Cameron Thompson (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer (born 2000)}}
{{use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cameron Thompson
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Cameron Randy Thompson{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/c5d1297ad65c49c6bac4ae0e69c6b48e/squad-list-publication-report-2021-22---08.09.2021.pdf |title=Squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contract players |publisher=English Football League |date=September 2021 |page=9 |access-date=4 March 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|2|21}}
| birth_place = Lambeth, London, England
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|order=flip}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Cray Wanderers
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2020 | youthclubs1 = Fulham
| years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Barnsley | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = → Darlington (loan) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = Torquay United | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = Dover Athletic | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = Dulwich Hamlet | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = Cray Wanderers | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 1
| club-update = 17:21, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
}}
Cameron Randy Thompson (born 21 February 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|CrayWand}} club Cray Wanderers.
He began his football career with Fulham, and played for their under-21 team in the EFL Trophy, before turning professional with Barnsley in late 2020. He made his Football League debut during the 2021–22 season, and spent time on loan at National League North club Darlington. He joined Torquay United on non-contract terms in October 2022, before going on to join National League South club Dulwich Hamlet in January 2023.
Career
Thompson was born in Lambeth, London, in 2000.{{cite web |url=https://www.enfa.co.uk/playersearch.php |title=Player search: Thompson, CR (Cameron) |website=English National Football Archive |access-date=5 March 2022 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/cameron-thompson-256771/ |title=Cameron Thompson |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=5 March 2022}} and joined Fulham F.C. Academy in 2011 as an 11-year-old. He attended Coombe Boys' School in New Malden, with which the Fulham club had a relationship, and helped their teams win the English Schools' Football Association's Cup at under-14 and under-15 levels,{{cite news |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/11229577.esfa-schools-cup-winners-coombe-boys-earn-high-praise/ |title=ESFA Schools' Cup winners Coombe Boys earn high praise |newspaper=Sutton & Croydon Guardian |date=22 May 2014 |access-date=5 March 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/nonleague/12962608.football-coombe-boys-enjoy-millar-time-as-they-lift-schools-cup-again/ |title=Football: Coombe Boys' enjoy Millar time as they lift Schools' Cup again |newspaper=Sutton & Croydon Guardian |date=20 May 2015 |access-date=5 March 2022}} before taking up a two-year scholarship with Fulham in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---july-2016.ashx |title=List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016 |publisher=The Football Association |page=41 |access-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818140158/http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/player-registration---july-2016.ashx |archive-date=18 August 2018}} Although the second year of his scholarship was disrupted by injury, he was able to make a debut in open-age football for Fulham U21s in the EFL Trophy against Charlton Athletic in November 2017; he gave his side a 63rd-minute lead, but the League One side came back to win 3–2. Thompson signed his first professional contract, of two years, in May 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2018/may/23/pro-deal-for-thompson |title=Pro deal for Thompson |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=23 May 2018 |access-date=5 March 2022}} He scored freely at under-18 level, moved up to the under-23s, and made three more EFL Trophy appearances, but missed much of his second professional season with a hamstring injury,{{cite web |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2020/02/pl2-2019_2020-pl-cup-away-plymouth-argyle/ |title=U23 PL Cup: Plymouth Argyle 1–4 Fulham |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=25 February 2020 |access-date=4 March 2022}} and was released when his contract expired.{{cite web |url=https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2020/september/Player-Departures/ |title=Player departures |publisher=Fulham F.C. |date=1 September 2020 |access-date=4 March 2022}}
After a trial during which he scored twice in reserve-team matches, Thompson signed a professional contract with Barnsley on 11 December 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/news/2020/december/cameron-thompson-signs/ |title=Cameron Thompson joins the Reds |publisher=Barnsley F.C. |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=5 March 2022}} He made his first-team debut on 10 August 2021 as a second-half substitute away to Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Cup. The match ended goalless, and Thompson took no part in the penalty shoot-out, which Barnsley lost 5–4.{{cite news |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/21300/cole-misses-as-reds-crash-out-of-cup-on-penalties |title=Cole misses as Reds crash out of cup on penalties |first=Doug |last=O'Kane |newspaper=Barnsley Chronicle |date=10 August 2021 |access-date=5 March 2022}} He made his Football League debut as a very late substitute in a 2–1 defeat at Birmingham City on 22 January 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/22194/reds-stay-bottom-after-damaging-loss-in-birmingham |title=Reds stay bottom after damaging loss in Birmingham |first=Doug |last=O'Kane |newspaper=Barnsley Chronicle |date=22 January 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022}}
