Dominic Thompson
Personal information
Full name Dominic Lewis Thompson[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-26) 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
 Forest Green Rovers
(on loan from Blackpool)
Number 16
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) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:32, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers, on loan from EFL League One club Blackpool.

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 Hayden Coulson in January 2024,[32] Thompson joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season.[33]

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 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2019–20[10] Championship 2020100050
2020–21[12] Championship 400050—90
2021–22[23] Premier League 201020—50
Total 80308000190
Swindon Town (loan) 2020–21[12] League One 250———250
Ipswich Town (loan) 2021–22[23] League One 170———170
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[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 0
Total 33 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 42 0
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2023–24[34] League Two 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 84060110301040
  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Dominic Thompson at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 3 "Dominic Thompson". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Get To Know: Dominic Thompson". Brentford F.C. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Watts, Charles (29 November 2018). "Who is Dominic Thompson? Arsenal's teenage star selected for FC Vorskla trip". footballlondon. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Dominic Thompson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Brentford sign Dominic Thompson from Arsenal". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  8. ↑ Doyle, Joe; Benge, James (8 August 2019). "Arsenal on transfer deadline day: Gunners set for Tierney and Luiz". Football London. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Rico Henry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Thompson makes Swindon loan switch". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ipswich Town v Swindon Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ↑ Swindon Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  15. ↑ "Loan Round-Up: Patrik Gunnarsson helps Silkeborg to promotion from Danish First Division". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Section 6 – Players". English Football League. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 0 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  18. ↑ "Boreham Wood 0 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Brentford beat Watford in pre-season friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "Manchester United 2 Brentford 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Brentford vs West Ham United". West Ham United. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  22. ↑ "Brentford vs Valencia CF on 07 Aug 21 – Match Centre". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  24. ↑ Barrett, Matt (26 December 2021). "Frank press conference: Brentford boss on defeat at Brighton, Jensen and Mbeumo substitutions and more". West London Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  25. ↑ Harris, Jay. "Man marking and a low block – how Brentford's tweaked tactics so nearly shut out Manchester City". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "Thompson heads to Ipswich on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  27. ↑ Harris, Jay. "Forss' place in Brentford's history is secure but time is right to leave". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  28. ↑ "2022: A Year in Review". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  29. ↑ "Blackpool Bring In Dominic Thompson". Blackpool FC. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  31. ↑ Blackpool F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  32. 1 2 Wynn, Amos. "Blackpool send ex-Arsenal youngster out on loan to work under former Watford and Birmingham City forward". The Gazette. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  33. ↑ "Thompson joins on loan from Blackpool". www.fgr.co.uk. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  34. 1 2 "Games played by Dominic Thompson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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