Jay Aston Emmanuel-Thomas (born 27 December 1990) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. A product of the

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, he is a versatile forward and can play as a winger or striker.

Club career

Arsenal

Born in London to a St. Lucian mother and a Dominican father, Emmanuel-Thomas is a midfielder who has also played as

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and

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. He was at

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from the age of eight, when he was spotted playing for his father's team by a "Gunners" scout, who invited him for dinner. He became captain of the under-18 youth team when he was just 16 years old. In the summer of 2008 he signed his first professional contract with the club.

2008–09 season

On 6 August 2008, Emmanuel-Thomas played in Arsenal's pre-season friendly 2–1 win over

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at the

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. Three days later he played for the first team in their 1–1 draw with Spanish

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side

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in the pre-season

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at the

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. In the 2008–09 season he made 39 appearances for both the youth and

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teams, scoring seven goals. He captained the youth team as they were crowned

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champions. They were first in Group A and after beating Group C winners

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2–1 in the semi-finals, they beat club rivals

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1–0 in the play-off final on 17 May 2009 at

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. He also played a big part in the youth team winning the

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, in which he scored in every round. Arsenal beat

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6–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final, with Emmanuel-Thomas captaining the side and also scoring in the 4–1 first leg win at the

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. He thus attained the Youth Premiership and FA Cup double together with the rest of the club's youth team that year. He also formed part of the squad in first team matches during the 2008–09 season on two occasions. Firstly, on 23 September 2008 in ''the Gunners 6–0

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victory over

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. Then again in Arsenal's 3–0

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victory over

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on 2 May 2009.

2009–10 season

Emmanuel-Thomas was an unused substitute for the Premier League games against

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on 16 December and

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three days later as well as Everton on 9 January 2010. On 18 December he signed a new long-term contract. He scored a

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for the reserves in their 4–2 Premier Reserve League South win over

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at Upton Park on 12 January 2010. He made his Arsenal debut when he started the 4th round FA Cup tie against Stoke on 24 January 2010. Playing as a striker in a 3-man attack, he was substituted after 66 minutes.

Blackpool (loan)

After attending

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's first home game of the 2009–10 season, he signed a one-month loan deal with the club. Blackpool manager

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said, "I am delighted to have Jay. He is a fantastic young lad, he has a great physique and he wants the chance to come out and play. Initially it is just a month but I hope to convince him we can build on that and extend it for a longer period." The following day he made his professional debut as a 57th-minute substitute, replacing David Vaughan in a 0–0 home draw with

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. Talking about his debut, Emmanuel-Thomas said, "It was great and I enjoyed it. I've come to Blackpool to prove that I can play against men who are older and perhaps stronger than me, and that I can handle myself without any problems. Hopefully it will be good for me and will help me." He then scored on his full debut on 21 August in a 2–2 draw with

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, when his powerful header in the 56th minute went past Hornets goalkeeper

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. On 18 September, after five appearances, his loan spell with the Tangerines was extended by a further two months. He scored his second goal for the Seasiders on 31 October in a 3–3 draw with

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at the

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. On 3 November, with his three-month loan spell ending after the home clash with

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the following Saturday, it was revealed that Ian Holloway hoped to re-sign Emmanuel-Thomas on a half-season loan in January 2010.

Doncaster Rovers (loan)

On 27 February 2010, he signed a one-month loan deal with

. He made his debut with the team the same day as substitute of James Hayter at the 76-minute. Emmanual-Thomas started the next game away against

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and scored twice as Doncaster won the game 5–2. His loan was later extended till the end of the 2009–10 season.

2010–11 season

Emmanuel-Thomas started the season in great form for the reserves, scoring 10 in 9 appearances. He made his first league appearance for the senior team against

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on 3 October coming on for

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in the 81st minute. Manager

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was effusive in his praise for Emmanuel-Thomas stating, "When his fitness is right, Jay will be not only a good player but a great player". He scored a goal using the "hocus pocus" skill to get past two defenders and shoot past the goalkeeper in a reserve match against Everton and fuelled speculation that he should be playing at a far higher level.

Cardiff City (loan)

On 18 January 2011, Emmanuel-Thomas announced on his Twitter page that he had signed for

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on loan until the end of the season. Toward the end of his loan spell he was drafted out of the match day 18 in order to facilitate

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among the substitutes.

