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

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who plays as a midfielder and winger for

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club

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Club career

FC Augsburg

Thommy joined FC Augsburg in 2010 from

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and SSV Ulm 1846. At 16 February 2014, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 0–1 home defeat against

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. He appeared as an 82nd-minute substitute.

Kaiserslautern (loan)

In January 2015, Thommy was loaned to

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club 1. FC Kaiserslautern for a year and a half until summer 2016. However, at the occasion of announcing his loan, FC Augsburg'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

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. He made his league debut and first start for

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

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

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Stuttgart

On 18 January 2018, Thommy moved to VfB Stuttgart. 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. 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 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

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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