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Luke Thomas (footballer, born 2001)

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Luke Thomas
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Thomas playing for Leicester City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Luke Jonathan Thomas [1]
Date of birth (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Syston, Leicestershire, England [2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 33
Youth career
2008–2020 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Leicester City 96 (1)
2023–2024 → Sheffield United (loan) 12 (0)
2024 → Middlesbrough (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2018–2019 England U18 4 (0)
2019 England U19 4 (0)
2020 England U20 1 (0)
2021–2023 England U21 15 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2023 Georgia–Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:41, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Luke Jonathan Thomas (born 10 June 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for EFL Championship club Leicester City.

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Club career

Thomas was born in Syston, Leicestershire and joined the Leicester City Academy in 2008 from local club Riverside United Juniors Football Club. [4] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Premier League win against Sheffield United on 16 July 2020. He came on as a result of an injury to first team left back Ben Chilwell, providing an assist for the first goal, which was scored by Ayoze Pérez. [5] [2] On 25 August, it was announced that he had signed a new long term deal with the club. [6]

On 29 October 2020, Thomas made his European debut in the UEFA Europa League during a 2–1 win over AEK Athens replacing Christian Fuchs in 46th minute. On 26 November, Thomas scored his first Leicester goal in a 3–3 away draw against Braga in the group stage of the Europa League. [7]

On 11 May 2021, Thomas scored his first Premier League goal for Leicester City in a 2–1 away victory over Manchester United, their first win at Old Trafford since 1998. [8] Four days later he started in the 2021 FA Cup final which saw Leicester beat Chelsea to win the trophy for the first time in their history. [9] On 7 August 2021 Thomas came off the bench as a second-half substitute as Leicester defeated Manchester City in the 2021 FA Community Shield. [10]

Thomas was one of four City players who went on loan for the 2023-4 season which saw the team start in the EFL Championship after a shock relegation from the Premier League. [11] On 31 August 2023, Thomas joined Premier League club Sheffield United on a season long loan. [12] On 12 January 2024, his loan was mutually terminated and he returned to Leicester. [13] He joined EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season later in the same month. [14]

Thomas played for Leicester City on their return to the Premier League for the 2024-5 season. He started in 13 of the 14 matches he played in that season. [15] These took place after Ruud Van Nistelrooy took over managing the club on 29 November 2024. [16]

On 13 September 2025, Thomas signed a four contract at Leicester City who returned to the EFL Championship for the 2025-6 season. At that time he had been in the starting XI for every league and cup match. [17]

International career

Having represented England at U18 and U19 level, Thomas made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park on 13 October 2020. [18]

On 27 August 2021, Thomas received his first call up for the England U21s. [19] On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2–0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK. [20]

On 14 June 2023, Thomas was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. [21] [22] He started in the semi-final victory over Israel. [23] Thomas was an unused substitute in the final as England beat Spain to win the tournament. [24] [25]

Personal life

Thomas was included in the official UEFA Euro 2024 sticker book, despite never being selected for the senior England team. This was due to new manufacturers Topps not having the image rights to certain England players, whose rights were retained by Panini Group. [26] [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 January 2026 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City U23 2018–19————1 [a] 010
2019–20————5 [a] 050
2020–21————0000
Total————6060
Leicester City 2019–20 Premier League 300000——30
2020–21 Premier League14130107 [b] 1—252
2021–22 Premier League22010306 [c] 01 [d] 0330
2022–23 Premier League1703040——240
2024–25 Premier League1401030——180
2025–26 Championship2601010——280
Total96190120131101312
Sheffield United (loan) 2023–24 Premier League1201000——130
Middlesbrough (loan) 2023–24 Championship 120————120
Career total1201100120131701622
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield

Honours

Leicester City

England U21

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 Blackwell, Jordan; Leach, Tom (16 July 2020). "Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield United: Match report and post-match reaction". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ↑ https://www.whoscored.com/players/396317/show/luke-thomas
  4. ↑ "Luke Thomas". Leicester City. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Syston Footballer Makes His Debut for Leicester City in Style". Syston Town News. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Luke Thomas Signs Long-Term Contract With Leicester City". Leicester City F.C. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Begley, Emlyn (26 November 2020). "Sporting Braga 3-3 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Stone, Simon (11 May 2021). "Manchester United 1–2 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (15 May 2021). "Chelsea 0–1 Leicester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. 1 2 Hafez, Shamoon (7 August 2021). "Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Marston, Mark (18 March 2024). "All 4 Leicester City loan players for the 2023/24 season and how they are performing". Leicester City News. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Luke Thomas Heads To Sheffield United On Loan". Leicester City F.C. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Thomas Returns to Leicester". Sheffield United F.C. 12 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Luke Thomas Joins Boro On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "2024-2025 Premier League Luke Thomas Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ruud van Nistelrooy appointed as Leicester City manager". ESPN.com. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  17. ↑ www.lcfc.com https://www.lcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/luke-thomas-leicester-city-new-contract . Retrieved 22 January 2026.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "Two quickfire goals in the first half seal win for Lee Carsley's young Lions at SGP". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  19. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (27 August 2021). "Carsley names first MU21s squad". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  20. ↑ "England U21 2-0 Kosovo U21". BBC Sport. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  21. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (14 June 2023). "England MU21s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "England Under-21s: Gibbs-White, Smith Rowe & Gordon in but Lewis left out". BBC Sport. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  23. ↑ Howell, Alex (5 July 2023). "Israel U21 0-3 England U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  24. 1 2 Howell, Alex (8 July 2023). "England beat Spain to win Euro U21 Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  25. ↑ Reid, James (8 July 2023). "England win U21 EURO title after 1-0 win over Spain". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  26. ↑ Quinlan, James (10 May 2024). "Shock Leicester City inclusion in Euro 2024 sticker book leaves England followers baffled". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  27. ↑ Johns, Craig (1 May 2024). "Bizarre reason Middlesbrough's Luke Thomas is in England's Euro 2024 sticker-album squad". Gazette Live. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  28. ↑ "Luke Thomas". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
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