Erik Thommy (born 20 August 1994) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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and winger for

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club

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Club career

FC Augsburg

Thommy joined

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

in 2010 from

TSG Thannhausen TSG Thannhausen is a German association football club located in Thannhausen, Bavaria. Overview ''TSG Thannhausen'' traces its earliest origins as an organization to 1862, first as a gymnastics club and then later as a gymnastics club and fi ...

and

SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separat ...

. At 16 February 2014, he made his

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debut in a 0–1 home defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg. He appeared as an 82nd-minute substitute.

Kaiserslautern (loan)

In January 2015, Thommy was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club

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for a year and a half until summer 2016. However, at the occasion of announcing his loan,

's general manager

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stated that Thommy still was a component of their future plans. Thommy was contracted with Augsburg until 2018. The loan was ended on 31 January 2016.

Jahn Regensburg (loan)

In the 2016 summer transfer window, he was loaned out again, this time to

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn, is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club plays their home games at Jahnstadion Regen ...

. He made his league debut and first start for

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on 30 July 2016 in a 2–0 home victory over

F.C. Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

. He was subbed off in the 82nd minute, being replaced by Uwe Hesse.

Stuttgart

On 18 January 2018, Thommy moved to

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

. His debut and first competitive start for

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came on 3 February 2018 in a 1–1 away draw against

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 24 February 2018 against Eintracht Frankfurt. On 19 August 2018, Thommy extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2022. On 28 May 2022, Stuttgart announced that they would not extend Thommy's contract beyond the

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season.

Düsseldorf (loan)

On 10 July 2019,

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

announced the signing of Thommy on loan until the end of 2019–20 season with an option to buy him permanently.

Sporting Kansas City

On 23 June 2022, it was announced that Thommy had signed with

side

on a deal until the end of the 2024 season. Thommy debuted for Kansas City on 23 July 2022, starting in a 0-2 loss to

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thommy, Erik 1994 births Living people Footballers from Ulm German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players FC Augsburg players FC Augsburg II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players SSV Jahn Regensburg players Fortuna Düsseldorf players VfB Stuttgart players VfB Stuttgart II players Sporting Kansas City players German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players 21st-century German sportsmen