Robert Thomson (born 28 May 1993) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has previously played for

Dundee United Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...

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Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club ...

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and Stenhousemuir.

Career

Dundee United

Born in Paisley, Thomson spent the majority of his youth career as an academy player with

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. After spending time on loan at Alloa in 2012–13, Thomson returned to Dundee United and made his official first-team debut in the

on 9 March 2013, against St Mirren coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for

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as Dundee United drew the match 0–0.

Alloa Athletic loan

On 11 August 2012, it was officially confirmed that Thomson had signed with

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side

on loan till 1 January 2013. Thomson then made his debut for Alloa Athletic that same day, in a 1–1 draw against East Fife as a substitute for Mark Docherty. In the following game, on 18 August 2012, he scored the first professional goals of his career, with a brace against

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in the 79th and 83rd minutes of the match to give Alloa Athletic a 3–0 away victory. Thomson then scored two further goals for Alloa, on 1 September 2012 in a 3–1 win against

and then on 15 December 2012, against

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in a 3–2 defeat.

Dunfermline Athletic

On 30 August 2013, Thomson signed for

on a contract running until the end of December 2013. He made his debut the following day in a 3–1 win against Stranraer. On 14 September 2013, he scored what turned out to be his only goal for Dunfermline in a 1–1 draw against

Brechin City

On 27 January 2014, Thomson signed for

until the end of the season. He scored 15 goals in the 2015–16 season and won the

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Player of the Month for April a month in which he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over

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Dumbarton

In May 2016, Thomson signed for

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club

. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–3 draw with

in July 2016. He scored the Sons 500th goal at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium in March 2017, with the first of a double against

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in a 4–0 victory.

Greenock Morton

After impressing

manager Jim Duffy with displays against his side, Thomson signed a pre-contract agreement for a two-year deal with the

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club on 9 February 2017, with the move taking place during the summer of 2017.

Alloa Athletic

On 18 June 2019, Thomson rejoined Alloa Athletic on a permanent basis.

Stenhousemuir

In May 2021, Thomson signed for

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club Stenhousemuir.

Stirling Albion

In May 2022, Thomson signed for

side

Career statistics

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Robert 1993 births Alloa Athletic F.C. players Men's association football forwards Brechin City F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Living people Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players