Daniel Thomson (born 24 February 1991) is a Scottish

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who last played for Heart of Midlothian, as a

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. He has also played for

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and

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on loan.

Career

Hearts

A member of the Hearts youth team, Thomson signed a new contract with the club in January 2010. Having yet to make his first team debut for the club, Thomson was loaned to Clyde and Raith Rovers to get first-team experience. On 29 January 2013, he was released by the club, having made no first-team appearances.

Clyde

Thomson went out on loan to Clyde in February 2011 to gain first-team experience until the end of the season, making his debut on 15 February against

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. In all he made five appearances for

Raith Rovers

At the start of the 2011–12 season Thomson was once again sent out on loan by Hearts, this time to

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team

. He made his debut as a substitute against Cowdenbeath in the

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on 23 July 2011. The following week, he scored his first goal for the club, against Montrose in the

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. His last game came on 26 December against

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, and on 5 January 2012 his loan expired and he returned to Hearts.

Career statistics

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow footballer

Jason Thomson Jason Thomson (born 26 July 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Kelty Hearts. Thomson is a right-back and has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Livingston, Dunfermline and Raith Rovers. Career Youth career A ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Danny Living people 1991 births Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish footballers Association football midfielders Scotland youth international footballers Footballers from Edinburgh