Adrien Thomasson
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adrien Thomasson
| image = Adrien Thomasson ASSE RCL 2425.jpg
| caption = Thomasson training with Lens in 2024
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|12|10}}
| birth_place = Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Lens
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2012–2015
| clubs1 = Evian
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Evian II
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2013–2014
| clubs3 = → Vannes (loan)
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2015–2018
| clubs4 = Nantes
| caps4 = 99
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2018–2023
| clubs5 = Strasbourg
| caps5 = 142
| goals5 = 26
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Lens
| caps6 = 82
| goals6 = 9
| club-update = 25 May 2025
}}
Adrien Thomasson (born 10 December 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{French football updater|Lens}} club Lens.
Career
Born in Savoie, Thomasson began playing youth football with local Evian before turning professional with the club's senior side. He plays as a central midfielder, but played on the left flank, notably while on loan at Vannes.{{cite web|publisher=France Football|website=francefootball.fr|title=Épreuves tragiques, jambes de feu et fier savoyard : Adrien Thomasson, le maître à jouer strasbourgeois|url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Epreuves-tragiques-jambes-de-feu-et-fier-savoyard-adrien-thomasson-le-maitre-a-jouer-strasbourgeois/1003833|language=fr|date=30 March 2019|access-date=23 April 2019}}
In June 2018, Thomasson joined Strasbourg on a three-year contract.{{cite news |title=Transferts : Adrien Thomasson 3 ans à Strasbourg |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-adrien-thomasson-3-ans-a-strasbourg/911121 |access-date=2 July 2018 |work=L'Équipe |date=14 June 2018 |language=fr}}
On 12 January 2023, Thomasson signed for Lens on a three-and-a-half-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/mercato-contrat-adrien-thomasson-rclens-20230112|title=ADRIEN THOMASSON, LE JUSTE MILIEU|website=www.rclens.fr|language=French|date=12 January 2023}} On 23 January 2023, he played his first game and scored his first goal with Lens during a Coupe de France match against Brest.{{Cite web |date=22 January 2023 |title=French Cup holder Nantes needs penalties to make round of 16 |url=https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-sports-rc-lens-fc-nantes-facundo-medina-650fa3c160b6bb1bb09ab8d9d1789326 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}} For his second game with Lens on 28 January, he scored his second goal against Troyes.{{Cite news |last= |date= 28 January 2023|title=European roundup: Pedri scores winner on 100th Barcelona appearance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/28/european-roundup-pedri-scores-winner-on-100th-barcelona-appearance |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} On 3 October 2023, Thomasson scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, scoring Lens's equalizer in a 2–1 victory over Arsenal.{{Cite news |last=Ames |first=Nick |date=2023-10-03 |title=Arsenal wilt in Lens furnace as Elye Wahi and Thomasson apply the heat |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/03/lens-arsenal-premier-league-match-report |access-date=2023-10-03 |issn=0261-3077}}
Personal life
Thomasson was born in France to a French father of Swedish descent and a Croatian mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2014/12/03/thomasson-prend-du-galon|title=ETG : Thomasson prend du galon}} He holds French and Croatian nationalities.{{cite web | url=https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2014/12/03/thomasson-prend-du-galon | title=FOOTBALL/LIGUE 1. ETG : Thomasson prend du galon }}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|242372}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Evian
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Ligue 1 |21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Evian II
|24 | 9 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 9 | ||||
| 2013–14
|CFA 2 |1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15
|CFA 2 |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 10 | ||||
| Vannes (loan)
|27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"| | 29 | 9 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Nantes
|Ligue 1 |34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17
|Ligue 1 |29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18
|Ligue 1 |36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!99 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 110 | 13 | ||
| rowspan="6"|Strasbourg
|Ligue 1 |34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20
|Ligue 1 |25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League | 1 | 32 | 10 | |
| 2020–21
|Ligue 1 |37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!142 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 156 | 27 | |
| rowspan="4" |Lens
|Ligue 1 |20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League | 1 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!82 | 9 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | 94 | 11 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!404 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 446 | 72 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{LFP|id=thomasson-adrien}}
- [http://www.foot-national.com/20776-joueur-football-Thomasson-Adrien.html Adrien Thomasson foot-national.com Profile]
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Category:Sportspeople from Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Category:Footballers from Savoie
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:French people of Croatian descent
Category:French people of Swedish descent
Category:Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC players
Category:RC Strasbourg Alsace players
Category:Championnat National 3 players