Josh Thomas (footballer, born 1999)
association football player (born 1999)
Josh Thomas (born 17 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gloucester City.
Club career
Thomas joined Cheltenham Town in 2013 from Hereford United and signed his first professional deal in May 2017. Prior to this, Thomas enjoyed a short-term loan spell at North Leigh towards the end of the 2016–17 campaign. Thomas went onto make his first-team debut for the Robins during their EFL Trophy tie against Swansea City U23s, which resulted in a 2–1 defeat for Cheltenham, with Thomas featuring for the entire 90 minutes.
On 1 September 2017, Thomas returned to North Leigh on loan until January 2018.
Career statistics
As of match played 4 November 2017.
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