Ben Thompson (footballer, born 1995)

Ben Thompson

Thompson in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Ben Rhys Thompson[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Sidcup, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bromley
Number	32
Youth career
2012–2014	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2022	Millwall	142	(9)
2018–2019	→ Portsmouth (loan)	23	(2)
2022	Gillingham	17	(1)
2022–2023	Peterborough United	26	(1)
2023–2025	Stevenage	32	(2)
2024–2025	→ Bromley (loan)	20	(3)
2025–	Bromley	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:26, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

Ben Rhys Thompson (born 3 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Bromley.

Early life

Thompson was born in Sidcup, south-east London.[3]

Career

Millwall

He made his senior debut for Millwall on 26 August 2014, as a 76th-minute substitute for Jimmy Abdou in a 0–2 home defeat to Southampton in the second round of the League Cup.[4] He was also an unused substitute for the final two games of the 2014–15 Championship season, which ended in relegation to League One. Thompson scored his first Millwall goal against League Two side Wycombe Wanderers, scoring from an excellent effort 25 yards outside the box in a 1–2 FA Cup loss.[2]

On 17 August 2018, Thompson joined EFL League One club Portsmouth on a season-long loan.[5] Ben Thompson was recalled on 6 January 2019 back to his parent club Millwall.[6]

With his playing time limited to just 5 appearances in the 2021–22 season on 31 January 2022 it was announced by Millwall that Thompson had cancelled his contract by mutual consent.[7]

Gillingham

He immediately joined up with his former Millwall manager, Neil Harris, at EFL League One club Gillingham, signing a short-term contract until the end of the 2021–22 season.[8] He made his debut for the Kent side in a 1–0 away league loss to Ipswich Town on 5 February 2022.[9] Following the club's relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season, Thompson left the club.[10]

Peterborough United

On 14 June 2022, Thompson signed for League One club Peterborough United on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[11] He scored his first goal for Peterborough in a 3–0 win against Morecambe

Stevenage

On 28 June 2023, Thompson signed for League One club Stevenage.[12]

Bromley

Thompson was loaned out to Bromley on transfer deadline day in August 2024.[13] On 9 January 2025, he joined the club permanently.[14]

Style of play

Thompson has been described by Neil Harris, who has managed him at Millwall and Gillingham, as a player with "ball carrying ability, tenaciousness and aggression".[15]

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	2014–15[16]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2015–16[17]	League One	28	1	2	1	0	0	6[a]	0	36	2
	2016–17[18]	League One	38	0	4	0	2	0	3[b]	0	47	0
	2017–18[19]	Championship	3	0	3	2	2	0	—		8	2
	2018–19[20]	Championship	13	4	—		1	0	—		14	4
	2019–20[21]	Championship	28	1	0	0	2	0	—		30	1
	2020–21[21]	Championship	30	3	2	0	2	0	—		34	3
	2021–22[22]	Championship	2	0	0	0	3	0	—		5	0
	Total		142	9	11	3	13	0	9	0	175	12
Portsmouth (loan)	2018–19[20]	League One	23	2	3	1	—		1[b]	0	27	3
Gillingham	2021–22[22]	League One	17	1	0	0	—		0	0	17	1
Peterborough United	2022–23[23]	League One	26	1	2	0	2	0	3[b]	0	33	1
Stevenage	2023–24[24]	League One	31	2	4	0	1	0	2[b]	0	38	2
	2024–25[25]	League One	1	0	0	0	1	0	1[b]	0	3	0
	Total		32	2	4	0	2	0	3	0	41	2
Bromley (loan)	2024–25[25]	League Two	20	3	2	0	—		0	0	22	3
Bromley	2024–25[25]	League Two	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		20	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
Career total			260	18	22	4	17	0	16	0	315	22

1. Three appearances in the Football League Trophy and three in the League One play-offs
2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Millwall

• EFL League One play-offs: 2017[26]

Individual

• Football League Young Player of the Month: April 2016[27]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Millwall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 42. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. "Ben Thompson". Millwall F.C. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "Ben Thompson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. "Millwall 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
5. "Ben Thompson: Portsmouth sign Millwall midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
6. Cross, Huw Thomas (8 January 2019). "'Worse than a breakup text' - Pompey fans react to Thompson's Millwall recall". This Is Local London. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
7. "Ben Thompson departs Millwall". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
8. "Gills sign Ben Thompson".
9. "Report | Ipswich Town 1-0 Gillingham". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
10. "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
11. "Posh Secure Signature Of Former Lions Man". www.theposh.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
12. "Ben Thompson signs for Stevenage". www.stevenagefc.com. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
13. "Bromley sign Stevenage's Ben Thompson and Swansea striker Josh Thomas on loan for the season". BBC Sport. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
14. "Ben Thompson signs permanently". www.bromleyfc.co.uk. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
15. Gillingham F.C. [@TheGillsFC] (5 February 2022). "NH: "The players want to be structured and they want to learn and get better. "Thommo [Ben Thompson] is a top player; he hasn't played a lot of Football over the last 12 months but we saw glimpses of his ball carrying ability, tenaciousness and aggression."" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
17. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
18. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
19. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
20. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
21. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
22. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
23. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
24. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
25. "Games played by Ben Thompson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
26. Hunt, Josh (20 May 2017). "Bradford City 0–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
27. "Ben Thompson named Football League Young Player of the Month". www.efl.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

• Ben Thompson at Soccerbase