Jordan Thomas (footballer)

Jordan James Chattenton Thomas (born 2 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Leyton Orient on loan from Norwich City. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a left-back.

For other people, see Jordan Thomas.
Jordan Thomas
Personal information
Full name Jordan James Chattenton Thomas[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Leyton Orient
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 12
Youth career
2010–2015 Charlton Athletic
2015–2016 Erith & Belvedere
2016–2018 Huddersfield Town
2018–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Norwich City 1 (0)
2020– → Leyton Orient (loan) 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Born in London, Thomas started his career at Charlton Athletic before signing a scholarship at Huddersfield Town.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Thomas joined Charlton Athletic at 6 years old, where he then signed for their academy at the age of 9. He played there for 5 years until he was released at the age of 15 years.

Huddersfield Town

Thomas signed a scholarship at Huddersfield Town[2] at the age of 16 after playing 1 season in the Kent Youth League for Erith & Belvedere F.C. Thomas made his Huddersfield Town U23s debut on 11 September 2017 against Bristol City U23s.[3]

Norwich City

Aged 18 years Thomas signed his first professional contract for Championship club Norwich City in January 2018 making his Norwich U23s debut on 22 January against Bournemouth U23s.[4][5] In the 2019-20 season, Thomas had three times been named as an unused substitute before on 26 July 2020 Daniel Farke gave Thomas his Premier League debut in the last few minutes against Manchester City[6] in a season that saw Norwich City relegated from the top-flight of English football.

Leyton Orient loan spell

In September 2020, Thomas joined Leyton Orient on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7] He made his debut in League Two against Colchester United on 14 November 2020.[8]

Personal life

He is the brother of Bristol Rovers player Dominic Thomas who retired through injury. Thomas is of Jamaican descent.

Career statistics
As of 19 June 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U23 2019–20 – 2[lower-alpha 1]020
Norwich City 2019–20 Premier League 1000000010
Career total 1000002030
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. Doyle, Paul (4 October 2017). "Next Generation 2017". Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. Limb, Callum (12 September 2017). "Bristol City U23s 1 – 1 Huddersfield Town U23s". HTAFC. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. Freezer, David (22 January 2018). "Norwich City U23s 1 – 0 Bournemouth U23s". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. Freezer, David (5 February 2018). "Thomas set sights on first-team future with Canaries 2018". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. Bevan, Chris (26 July 2020). "Manchester City 5 – 0 Norwich City". BBC. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. "numbers:Jordan Thomas arrives on loan from Norwich City". Leyton Orient. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. PA, Media (14 November 2020). "Colchester United 1-1 Leyton Orient". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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