Nathan Thomas (born 27 September 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for club

Whitby Town Whitby Town Football Club is an English football club based in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The club participates in the Northern Premier League, the seventh tier of English football. Founded in 1880, Whitby are one of the oldest clubs from the Nor ...

Playing career

Sunderland

Thomas served as an apprentice at

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

after leaving

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

in 2011, and played in December 2012 one month on loan for

Darlington 1883 Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League North, at the sixth tier of English football. The club was founded in 1 ...

. After his loan return from Darlington, he played until May 2013 and then left Sunderland after refusing a new contract.

Plymouth Argyle

He was signed by

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

until the end of the 2013–14 season by manager John Sheridan in December 2013. He made his debut in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

on 29 December, replacing

Lewis Alessandra Lewis Peter Alessandra (born 8 February 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for South Shields. He has played in the English Football League for Oldham Athletic, Morecambe, Plymouth Argyle, Rochdale, Yor ...

81 minutes into a 1–1 draw with

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. He scored his first competitive goal for Plymouth Argyle in a 2–0 victory against

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

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on 20 September 2014.

Motherwell

On 2 February 2015, Thomas signed for

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club

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Hartlepool United

On 12 January 2016, Thomas signed for League Two club

from

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. On Thomas' debut, he assisted the winner for

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in a 1–0 win against

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...

. In September 2016, Thomas scored all five of Hartlepool's goals that month. His goal in a 3–0 victory against

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

was voted as Hartlepool United's goal of the decade. It was also nominated as the Sky Bet EFL goal of the month for November 2016. Following Hartlepool's relegation to the

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, Thomas attracted interest from

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and

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

Sheffield United

On 15 May 2017, Thomas joined

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side

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

on a three-year deal. He scored his first goal for Sheffield United on his debut in a 3–2

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win against

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on 9 August 2017. He was transfer-listed by Sheffield United at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 3 July 2018, he signed for

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side

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

on a season-long loan. Thomas then cancelled his loan at Notts by mutual consent on 29 January, before later signing on loan with

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

until the end of the 2018–19 season. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Thomas signed a season-long loan with Gillingham, however the loan was terminated during pre-season, reportedly because Thomas and his family could not settle in the south. Instead he began a second loan spell with Carlisle United.

Hamilton Academical

On 6 November 2020, Thomas signed for Scottish Premiership side

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. On 19 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

York City

On 6 October 2022, Thomas returned to football when he joined

club

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

on a short-term contract until January 2023. He scored a brace in a 5–0 win against

Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans Association Football Club is a football club based in Blyth, Northumberland. They are currently members of and play at Croft Park. They were founded in September 1899 by Fred Stoker, who was the club's first secretary before fo ...

in the

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. On 30 December 2022, Thomas extended his contract until the end of the season. He was released at the end of the season, however was invited back for pre-season.

Marske United

On 30 July 2023, Thomas signed for

Marske United Marske United Football Club is a football club based in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Mount Pleasant. History The club was established in 1956 by members of Marske Cricket Club.

. Thomas scored a penalty for the Seasiders on his league debut against Ilkeston Town.

Whitby Town

Having left Marske United by mutual consent, Thomas joined

in December 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Shrewsbury Town *

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runner-up: 2017–18

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Nathan 1994 births People from the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees Footballers from North Yorkshire Living people English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Sunderland A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players York City F.C. players Marske United F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players