Jordan James Chattenton Thomas (born 2 January 2001) is an English professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender for
Hampton & Richmond Borough. He is primarily a
right-back, but can also play as a
left-back.
Born in
London, Thomas started his career at
Charlton Athletic before signing a scholarship at
Huddersfield Town.
Club career
Charlton Athletic
Thomas joined
Charlton Athletic at 6 years old, where he then signed for their academy at the age of 9. He played there for 5 years until he was released at the age of 15 years.
Huddersfield Town
Thomas signed a scholarship at
Huddersfield Town at the age of 16 after playing 1 season in the Kent Youth League for
Erith & Belvedere F.C. Thomas made his Huddersfield Town U23s debut on 11 September 2017 against
Bristol City U23s.
Norwich City
Aged 18 years Thomas signed his first professional contract for
Championship club
Norwich City in January 2018 making his Norwich U23s debut on 22 January against
Bournemouth U23s.
In the 2019-20 season, Thomas had three times been named as an unused substitute before on 26 July 2020
Daniel Farke
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He spent most of his playing career wit ...
gave Thomas his
Premier League debut in the last few minutes against
Manchester City
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in a season that saw Norwich City relegated from the top-flight of English football.
Leyton Orient loan spell
In September 2020, Thomas joined
Leyton Orient on loan for the
2020–21 season. He made his debut in
League Two
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against
Colchester United on 14 November 2020. He played just four times during his loan before being released by Norwich at the end of the season.
Non-league
Thomas joined
Barnet
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*Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below.
*East Barnet, a district of the borough below; an ...
on a two-year deal in July 2021. In March 2023, he joined
Hampton & Richmond Borough on a permanent contract.
[https://www.hrbfc.co.uk/news/thomas-completes-move-2764874.html]
Personal life
He is the brother of
Bristol Rovers player
Dominic Thomas
Dominic William Thomas (born 23 November 1995) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was forced to retire from professional football due to injury after spending 5 years at EFL League One, Le ...
who retired through injury.
Career statistics
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Erith & Belvedere F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Barnet F.C. players
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players
Premier League players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Footballers from Greenwich
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