Niall Thompson (footballer, born 1993)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{About|the English footballer|the Canadian international footballer of the same name|Niall Thompson (soccer, born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Niall Thompson
| image = Niall_Thompson.jpg
| caption = Thompson playing for Weymouth
| fullname = Niall Joseph Israel Thompson{{cite web
| title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/05/2012 and 31/05/2012 | url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/2012/may-2012.ashx | publisher = The Football Association
| format = PDF
| accessdate = 2012-08-19}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Derby, England
| height =
| position = Winger / Wing-back
| currentclub = Tiverton Town
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs1 = Torquay United
| years1 = 2012–2015 |clubs1 = Torquay United |caps1 = 24 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013 |clubs2 = → Worcester City (loan) |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014 |clubs3 = → Weymouth (loan) |caps3 = 5 |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014 |clubs4 = → Bideford (loan) |caps4 = |goals4 =
| years5 = 2014 |clubs5 = → Truro City (loan) |caps5 = 3 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015 |clubs6 = Hucknall Town |caps6 = 23 |goals6 = 22
| years7 = 2016–2022 |clubs7 = Truro City |caps7 = 183|goals7 = 23
| years8 = 2022– |clubs8 = Tiverton Town |caps8 = 79 |goals8 = 12
| club-update = 09:23, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
}}
Niall Joseph Israel Thompson{{cite web |title=Player Profile |url=http://www.torquayunited.com/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=492388&tcmuri=275354 |work=torquayunited.com |publisher=Torquay United FC |date=28 July 2012 |accessdate=15 August 2012 }} (born 3 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who is currently plays as a defender for Tiverton Town after leaving Truro City in July 2022 and also having previously played at Torquay United until January 2015. He plays as a winger, but his versatility has seen him more recently act as a wing-back.
Torquay United
After coming through the Torquay youth system, he was offered a professional contract at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. He made his senior debut on 14 August 2012 in Torquay's 4–0 League Cup defeat Leicester City, coming on as a substitute for Craig Easton in the 63rd minute.{{cite news |title=Torquay 0-4 Leicester |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19159882 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=14 August 2012 |accessdate=15 August 2012 }} Niall made his League debut on 25 August 2012 at home to Rochdale, his performance was very impressive for an 18-year-old and he was awarded 'Man of the match' for his efforts on his debut.{{cite news |title=Torquay 4-2 Rochdale |url=http://www.torquayunited.com/news/article/united-4-rochdale-2-334589.aspx?pageView=full#anchored |publisher=Torquay United |date=25 August 2012 |accessdate=25 August 2012 }}
On 21 November 2014, Thompson signed on a month's loan with Southern League club Truro City, having previously been loaned to Bideford earlier in the 2014–15 season. He made his debut as a substitute in Truro's 2–1 win at Dunstable Town on 22 November.{{cite web |url=http://www.trurocityfc.net/s/match-centre-83206/1-1016861/ |title=Truro True to Form |date=22 November 2014 |accessdate=11 December 2014 |publisher=Truro City F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105185631/http://www.trurocityfc.net/s/match-centre-83206/1-1016861/ |archivedate=5 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }} On his return to Torquay, he was released at the end of his contract at the beginning of January 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.torquayunited.com/news/article/torquay-united-release-niall-thompson-2160522.aspx |title=Niall released |date=22 December 2014 |accessdate=5 January 2015 |publisher=Torquay United F.C.}}
On 11 July 2016, Thompson signed a permanent deal with Truro City, now of the National League South.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36767746 |title=Niall Thompson: Truro City sign former Torquay United winger |date=11 July 2016 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}
He has also played for Hucknall Town, Sheffield and Mickleover Sports.{{cite web | url=http://www.trurocityfc.net/teams/83206/player/niall-thompson-1418883 | title=Niall Thompson Defender | publisher=www.trurocityfc.net | accessdate=7 April 2019}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 November 2017}}
| 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"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Torquay United
|2012–13{{soccerbase season|66105|2012|accessdate=2 December 2017}} |rowspan="2"|League Two |18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearance in the Football League Trophy | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2013–14{{soccerbase season|66105|2013|accessdate=2 December 2017}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014–15{{soccerbase season|66105|2014|accessdate=2 December 2017}}
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Torquay total
!24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Worcester City (loan)
|2013–14{{soccerway|niall-thompson/259155|accessdate=2 December 2017}} |7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Weymouth (loan)
|2013–14{{cite web|title=NIALL THOMPSON|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/niall-thompson#playingcareer|publisher=Aylesbury United F.C.|accessdate=2 December 2017}} |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Bideford (loan)
| | colspan="2"|— | |||||||||
| Truro City (loan)
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Loans total
!15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Hucknall Town
|2014–15{{cite web|title=Hucknall Town F.C.| url=https://www.hucknalltownfc.co.uk/ |accessdate=9 July 2019}} |3 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 2015–16
|20 | 16 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 16 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Hucknall total
!23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | |
| rowspan="5"|Truro City
|rowspan="3"|National League South |42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in the FA Trophy | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18
|32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19
|40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20
|rowspan="1"|SFL - Premier Division South |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Truro City total
!114 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 16 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!176||38||6||0||2||0||3||0||187||38 |
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References
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External links
- http://www.torquayunited.com/news/article/united-0-leicester-4-312469.aspx?pageView=full#anchored
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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Category:Hucknall Town F.C. players