Adam Thompson
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adam Lee Thompson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Southend United | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Watford | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Watford | 14 | (1) |
2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2012 | → Brentford (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2012 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2013 | → Barnet (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Southend United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2014– | Southend United | 36 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
Northern Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) | |
Northern Ireland U19 | 8 | (1) | |
2010– | Northern Ireland U21 | 11 | (1) |
2011– | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 21 April 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:39, 15 November 2013 (UTC) |
Adam Lee Thompson (born 28 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Southend United.[2] A graduate of Watford's youth academy, he made his professional debut for the club in 2010, and his senior international debut for Northern Ireland the following year.
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Club career
Watford
A member of the Watford academy since he was eleven, he was handed the number 29 jersey for the 2010–11 season.[3]
He made his professional debut for the club on 24 August 2010, in their 2–1 League Cup Second Round exit to Notts County at Vicarage Road.[4] Thompson made his league debut against Burnley at home on 12 February, a game Watford lost 3–1. Thompson later signed his first professional contract at Watford, which keeps him until 2013.[5] Thompson scored his first professional goal for Watford three days later.[6] In June 2011, Thompson signed a new contract with Watford, keeping him until 2014.[7]
Upon his return from his loan spell at Barnet, Thompson then made his first league appearance under Gianfranco Zola having come on as a substitute for Daniel Pudil against Birmingham City on 16 February 2013.[8]
Loan spells
On 25 August 2011, Thompson joined Brentford on a month's loan,[9] scoring on his Bees debut in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie away to MK Dons. His goal made the match 1–1 at the time, it finished 3–3 with Brentford winning 4–3 on penalties.[10] His loan was later extended for another month.[11] Thompson returned to Watford on 26 October.[12] Thompson re-joined Brentford on a one-month youth loan in early February[13] which was extended until the end of the season on 10 April.[14] Throughout the season, Thompson played a total of 22 games for Brentford in all competitions, but did not make an appearance for Watford.[15]
During the first month of the 2012–13 season, Thompson played the entire game in Watford's League Cup tie against Bradford City, and subsequently joined Wycombe Wanderers on a month-long youth loan.[16] Two days after joining the club, Thompson made his Wycombe Wanderers debut, playing 90 minutes, in a 1–0 loss against Southend United.[17] However, just two appearance, Thompson returned to his parent club.[citation needed]
On 4 January 2013, Thompson joined Barnet on loan for a month.[18] He made his debut as an 82nd-minute substitute for Ricky Holmes in a 2–0 home win over Bradford City.[19] On 14 January, Thompson returned to Watford early after suffering a dislocated and fractured shoulder in training.[20]
Southend United
On 9 August 2013, Thompson announced via Twitter that he had joined League Two outfit Southend United on loan.[21][22] Thompson made his Southend United debut, coming on as a substitute for Marc Laird seven minutes from full-time, in a 1–0 loss against Hartlepool United.[23] Thompson made nine appearance in the first half of the season, due to his international commitment.[24]
In January 2014, Thompson made the move to Southend United a permanent one for undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract.[25] Just after finishing his loan spell, Thompson attracted interests from two clubs before Southend United won the race to sign Thompson.[26] Thompson's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came on 18 January 2014, where he set up a goal for Barry Corr, in a 3–0 win over Chesterfield.[27] Thompson ended his season, making sixteen appearance (as well combining his loan spell at Southend United) after he injured his calf,[28] although he never played throughout the 2013–14 season despite being fit[29] and being once on the bench.[30]
The next season, Thompson missed the first four matches, due being on the bench and made his first appearance, coming on as a substitute in the first half, in a 2–0 loss against Plymouth Argyle on 30 August 2014.[31] Since recovering from a calf injury, Thompson have established himself in the 2014–15 season despite missing out for four matches in late-December.[32] Thompson was once again on the sidelined during a match against Mansfield Town on 3 April 2015 when he was injured in the first half and had to be substituted by Cian Bolger.[33] After having surgery, it was announced that Thompson would be out for the reminder of the season and ended his season, making twenty-nine appearance in all competitions.[34] Despite being absent, the club went on achieve promotion to Football League One after beating Wycombe Wanderers in the play-off final.
International career
In September 2008 he was called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad.[35]
He was a part of the under-19s run to the Milk Cup final in 2010. On 27 July he scored a vital equalizer against Mexico at the Coleraine Showgrounds,[36] which helped take the team above Mexico on goal difference in the final table.
In August 2010, he received his first call-up the under-21 squad,[37] and he played for the Northern Ireland national under-21 football team in a 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Germany on 7 September 2010.[38] He was called up to the senior Northern Ireland team for the first time in February 2011.[39] He made his debut on 9 February 2011, as a 66th-minute substitute in Northern Ireland's 3–0 defeat to Scotland in the 2011 Nations Cup. Scotland did not score while Thompson was on the field.[40]
Career statistics
- As of 5 October 2013.
Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 2010–11[41] | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
2011–12[42] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Brentford (loan) |
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20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Barnet (loan) |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Southend United (loan) |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.
References
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- ↑ "Adam Thompson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Harlow
- English footballers
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- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland youth international footballers
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Watford F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
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- Southend United F.C. players
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