Conor Thomas (born 29 October 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for League Two club

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

. He has previously played for

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. The club is nicknamed the ...

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

, former

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club ATK and

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...

Club career

Coventry City

Thomas joined the Coventry City Academy after being spotted playing for local side Christ The King FC. He made his professional debut as a substitute on 8 January 2011 in a 2–1

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win over

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, coming on to replace

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after 72 minutes and made his full debut for the club on 25 January, again during an FA Cup tie, against

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. He joined

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club

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initially on loan on 31 January 2011, with a view to a permanent move but after playing and training with Liverpool's reserves and training with the first team on seven occasions he returned to Coventry after a hamstring injury and the mutual decision to end the loan. Thomas scored his first senior goal on 31 January 2012 in a 2–1 defeat away to

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, opening the scoring in the 59th minute. After a six-year spell at Coventry, Thomas was released by the club in June 2016.

Swindon Town

On 4 July 2016, preceding his release from Coventry, Thomas joined fellow League One side

on a three-year deal. On 6 August 2016, Thomas made his Swindon Town debut in a 1–0 victory against his former side; Coventry City, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. On 25 March 2017, Thomas scored his first goal for Swindon, netting the winner in their 1–0 victory over

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in the 90th minute.

ATK

On 23 August 2017, Thomas joined

side ATK.

Cheltenham Town

On 25 May 2018, Thomas returned to England to join

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side

on a two-year deal. He helped Cheltenham to the 2019–20

play-off semi-finals, only to lose 3–2 on aggregate against Northampton Town. After four seasons, on 6 May 2022, Thomas was released by the club after not being offered a further contract.

Crewe Alexandra

On 19 May 2022, he joined

. He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over

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. and he scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 2–1 win over former club

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on 29 April 2023.

International career

Thomas was an England under-17 international. He played in the final of the 2009 Nordic Tournament and was awarded a winner's medal following the side's victory over Scotland.

Career statistics

Honours

Cheltenham Town *

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References

External links

Conor Thomas profile
at the Football Association website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Conor 1993 births Living people Footballers from Coventry English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Coventry City F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players ATK (football club) players Cheltenham Town F.C. players English Football League players Indian Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in India English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in India