Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion. He has previously played for Dundee United, Alloa Athletic, Dunfermline Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton, Greenock Morton and Stenhousemuir.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stirling Albion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Dundee United | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Brechin City | 80 | (29) |
| 2016–2017 | Dumbarton | 36 | (11) |
| 2017–2019 | Greenock Morton | 38 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Alloa Athletic | 39 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Stenhousemuir | 25 | (4) |
| 2022– | Stirling Albion | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 30 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United.[2] After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the Scottish Premier League on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.[3]
On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with Scottish Second Division side Alloa Athletic on loan till 1 January 2013.[4] Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty.[5] In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory.[6] Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against Brechin City[7] and then on 15 December 2012, against Stranraer in a 3–2 defeat.[8]
On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for Dunfermline Athletic on a contract running until the end of December 2013.[9] He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer.[10] On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against Brechin City.[11]
On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for Brechin City until the end of the season.[12] He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the Scottish League One Player of the Month for April[13] a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Peterhead.
In May 2016, Thomson signed for Scottish Championship club Dumbarton.[14] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with Peterhead in July 2016.[15] He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against Raith Rovers in a 4–0 victory.[16]
After impressing Greenock Morton manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the Cappielow club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017.[17]
On 18 June 2019, Thomson rejoined Alloa Athletic on a permanent basis.[18]
In May 2021, Thomson signed for League Two club Stenhousemuir.[19]
In May 2022, Thomson signed for Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee United | 2012–13[22] | Scottish Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2012–13[23] | Scottish Second Division | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2013–14[24] | Scottish League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Brechin City | 2013–14[24] | Scottish League One | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 2014–15[25] | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16[26] | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 15 | ||
| Total | 80 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 30 | ||
| Dumbarton | 2016–17[27] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 12 |
| Greenock Morton | 2017–18[28] | Scottish Championship | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 2018–19[29] | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2019–20[30] | Scottish Championship | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2020–21[31] | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | ||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Stenhousemuir | 2021–22[32] | Scottish League Two | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Stirling Albion | 2022–23 | Scottish League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 243 | 57 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 288 | 68 | ||
Stirling Albion F.C. – current squad | |
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