Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Blackpool.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Lewis Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 2000 | ||
| 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 | 32 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
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 27 April 2024
| 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 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[34] | League Two | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 102 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 1 | ||
References
External links
- Dominic Thompson at Soccerbase
- Profile at the Blackpool F.C. website
- Profile at the Arsenal F.C. website
- Dominic Thompson – UEFA competition record (archive)
