Erik Thommy
Thommy with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 29)
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 23 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 9 May 2023 (UTC)

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

FC Augsburg

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)

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)

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

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)

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

Thommy, with Sporting Kansas City in 2022

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

As of match played 6 February 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion playoff.
  2. ^ Appearances in the 3. Liga promotion playoff.

References

  1. ^ "Erik Thommy". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. ^ "E. Thommy". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Augsburg vs. Nürnberg 0 – 1". Soccerway. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Thommy nach K'lautern ausgeliehen" [Thommy loaned to K’lautern] (in German). FC Augsburg. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Erik Thommy wieder im FCA-Kader" [Erik Thommy back in FCA-squad] (in German). FC Augsburg. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Leihgeschäft: Thommy verstärkt Regensburg". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Jahn leiht Flügelstürmer Erik Thommy aus". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Jahn Regensburg vs. Hansa Rostock 2 - 0". Soccerway. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  9. ^ "VfB sign Erik Thommy". VfB Stuttgart. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Wolfsburg vs. Stuttgart 1 - 1". Soccerway. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Contract extension with Erik Thommy". VfB Stuttgart. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Erik Thommy leaving VfB". 28 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Fortuna leiht Erik Thommy vom VfB Stuttgart aus" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  14. ^ Kovzan, Sam (23 June 2022). "Sporting KC signs attacking midfielder and German Bundesliga veteran Erik Thommy". Sporting KC. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  15. ^ "SKCvLAFC Quotes: "We actually played really well for so many parts of the game"". sportingkc.com. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Erik Thommy » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

External links

Sporting Kansas City – current squad
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