Olly Thomas

Olly Thomas (born 18 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Newport County on loan from EFL Championship club Bristol City.[2]

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
 Newport County
(on loan from Bristol City)
Number 21
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) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

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.[3]

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.[4][5] However, by the end of the month he was recalled by City following the sale of Antoine Semenyo.[6]

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.[7] He continued to train with the first team.[8] 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.[9]

In July 2023, Thomas joined Yeovil Town of the National League South, on a six-month loan.[10] He made his debut for Yeovil against Hemel Hempstead on 5 August 2023.[11] 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.[12] The following day he joined EFL League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan.[13] He made his debut for Newport on 2 September 2023, at home against AFC Wimbledon.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 October 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 7000000070
Career total 141000010151
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy

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