Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He is a graduate of the

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and transferred to

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in 2019, for whom he played sparingly before transferring to Blackpool in 2022.

Club career

Arsenal

After beginning his career as a

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, Thompson signed a two-year schoolboy contract with

in May 2012. He was developed as a

and progressed through the Hale End Academy to sign a professional contract in June 2018. During the 2018–19 season, he was an unused substitute with the

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squad on four occasions and was a travelling reserve for the first team's

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group stage match versus

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in November 2018. Thompson failed to win a call into a first team squad before his departure in August 2019.

Brentford

On 7 August 2019, Thompson joined

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club

on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee. Behind ever-present Rico Henry in the left-back pecking order, he made five appearances during the 2019–20 season. Thompson again served as backup to Rico Henry during the first half of the

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season and made 9 appearances before departing on

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for the remainder of the campaign on 4 January 2021. On 4 January 2021, Thompson joined

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club

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on loan until the end of the

season. Five days later, he made his debut with a start in a league match versus

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and assisted each of Swindon's goals in the 3–2 win. He made 25 appearances during the remainder of a season which culminated in relegation to League Two. After returning from the loan at the end of the regular season, Thompson was ineligible to play during Brentford's successful play-off campaign. Despite appearing in all but one of Brentford's 2021–22

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matches, Thompson was confined to making

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appearances during the early months of the regular season. He was a regular inclusion on the substitutes' bench for

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matches and due to a hamstring problem suffered by Rico Henry, Thompson made three starting appearances at left wing back around the turn of the year. On 27 January 2022, the one-year extension on Thompson's contract was triggered and he joined League One club Ipswich Town on loan until the end of the season. He ended his spell at

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with 17 appearances. Ahead of the

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season, Thompson was not called into Brentford's pre-season

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in Germany and transferred out of the club on 25 July 2022. Thompson made 19 appearances during three seasons with Brentford.

Blackpool

On 25 July 2022, Thompson transferred to Championship club

and signed a three-year contract, with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee. Four days later, he made his debut for the club with a start in a 1–0 victory over

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Personal life

Thompson is the son of Neville Thompson and his older brother is Greg Thompson, both of whom have competed in discus. He is an Arsenal supporter.

Career statistics

References

External links

*
Profile
at the Blackpool F.C. website
Profile
at the Arsenal F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Dominic 2000 births Living people Footballers from Willesden English footballers Association football defenders Arsenal F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players English Football League players Black British sportsmen Premier League players Ipswich Town F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players