He made no further appearances for Barnsley's first team before, on 4 March, he joined National League North club Darlington on loan until the end of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/19970428.darlington-sign-thompson-barnsley/ |title=Darlington sign Thompson from Barnsley |first=Craig |last=Stoddart |newspaper=The Northern Echo |location=Darlington |date=4 March 2022 |access-date=4 March 2022}} He was on the bench for the next day's match against Blyth Spartans, and came on with half an hour left and the game goalless. In the 12th of more than 20 minutes of stoppage time{{snd}}due to a medical emergency in the crowd{{snd}}he was involved in the only goal of the match. After Spartans' goalkeeper parried a shot, the ball fell to Thompson, whose shot rebounded off the crossbar to Jake Lawlor who scored.{{cite web |url=https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/darlington-v-blyth-updates |title=Jake gives Quakers the points |first=Ray |last=Simpson |publisher=Darlington F.C. |date=5 March 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022}} Thompson started the next match, away to York City, and scored his first goal for Darlington, albeit in the last minute of a 3–1 defeat.{{cite news |url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/19978791.york-city-3-darlington-1/ |title=York City 3 Darlington 1 |newspaper=The Northern Echo |location=Darlington |date=8 March 2022 |access-date=9 March 2022}} It was his only goal from 10 appearances.
After leaving Barnsley, Thompson trained with Torquay United of the National League, and then signed on non-contract terms in late October 2022 as what manager Gary Johnson described as part of an extended trial.{{cite web |url=https://torquayunited.com/united-bolster-squad-ahead-of-county-clash |title=United bolster squad ahead Of County clash |publisher=Torquay United F.C. |date=29 October 2022 |access-date=30 October 2022}} He made his debut on 29 October as a substitute in the 4–0 defeat away to Notts County.{{cite news |url=https://www.torbayweekly.co.uk/torquay-united-swept-aside-at-notts-county/ |title=Torquay United swept aside at Notts County |first=Dave |last=Thomas |newspaper=Torbay Weekly |date=29 October 2022 |access-date=30 October 2022}}
After leaving Torquay United and following a short spell with Dover Athletic, Thompson joined Dulwich Hamlet of the National League South in late January 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.doverathletic.com/news/whites-bow-out-of-kent-senior-cup/ |title=Whites bow out of Kent Senior Cup |publisher=Dover Athletic F.C. |date=18 January 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/welcam-to-thompson-2755546.html |title=Wel-Cam to Thompson! |first=Tom |last=Bale |publisher=Dulwich Hamlet F.C. |date=20 January 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023}}
In August 2023, Thompson joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Cray Wanderers.{{cite web |url=https://www.isthmian.co.uk/former-hamlet-man-new-at-cray-77413 |title=Former Hamlet man new at Cray |publisher=Isthmian League |date=8 August 2023 |accessdate=8 August 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 18 November 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Fulham U21
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|108809|2017|access-date=5 March 2022}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|108809|2018|access-date=5 March 2022}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="1"|Total
!colspan=3|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||2||4||2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Barnsley
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|108809|2020|access-date=21 March 2022}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|108809|2021|access-date=30 October 2022}}
|Championship |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0 | ||||||||||
| Darlington (loan)
|10 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Torquay United
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dover Athletic
|colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=KSC|Appearance in Kent Senior Cup}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Dulwich Hamlet
|2022–23{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/cameron-thompson/455335/ |title=C. Thompson |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=20 November 2023}} |National League South |10 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Cray Wanderers
|2023–24{{cite web |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/cray-wanderers/appearances/2023-2024/cameron-thompson/947098 |title=Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Cameron Thompson |website=Football Web Pages |access-date=20 November 2023}} |Isthmian League Premier Division |6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=KSC|Appearance in Kent Senior Cup}} | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!29||2||2||0||1||0||6||2||38||4 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|cameron-thompson/455335}}
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Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Lambeth
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Darlington F.C. players
Category:Torquay United F.C. players
Category:Dover Athletic F.C. players
Category:Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players
Category:Cray Wanderers F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players