Robert Scott Thomson (born 7 March 1993) is a Scottish

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, who plays as a

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for

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

. He has previously played for

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Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

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Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 18 ...

, Queen of the South,

Hamilton Academical Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Accies, or The Accies, is a Scottish association football, football club from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire who currently compete in the Scottish Championshi ...

and

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

Career

Thomson was born in

; he began his career at

, joining the Glasgow giants at eight years old. In January 2012 Thomson signed a new two-year contract with the club, and was registered in the squad for the 2012-2013 UEFA Champions League campaign. However, Thomson only had two substitute appearances for the club. During his time at Celtic he spent time out on loan, firstly at

in September 2012, where he made his debut against

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

in the

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, then in February 2013 at

. His time at Airdrie United came to an end after he suffered a hand injury during a match against

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

on 20 April 2013. After being released by Celtic, Thomson went on trial at

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 ...

and

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

. Thomson signed for

on 26 July 2013, after impressing on trial. After signing, Thomson said he believed joining Rochdale "was the best move" for progressing his career. Thomson was second choice goalkeeper behind

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for the majority of the season until he made his debut for the club against

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on 26 December 2013, as Lillis was absent due to illness. Thomson had a shut-out as Rochdale recorded a 3–0 victory. Rochdale gained promotion to League One at the end of the 2013–14 season. Thomson also departed the club at the end of the 2013–14 season due to a lack of first team opportunities. On 18 July 2014, Thomson signed for

. Thomson made his Blue Brazil debut in a 3–2 defeat against Hibernian on 13 September 2014, where his father had previously been the goalkeeping coach. He remained the first choice goalkeeper for the club throughout the season and although the club were subsequently relegated at the end of the season, Thomson was a stand out performer and earned club supporters awards for 'Player of the Season' and also ' Young Player of the Season'. Thomson signed for Queen of the South on 28 May 2015, on a two-year contract. On 31 August 2016, Thomson was released by the

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

club by mutual consent, after Lee Robinson's return to Queens as first choice goalkeeper. On 2 September 2016, Thomson signed for

, after the club had a dilemma, with their other three goalkeepers all out injured. He left the club on 3 January 2017 and then signed for

. Thomson was released by Falkirk after the 2017–18 season. Thomson signed a two-year contract with

in June 2018.

International career

Thomson has played for Scotland at various levels, including under–15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21.

Personal life

Robbie attended Bantaskin Primary School and Falkirk High School. He is the son of former goalkeeper

Scott Thomson Scott Thomson may refer to: * Scott A. Thomson, taxonomist and herpetologist * Scott Y. Thomson (born 1966), Scottish football goalkeeper * Scott M. Thomson (born 1972), Scottish footballer * Scott Thomson (actor) (born 1957), American actor * Scot ...

who played mainly for

, as well as

Forfar Athletic Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League and currently play in Scottish League Two. They play their home games a ...

and some other clubs.Cowdenbeath: Goalkeeper Robbie Thomson wins contract
BBC Sport.

Career statistics

Honours

; Raith Rovers *

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: 2019-20 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2021-22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Robbie 1993 births Living people Scottish footballers Association football goalkeepers Celtic F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Scotland youth international footballers Falkirk F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players