Terell Thomas

Terell Mondasia Thomas (born 13 October 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One side AFC Wimbledon.

Terell Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Terell Mondasia Thomas[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995[2]
Place of birth	Rainham, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2009	Arsenal
2009–2014	Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Charlton Athletic	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Woking (loan)	12	(0)
2016–2017	→ Woking (loan)	30	(3)
2017–2018	Wigan Athletic	3	(0)
2017–2018	→ Sutton United (loan)	19	(1)
2018–	AFC Wimbledon	54	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 12 July 2020 (UTC)

Prior to his move to Charlton Athletic, Thomas featured for Arsenal before signing first professional contract in June 2015 with Charlton. He went on to enjoy two loan spells at National League side Woking. He was released in June 2017, and joined fellow League One side Wigan Athletic. Thomas was then subsequently sent out on loan to Sutton United until the end of the 2017–18 campaign. Thomas signed permanently for AFC Wimbledon in the summer of 2018, prior to the Dons' third consecutive League One campaign.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

After joining Charlton Athletic at a young age from Arsenal, Thomas went on to become a key figure in their academy side. After appearing as an unused substitute several times throughout the 2014–15 campaign,[3] Thomas was rewarded with a new two-year contract running until June 2017.[4]

On 31 August 2015, Thomas joined National League side Woking on a one-month youth loan deal.[5] On the same day, Thomas made his professional debut in Woking's 2–0 home victory against Welling United, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] After impressing within his first month at Woking, Thomas' loan spell was extended until 2 January 2016.[7] However, with Woking's poor form continuing between October and November, Thomas was dropped and went on to feature once more, before returning to Charlton in January.[3]

On 20 October 2016, Thomas returned to Surrey-based side Woking on a one-month loan to assist the Cards in their relegation battle.[8] Two days later, Thomas made his return in Woking's 1–1 home draw with high-flying Barrow, featuring for 70 minutes before being replaced by Fabio Saraiva.[9] On 21 January 2017, after stabilizing the Woking defence, Thomas's loan spell with the Cards was extended until the end of the 2016–17 campaign.[10] Just over a month later, Thomas scored his first professional goal in Woking's 2–1 home victory over Solihull Moors, heading in from a corner to give the Cards a 1–0 lead.[11] On 25 February 2017, Thomas went on to score his second goal of the season in a 4–3 away defeat against Forest Green Rovers, netting a consolation in the 94th minute.[12] Following a successful relegation fight, Thomas returned to Charlton after featuring thirty-three times and scoring three goals for the Cards.[3]

Wigan Athletic

On 16 June 2017, Thomas joined fellow League One side Wigan Athletic on a one-year deal,[13] following his release from Charlton.[14] On 5 August 2017, Thomas made his Football League debut during Wigan's 1–0 away victory against Milton Keynes Dons, replacing Nick Powell at half-time.[15] Three days later, he was rewarded with his first start for Wigan during their EFL Cup tie against Blackpool, featuring for 65 minutes in the 2–1 home victory.[16]

On 29 December 2017, Thomas returned to the National League, to join Sutton United on a 28-day loan deal.[17] A day later, he made his Sutton debut in their 1–0 away defeat against league-leaders Macclesfield Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[18] On 31 January 2018, Thomas' loan with Sutton was extended until the end of the season.[19] On 24 February 2018, Thomas scored his first goal for the club during their 4–0 victory over Guiseley, stabbing home an effort after a mistake from goalkeeper, Luke Coddington.[20]

Following an impressive loan spell at Sutton, Wigan exercised the option to trigger a one-year option in Thomas's current deal. Therefore, extending his contract until June 2019.[21]

AFC Wimbledon

On 16 July 2018, despite signing a new one-year deal with Wigan, Thomas made the switch to League One side AFC Wimbledon for an undisclosed fee.[22] On 4 September 2018 Thomas made his Dons debut in a 2–2 draw against Charlton Athletic in the EFL Trophy at The Valley.[23] On 3 November 2018 Thomas made his league debut for the Dons in a 2–1 loss to Shrewsbury Town at Kingsmeadow.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 November 2019 [3]

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
Charlton Athletic	2014–15	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2015–16	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016–17	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Woking (loan)	2015–16	National League	12	0	1	0	—		0	0	13	0
	2016–17	National League	30	3	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	3
	Total		42	3	3	0	—		1	0	46	3
Wigan Athletic	2017–18	League One	3	0	0	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	8	0
Sutton United (loan)	2017–18	National League	19	1	—		—		2[lower-alpha 3]	0	21	1
AFC Wimbledon	2018–19	League One	23	0	3	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
	2019–20	League One	14	1	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	17	1
	Total		37	1	3	0	1	0	5	0	46	1
Career total			101	5	6	0	3	0	11	0	121	5

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs

References

1. "EFL Released and Retained List 2015–16". English Football League. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Terell Thomas". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. "T. Thomas". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
4. "Terell Thomas signs fresh Charlton Athletic contract". Sports Mole. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
5. "Squad Update". Woking Official Site. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
6. "Woking 2–0 Welling United". BBC Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
7. "Terell Thomas' Loan Extended". Woking Official Site. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
8. "Young defender joins Woking on loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
9. "Woking 1–1 Barrow". BBC Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
10. "Woking: Terell Thomas extends loan from Charlton until end of season". BBC Sport. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
11. "Woking 2–1 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
12. "Forest Green Rovers 4–3 Woking". BBC Sport. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
13. "Latics Sign Terell Thomas". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
14. "Charlton announce list of released players". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
15. "Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
16. "Wigan Athletic 2–1 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
17. "TERELL THOMAS JOINS SUTTON UNITED ON ONE-MONTH LOAN DEAL". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
18. "Macclesfield Town 1–0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
19. "TERELL THOMAS AND OWEN EVANS EXTEND LOANS WITH SUTTON UNITED". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
20. "Sutton United 4–0 Guiseley". BBC Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
21. "WIGAN ATHLETIC 2018–19 RETAINED LIST UPDATE". Wigan Athletic Official Site. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
22. "Dons make it seven with arrival of defender from Wigan". AFC Wimbledon Official Site. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
23. "Dons gain a dramatic extra point with shoot-out victory". AFC Wimbledon. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
24. "AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

External links

• Terell Thomas at Soccerbase