Louis Clyde William Thompson (born 19 December 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a defensive-midfielder for club Stevenage. He is a former Wales U21 international. His brother

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is a professional footballer who plays with Louis at Stevenage.

Club career

Swindon Town

Thompson started his career at

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where he followed his older brother

through the

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football club's youth system under the guidance of former

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international footballer and Swindon coach,

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. During the 2011–2012 season, Swindon Town manager

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drafted Thompson into the senior side by naming him on the substitutes bench for

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victories over

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and

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. He was also on the bench for the

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draw at

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and

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wins over AFC Wimbledon and

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. However, Thompson failed to make it on to the pitch during any of those fixtures. Thompson made his first team debut for Swindon on 28 January 2012 as an 81st-minute substitute for fellow Town midfielder

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during the 2–0 away loss to

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in the FA Cup fourth round. After making his debut, Thompson expressed his gratitude to Di Canio for giving him his first opportunity within professional football by telling the local Swindon newspaper, the Evening Advertiser, that it was ''"an amazing feeling to make my debut at such a young age. I am so thankful to the gaffer for giving me my chance"''.

Norwich City

On 1 September 2014, he joined

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and was loaned back to Swindon for the rest of the 2014–15 season. In January 2017, Thompson was ruled out for the rest of the 2016–17 season after suffering an achilles injury. Thompson suffered a further setback, a second achilles injury, in July 2017 and missed the 2017–18 season. He made six league appearances as Norwich were promoted to the

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as winners of the

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. On 16 August 2019, Thompson joined

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side

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute in a 2–3 away win at

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. He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against

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on 13 November 2019. Thompson returned to Norwich from his loan spell on 2 January 2020. On 16 January 2020,

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announced they had agreed a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 18 August 2020 Thompson returned on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season. Thompson left Norwich on 25 July 2021 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

Portsmouth F.C.

On 10 August 2021, Thompson signed a one-year contract at

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. He made his debut on 7 September 2021, starting a 5–3 defeat to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 February in a 2–1 win against Shrewsbury He departed the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Stevenage

On 19 June 2023, Thompson agreed to sign for newly promoted League One side Stevenage, joining brother Nathan who had joined the club earlier in the month.

International career

In 2012, Thompson was called into the Wales under-19 squad for the European championship qualifying matches. Thompson was called up to the Wales under-21 squad versus Moldova on 22 March 2013.

Club statistics

References

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