Bobby Craig Thomas (born 30 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers on loan from EFL Championship club Burnley.
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Bobby Craig Thomas[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 21)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Chester, England[3] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Bristol Rovers (on loan from Burnley) | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
Everton | |||
0000–2017 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
2017–2020 | Burnley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Kendal Town (loan) | ||
2021 | → Barrow (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2022– | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 17 November 2022 (UTC) |
In March 2019, Thomas signed his first professional deal with Burnley, signing a two-year contract.[5] In November 2018, he went out on months youth loan to Northern Premier League side Kendal Town.[6] He was named as the club's young player of the year at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 23 September 2020, Thomas made his senior debut for Burnley, playing the full match in a 2–0 win over Millwall in the EFL Cup.[8] On 22 January 2021, Thomas joined League Two side Barrow on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[9]
On 1 September 2022, Thomas signed for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[10] Thomas made his debut a couple of days later, playing the duration of a 2–2 home draw with Morecambe, scoring Rovers' second equaliser ten minutes from time.[11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burnley | 2019–20[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Barrow (loan) | 2020–21[14] | League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2022–23[16] | League One | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
Career total | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
Bristol Rovers F.C. – current squad | |
---|---|
|
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 2000s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |