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Olly Thomas
Personal information
Full name Oliver Charlie Thomas[1]
Date of birth (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 36
Youth career
–2023 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Bristol City 1 (0)
2023 → Bath City (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (1)
2023 → Newport County (loan) 8 (0)
2024 → Yeovil Town (loan) 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:54, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Charlie Thomas (born 18 April 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Bristol City.

Early life

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Born in Bristol, Thomas grew up in the district of Bradley Stoke. He played for Mangotsfield and represented South Gloucestershire before joining Bristol City at the Under-16 level.[3]

Career

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In January 2023 Thomas joined Bath City on loan from Bristol City for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. He played for Bath on 7 January 2023 against Eastbourne Borough.[4][5] However, by the end of the month he was recalled by Bristol City following the sale of Antoine Semenyo.[6] Thomas had a senior Bristol City first team match day experience being named as a substitute in the FA Cup against West Brom on 28 January 2023.[7] He continued to train with the first team.[8] In March 2023, it was revealed that Thomas had signed a professional contract with Bristol City, agreeing a two-year contract until the summer of 2025.[9]

In July 2023, Thomas joined Yeovil Town of the National League South, on a six-month loan.[10] He made his debut for Yeovil against Hemel Hempstead on 5 August 2023.[11] On 15 August 2023, he scored his first goal for Yeovil against Truro City. He was recalled by Bristol City from the loan on 31 August 2023.[12] The following day he joined EFL League Two side Newport County on a season-long loan.[13] He made his debut for Newport on 2 September 2023, at home against AFC Wimbledon.[14] On 24 November 2023, Thomas was recalled by Bristol City.[15] On 29 January 2024, Thomas re-joined Yeovil Town in the National League South on loan until the end of the season.[16]

Thomas made his senior league debut for Bristol City in a 1-0 win in the EFL Championship at home against Birmingham City on 25 October 2025.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 2022–23[18] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[19] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[20] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025–26[21] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bath City (loan) 2022–23[2] National League South 1 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 2 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24[2] National League South 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
Newport County (loan) 2023–24[19] League Two 8 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 9 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24[2] National League South 6 0 — — — 6 0
Career total 22 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 1
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Yeovil Town

References

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  1. ^ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "O. Thomas: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. ^ "THOMAS HEADS TO YEOVIL TOWN ON LOAN". bcfc.co.uk. 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Olly Thomas". Bathcityfc.
  5. ^ "ACADEMY TRIO HEAD OUT ON LOAN". bcfc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Bristol City 3-0 West Brom live: Reaction as Bell's double and Scott send Robins through". Bristol Post.
  7. ^ "BRISTOL CITY VS. WEST BROM". Soccerway.
  8. ^ Forrester, Richard (2 March 2023). "Marlee Francois and the 11 Bristol City academy players Nigel Pearson has handed debuts to". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  9. ^ "NEW PRO DEALS FOR ACADEMY SIX". bcfc.co.uk. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Teenage Striker arrives from Bristol City". Gloverscast. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  11. ^ Coates, David (5 August 2023). "MATCH REPORT: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN 1 YEOVIL TOWN 0". Gloverscast. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ^ Coates, David (31 August 2023). "OLLY THOMAS RETURNS TO BRISTOL CITY". Gloverscast.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Thomas joins Newport County on loan". bcfc.co.uk. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  14. ^ "NEWPORT VS. WIMBLEDON 2-2". Soccerway. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Olly Thomas Returns to Bristol City". newport-county.co.uk. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Olly Thomas returns to Huish Park". Yeovil Town Football Club. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  17. ^ Maggs, Harvey (25 October 2025). "Bristol City player ratings as 'hero' 8/10 and six 7.5/10s send Robins jubilant in 1-0 Birmingham win". Bristol World. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Games played by Olly Thomas in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  22. ^ "Yeovil Town: Club secure promotion to National League after season in sixth tier". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.