Ipswich Town

2011–12 season

On 26 July 2011, Emmanuel-Thomas signed for

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club

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for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Ipswich in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to Northampton Town on 9 August 2011. His first league goal proved only to be a consolation as Ipswich were beaten 5–2 by

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on 16 August. Despite notching his first goal for the club, it was clear that Emmanuel-Thomas was still someway from his best, and was only showing glimpses of the trickery he had displayed in the Arsenal reserves. However, as the season moved into 2012, he really began to show the sort of form Ipswich fans had expected of him, despite the fact that the team were experiencing a poor run of form. After a number of long range efforts that had stung various keepers' fingertips and rattled the woodwork, Emmanuel-Thomas picked up his second and third goals for Town, as they pulled out one of the most surprising results of the season by hammering league leaders

5–1.

2012–13 season

Emmanuel-Thomas scored his fourth goal for Ipswich on 4 February scoring his first away goal against

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Bristol City

2013–14 season

On 8 July 2013, Emmanuel-Thomas signed for

on a two-year contract in a straight player-swap deal with winger Paul Anderson moving to Ipswich. On 3 August 2013, Emmanuel-Thomas scored on his debut for Bristol City. He scored his first professional hat trick on 26 October against

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to take his tally to ten goals for the season. Emmanuel-Thomas finished the season with 21 goals. His strike partner

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had scored 26 goals, meaning the two were the third best strike partnership in England with 47 goals between them in the 2013–14 season.

2014–15 season

To start the 2014–15 season, Emmanuel-Thomas was used sparingly as new signings

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and

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flourished in attack for City. Bristol City started the season with a 22-game unbeaten run, propelling them to the top of League One and setting a new club record. Emmanuel-Thomas's first goal of the season came in a 2–1 away victory against

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on 31 August 2014. He then went 11 league games without scoring a goal, but finally broke his duck against

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in a 2–1 home win on Boxing Day. After injuries to both Agard and Wilbraham, Emmanuel-Thomas shone in attack alongside loan signing

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, including setting up Smith for two of his four goals against Gillingham in the

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Southern Area Final. Emmanuel-Thomas scored both goals as Bristol City beat

in an

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3rd round replay at Ashton Gate, before scoring in back-to-back games against

and

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. On 10 February 2015, he scored a 25-yard strike in City's 3–1 home win against

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, taking his tally of league goals to seven for the season and extending City's lead at the top of League One to four points, with a game in hand over second-placed

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Queens Park Rangers

On 12 June 2015, it was announced that Emmanuel-Thomas would join

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on a free transfer when his contract at Bristol City expired in the summer. Thomas made his competitive QPR debut in the first game of the 2015–16 Championship season which resulted in a 2–0 defeat against

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, he came on as a substitute replacing Tjaronn Chery in the 71st minute. He scored his first goal for QPR in a

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match against

as they secured a 3–0 victory. On 3 October 2015, Emmanuel-Thomas scored his first league goals for Queens Park Rangers, in a double which helped his side to a 4–3 win over

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. Emmanuel-Thomas left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 1 February 2016, Emmanuel-Thomas joined Championship rivals

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on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 campaign.

Gillingham (loan)

On 5 August 2016, Emmanuel-Thomas joined League One side Gillingham on a season-long loan for the 2016–17 campaign. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 win over

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on 6 August 2016. He then scored twice more when Gillingham played Southend again three days later in the

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. He scored 10 goals from 35 appearances for Gillingham before returning to QPR, cutting his loan short in February 2017.

PTT Rayong

In January 2019 Emmanuel-Thomas joined PTT Rayong in Thailand.

Livingston

On 30 September 2020, Emmanuel-Thomas joined

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club

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on a one-year deal with an option of a second year. He featured as a substitute in the February 2021 Scottish League Cup Final which saw Livingston lose 1–0 to

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Aberdeen

On 18 May 2021, it was announced that Emmanuel-Thomas would join fellow Scottish Premiership side

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on a two-year deal after his contract with Livingston expired. On 12 April 2022, Emmanuel-Thomas had his contract terminated by the club.

Jamshedpur

On 12 August 2022, Emmanuel-Thomas joined the Indian club

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as one of their designated overseas players for the

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season. He was allocated the number 10 jersey.

International career

Emmanuel-Thomas has played for the England under-17 team. In December 2009, he was part of the under-19 squad that qualified for the Elite qualifying round of the

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. Emmanuel-Thomas is also eligible to play for West Indies nations

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

Arsenal *

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: 2008–09 *

: 2008–09 Bristol City *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2014–15 Livingston *

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runner-up:

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Individual * PFA League One Player of the Month: January 2015

References

External links

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Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Jay Aston Emmanuel-Thomas (born 27 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. A product of the Arsenal Academy, he is a versatile forward and can play as a winger or st ...

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