Erik Thommy
 Thommy with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulm, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | SV Kleinbeuren | ||
| 2002–2009 | SSV Ulm | ||
| 2009–2010 | TSG Thannhausen | ||
| 2010–2013 | FC Augsburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | FC Augsburg II | 48 | (22) |
| 2014–2018 | FC Augsburg | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Jahn Regensburg (loan) | 37 | (8) |
| 2018–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 52 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | VfB Stuttgart II | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 34 | (6) |
| 2022– | Sporting Kansas City | 65 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024 | |||
Erik Thommy (born 20 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City.[2]
Club career
[edit]FC Augsburg
[edit]Thommy joined FC Augsburg in 2010 from TSG Thannhausen and SSV Ulm 1846. At 16 February 2014, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 0–1 home defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg. He appeared as an 82nd-minute substitute.[3]
Kaiserslautern (loan)
[edit]In January 2015, Thommy was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern for a year and a half until summer 2016. However, at the occasion of announcing his loan, FC Augsburg's general manager Stefan Reuter stated that Thommy still was a component of their future plans. Thommy was contracted with Augsburg until 2018.[4] The loan was ended on 31 January 2016.[5]
Jahn Regensburg (loan)
[edit]In the 2016 summer transfer window, he was loaned out again, this time to SSV Jahn Regensburg.[6][7] He made his league debut and first start for Regensburg on 30 July 2016 in a 2–0 home victory over F.C. Hansa Rostock. He was subbed off in the 82nd minute, being replaced by Uwe Hesse.[8]
Stuttgart
[edit]On 18 January 2018, Thommy moved to VfB Stuttgart.[9] His debut and first competitive start for Stuttgart came on 3 February 2018 in a 1–1 away draw against VfL Wolfsburg.[10] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 24 February 2018 against Eintracht Frankfurt. On 19 August 2018, Thommy extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2022.[11]
On 28 May 2022, Stuttgart announced that they would not extend Thommy's contract beyond the 2021-22 Bundesliga season.[12]
Düsseldorf (loan)
[edit]On 10 July 2019, Fortuna Düsseldorf announced the signing of Thommy on loan until the end of 2019–20 season with an option to buy him permanently.[13]
Sporting Kansas City
[edit]
On 23 June 2022, it was announced that Thommy had signed with Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City on a deal until the end of the 2024 season.[14] Thommy debuted for Kansas City on 23 July 2022, starting in a 0-2 loss to Los Angeles FC.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 February 2021[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| FC Augsburg II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 31 | 18 | — | — | 31 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 12 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| Total | 48 | 22 | — | 2 | 1 | 50 | 23 | |||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan) | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Jahn Regensburg (loan) | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 40 | 8 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | |
| Career total | 176 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 173 | 38 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Erik Thommy". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "E. Thommy". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Augsburg vs. Nürnberg 0 – 1". Soccerway. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Thommy nach K'lautern ausgeliehen" [Thommy loaned to K’lautern] (in German). FC Augsburg. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ "Erik Thommy wieder im FCA-Kader" [Erik Thommy back in FCA-squad] (in German). FC Augsburg. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Leihgeschäft: Thommy verstärkt Regensburg". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Jahn leiht Flügelstürmer Erik Thommy aus". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Jahn Regensburg vs. Hansa Rostock 2 - 0". Soccerway. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "VfB sign Erik Thommy". VfB Stuttgart. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Wolfsburg vs. Stuttgart 1 - 1". Soccerway. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Contract extension with Erik Thommy". VfB Stuttgart. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Erik Thommy leaving VfB". 28 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Fortuna leiht Erik Thommy vom VfB Stuttgart aus" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam (23 June 2022). "Sporting KC signs attacking midfielder and German Bundesliga veteran Erik Thommy". Sporting KC. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "SKCvLAFC Quotes: "We actually played really well for so many parts of the game"". sportingkc.com. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Erik Thommy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Erik Thommy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Ulm
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- FC Augsburg players
- FC Augsburg II players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
- SSV Jahn Regensburg players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- VfB Stuttgart II players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- 21st-century German sportsmen