Dominic Thompson (footballer)
English association football player (born 2000)
Dominic Lewis Thompson (born 26 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian Pro League club Beveren.
Thompson is a graduate of the Arsenal academy and began his senior career with Brentford in 2019. He appeared sparingly before transferring to Blackpool in 2022. After falling out of favour in 2025, Thompson played 18 months in Scotland for Motherwell and then Kilmarnock. He transferred to Belgian club Beveren in 2026.
Club career
Arsenal
After beginning his career as a central midfielder, a six-week trial with Arsenal led to Thompson signing a two-year schoolboy contract with the club in May 2012. He was developed as a left-back and progressed through the Hale End Academy to sign a professional contract in June 2018. During the 2018–19 season, he was an unused substitute with the EFL Trophy squad on four occasions and was a travelling reserve for the first team's dead rubber Europa League group stage match versus FC Vorskla Poltava in November 2018. Thompson failed to win a call into a first team squad before his departure in August 2019.
Brentford
On 7 August 2019, Thompson joined Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be "an initial £3 million".
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