Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for club Gartcairn Juniors. He has previously played for

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish professional association football, football club based in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923. United are nickname ...

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. According to the official club hist ...

Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at ...

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

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and

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Career

Dundee United

Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with

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. After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the

on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Rory Boulding as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.

Alloa Athletic loan

On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with

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on loan till 1 January 2013. Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty. In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against Albion Rovers in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory. Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against

and then on 15 December 2012, against

Stranraer Stranraer ( , in Scotland also ; ), also known as The Toon or The Cleyhole, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries ...

in a 3–2 defeat.

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for

on a contract running until the end of December 2013. He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer. On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against

Brechin City

On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for

until the end of the season. He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the

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Player of the Month for April a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over

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Dumbarton

In May 2016, Thomson signed for

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club

. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with

in July 2016. He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

in a 4–0 victory.

Greenock Morton

After impressing

manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the

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club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017.

Alloa Athletic

On 18 June 2019, Thomson rejoined Alloa Athletic on a permanent basis.

Stenhousemuir

In May 2021, Thomson signed for League Two club

Stirling Albion

In May 2022, Thomson signed for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Robert 1993 births Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Living people 21st-century Scottish sportsmen Men's association football forwards Scottish men's footballers Dundee United F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Gartcairn F. A. Juniors players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Lowland Football League players