day he joined EFL League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan.[12] He made his debut for Newport on 2 September 2023, at home against AFC Wimbledon.[13] On 24 November 2023, Thomas was recalled by Bristol City.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2022–23[15] Championship 000000—00
2023–24[16] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Bath City (loan) 2022–23[1] National League South 1000—1[lower-alpha 1]020
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24[1] National League South 6100—0061
Newport County (loan) 2023–24[16] League Two 8000001[lower-alpha 2]090
Career total 151000020171
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "O. Thomas: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "THOMAS HEADS TO YEOVIL TOWN ON LOAN". bcfc.co.uk. 20 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Olly Thomas". Bathcityfc.
  4. ↑ "ACADEMY TRIO HEAD OUT ON LOAN". bcfc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Bristol City 3-0 West Brom live: Reaction as Bell's double and Scott send Robins through". Bristol Post.
  6. ↑ "BRISTOL CITY VS. WEST BROM". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ Forrester, Richard (2 March 2023). "Marlee Francois and the 11 Bristol City academy players Nigel Pearson has handed debuts to". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "NEW PRO DEALS FOR ACADEMY SIX". bcfc.co.uk. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Teenage Striker arrives from Bristol City". Gloverscast. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Coates, David (5 August 2023). "MATCH REPORT: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN 1 YEOVIL TOWN 0". Gloverscast. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Coates, David (31 August 2023). "OLLY THOMAS RETURNS TO BRISTOL CITY". Gloverscast.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Thomas joins Newport County on loan". bcfc.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "NEWPORT VS. WIMBLEDON 2-2". Soccerway. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Olly Thomas Returns to Bristol City". newport-county.co.uk. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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