Erik Thommy
Thommy with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-20) 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 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
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Augsburg2013–14 Bundesliga 1000—10
2014–15 Bundesliga 3010—40
2017–18 Bundesliga 6010—70
Total10010—110
FC Augsburg II2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 3118——3118
2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern 51——51
2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 123—2[lower-alpha 1]1144
Total4822—215023
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)2014–15 2. Bundesliga 4100—41
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 2020—40
Total6120—81
1. FC Kaiserslautern II (loan)2014–15 Regionalliga Südwest 20——20
2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 20——20
Total40——40
Jahn Regensburg (loan)2016–17 3. Liga 378102[lower-alpha 2]0408
VfB Stuttgart2017–18 Bundesliga 14200—142
2018–19 Bundesliga 19110—201
2018–19 Bundesliga 2000—20
Total35310—363
VfB Stuttgart II2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 10——10
2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 11——11
Total21——21
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)2019–20 Bundesliga 34630—376
Career total17641804117338
  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.
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