Donell Thomas

Donell Thomas
Personal information
Full name Donell Tyrell Arnold Thomas[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Hackney, London, England[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bowers & Pitsea
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Colchester United 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Bishop's Stortford (loan) 26 (3)
2024– Bowers & Pitsea 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:17, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Donell Tyrell Arnold Thomas (born 4 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree.

Career

Thomas came through the Academy at Colchester United and made his first-team debut on 21 March 2022, when he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in a 1–0 defeat to Forest Green Rovers at Brunton Park.[3] Manager Wayne Brown said that "it's always tough asking a young lad to come on and make an impact but I thought he did that".[4] On 2 September 2022, he joined Bishop's Stortford of the Isthmian League Premier Division on loan until 4 January.[5]

In September 2024, Thomas joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Maldon & Tiptree.[6]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colchester United 2021–22[7] EFL League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[8] EFL League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[9] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 3 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Bishop's Stortford (loan) 2022–23[10] Isthmian League
Premier Division 		26 3 1 0 — 2[b] 0 29 3
Career total 28 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 33 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ a b "Donnell Thomas - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Donell Thomas - Midfielder - First Team Profiles - Colchester United". www.cu-fc.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Colchester United 0-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ Waldron, Jonathan (23 March 2022). "'Fantastic': U's teenager praised after senior debut in front of TV cameras". Gazette. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Welcome Donell Thomas!". Bishop's Stortford FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ @Bowerspitseafc (28 September 2024). "We are also delighted to welcome Donnell Thomas to Bowers & Pitsea. The forward spent his youth career with Colchester United and has experience of this league when on loan at Bishops Stortford, where he played against us! #WelcomeDonell | #UpTheBowers" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Bishop's Stortford | Appearances | Donell Thomas | | 2022–2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.