About Louis Thompson
Born 1994. Louis Thompson is a British association football player.
Norwich City On 1 September 2014, he joined Norwich City and was loaned back to Swindon for the rest of the 2014–15 season.
On 11 September 2015, Thompson rejoined Swindon Town on a loan valid to December 2015.
On 1 February 2016, Thompson again returned to Swindon, on a loan until the end of the season.
On 13 December 2016, Thompson agreed a new two-and-a-half year contract at Norwich. In January 2017, Thompson was ruled out for the rest of the 2016–17 season after suffering an achilles injury. Thompson suffered a further setback, a second achilles injury, in July 2017 and missed the 2017–18 season. In October 2018, he signed a new four-year contract with Norwich. He made six league appearances as Norwich were promoted to the Premier League as winners of the 2018–19 EFL Championship.
On 16 August 2019, Thompson joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on 20 August, coming on as a 59th-minute substitute in a 2–3 away win at Accrington Stanley. He scored his first goal for Shrewsbury when he scored in an EFL Trophy tie against Macclesfield Town on 13 November 2019. Thompson returned to Norwich from his loan spell on 2 January 2020.
On 16 January 2020, Milton Keynes Dons announced they had agreed a loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 18 August 2020 Thompson returned on loan for the duration of the 2020–21 season.
Thompson left Norwich on 25 July 2021 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
Portsmouth On 10 August 2021, Thompson signed a one-year contract at Portsmouth. He made his debut on 7 September 2021, starting a 5–3 defeat to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy. He scored his first goal for the club on 22 February in a 2–1 win against Shrewsbury. After 38 appearances for the club across the 2021–22 season, the club took up their option to extend his contract by a further year.
He departed the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.
Stevenage On 19 June 2023, Thompson agreed to sign for newly promoted League One side Stevenage, joining brother Nathan who had joined the club earlier in the month.
On 11 April 2025, he signed a "new, improved and extended" contract with the club.
International career In 2012, Thompson was called into the Wales under-19 squad for the European championship qualifying matches. He was later called up to the Wales under-21 squad versus Moldova on 22 March 2013.
Personal life His brother Nathan Thompson is a former professional footballer who played for several of the same clubs as him including Swindon Town, Portsmouth and Milton Keynes Dons.
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Who is Louis Thompson?
association football player (born 1994)
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Louis Thompson was born on 19 December 1994 in Dover.
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Louis Thompson is an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Louis Thompson. https://biography.guide/louis-thompson/
MLA: "Louis Thompson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/louis-thompson/.
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