Lewis Thomas (footballer)

Lewis Rhys Thomas (born 20 September 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two side Forest Green Rovers.

Lewis Thomas
Personal information
Full name Lewis Rhys Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers
Number 24
Youth career
2006–2015 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Swansea City 0 (0)
2018 → Carmarthen Town (loan) 4 (0)
2018– Forest Green Rovers 15 (0)
National team
Wales U17
Wales U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:43, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

He came through the youth-team at Swansea City and played on loan at Carmarthen Town, before signing with Forest Green Rovers in June 2018.

Playing career

Swansea City

Thomas joined the Academy at Swansea City at the age of nine and signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015. During his time at the Liberty Stadium he helped the "Swans" to win three FAW Youth Cup titles and was part of the Premier League 2 double-winning squad in the 2016–17 season.[3] On 31 January 2018, joined Carmarthen Town on loan to cover for injured goalkeeper Lee Idzi.[4] He played four Welsh Premier League and one Welsh Cup game for the "Old Gold".[2]

Forest Green Rovers

On 19 June 2018, Thomas signed a two-year contract with Forest Green Rovers, who were about to embark on their first season in the English Football League.[5] He was the third goalkeeper to join the Green that summer, with goalkeeping coach Pat Mountain also bringing in James Montgomery and Robert Sánchez.[6] He made his debut in professional football on the opening day of the 2019–20 season, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Oldham Athletic at The New Lawn on 3 August.[7] He signed a new contract with Forest Green Rovers in November 2019.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 September 2019.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carmarthen Town (loan) 2017–18[2] Welsh Premier League 4010000050
Forest Green Rovers 2018–19[9] EFL League Two 0000000000
2019–20[10] EFL League Two 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 3000001040
Career total 7010001090
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

Honours
Swansea City U23s

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Forest Green Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 28. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. Lewis Thomas at Soccerway
  3. "Lewis Thomas". www.fgr.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. "Lewis Thomas: 2017/2018 Biography & Statistics – Welsh Premier League". www.wpl.cymru. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. "Lewis Thomas: Forest Green Rovers sign Swansea City goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. "Forest Green sign Swansea City keeper". Gazette Series. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. "Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. "Forest Green Rovers: Lewis Thomas and Dom Bernard sign extended contracts". BBC Sport. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. "Games played by Lewis Thomas in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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