George Thomas (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Stanley Thomas | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Coventry City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Coventry City | 36 | (5) |
| 2015 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Wales U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2014– | Wales U19 | 8 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 18 August 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:49, 17 November 2015 (UTC) |
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George Stanley Thomas (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or a Midfielder for Coventry City.
Thomas made his professional debut starting on 28 January 2014 in a 2–0 League One loss to Leyton Orient, with City short on options up front manager Steven Pressley said he had no problems with throwing Thomas into the starting lineup.
On 24 October 2015, Thomas joined Yeovil Town on a one-month loan and made his debut in a 3–2 defeat to Cambridge United.
He scored his first goal for Coventry in an EFL Trophy tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 9 November 2016. Later that season he then scored in a 2-1 win, also against Wycombe, in the EFL Trophy Semi Final which sent Coventry to their first Wembley final since 1987. In the final Thomas scored the second goal in a 2-1 win against Oxford United.
In April 2013 he was called up to the Wales U17 team. He made his debut on 11 April 2013 coming off the bench in the 1–0 win against Northern Ireland U17. He made his first start and scored his first international goal, on 12 April 2013, in the 1–1 draw against Faroe Islands U17. He scored his second goal in his third appearance against Malta U17 on 22 August 2013. On his sixth appearance, Thomas got his third international goal scoring against Slovenia U17 on 28 September 2013. His fourth goal came on his seventh appearance against Czech Republic U17 on 18 February 2014. Thomas made his Wales U19 debut against Montenegro in September 2014. Thomas scored his first goal for Wales U19 in a 2–1 win against Albania U19 in November 2014.
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