Full name George Stanley Thomas 0000–2013 Coventry City Weight 76 kg Number 27 Height 1.73 m | Role Footballer Name George Thomas Career start 2013 | |
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Date of birth (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 18) Current team Coventry City F.C. (#27 / Midfielder, Forward) | ||
Playing position Place of birth Leicester, England | ||
George Stanley Thomas (born 24 March 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or a midfielder for Leicester City
Contents
- Great fan footage of george thomas scoring coventry city s 2nd goal at wembley in checkatrade
- Coventry City
- Leicester City
- International career
- Career statistics
- References
Great fan footage of george thomas scoring coventry city s 2nd goal at wembley in checkatrade
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.
Leicester City
On August 8 2017, he signed for Premier League side Leicester City on a 3 year contract for an undisclosed fee.
International career
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.
In May 2017, Thomas was named in the Wales under-20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. He made his debut for the side in the tournament opener against Ivory Coast, scoring both of his sides' goals during a 2–2 draw. He was named in the starting line-up in Wales' remaining two group matches against France and Bahrain as Wales were eliminated in the group stage.
Thomas made his debut for the under-21 side on 1 September 2017 in a 3–0 victory over Switzerland, scoring the final goal of the game in injury time.