Luke Thomas

Luke Gerald Michael Thomas (born 19 February 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bristol Rovers on loan from Championship side Barnsley. Previously with Cheltenham Town and Derby County, he also played for Gloucester City and Coventry City on loan prior to joining Barnsley in 2019.

Club Career

Thomas began his career with National League club Cheltenham Town, making his only first team appearance against Chelmsford City in the FA Trophy. He had a trial with Portuguese club Benfica in 2015. He joined Derby County in January 2016 for an undisclosed transfer fee, signing a two-and-a-half-year professional contract. He had a loan spell with National League North club Gloucester City during the 2016–17 season.

Thomas was nominated for the Premier League 2 Player of the Month award in September 2017 as a result of his performances for Derby County's under-23 team. He signed a new three-year contract with Derby in October 2017. He was first named in a first team matchday squad on 31 October 2017 against Leeds United, and made his league debut on 21 November 2017, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Tom Lawrence in a 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers.

Thomas signed a new four-year contract with Derby in August 2018. Later that month, he joined League One Coventry City on a half-season loan until the start of 2019. In January 2019, the loan was extended for the rest of the season.

Barnsley

In June 2019, he joined Barnsley for an undisclosed fee. On his debut he scored the winning goal for Barnsley in a 1–0 win against Fulham.

In January 2021, Thomas joined Ipswich Town on loan for the remainder of the season. On 8 April 2021, Thomas announced on social media that he had cut his loan move with Ipswich short due to personal reasons and he returned to Barnsley.

On 10 July 2021, Thomas joined League Two side Bristol Rovers on a season-long loan deal.