Jerome Thomas

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Personal information
Jerome Thomas
Full name	Jerome William Thomas
Date of birth	March 23, 1983 (1983-03-23) (age 25)
Place of birth	Wembley, London, England
Height	1.80 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Charlton Athletic
Number	14
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2002 2004–	Arsenal → QPR (loan) Charlton Athletic	000 (0) 010 (3) 101 (7)
National team²
	England U21	02 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 12 April2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17:44, 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

This article is about the English footballer. For the French boxer, see Jérôme Thomas.

Jerome William Thomas (born March 23, 1983 in Wembley, London) is a professional footballer with Charlton Athletic. After playing in the Hatch End High School football team for four years he gained a professional contract with Luton Town, before quickly being snapped up by Arsenal. Whilst at the Gunners he won FA Youth Cup winners' medals in 2000 and 2001. A highly rated youngster, he was unable to break into Arsenal's first team, and after a few appearances in the Football League Cup and a couple of loan spells at Queens Park Rangers, he joined Charlton in January 2004. He signed for a fee of £100,000 and quickly developed into a key part of Charlton's first team. In October 2006, Thomas signed a new contract keeping him at the club until the summer of 2008.

Thomas wears the number 14 shirt and usually plays as left winger, although he can also operate on the right and through the middle of midfield and attack. He also represented England at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

In popular culture Thomas is mentioned in the song London Town by Kano, from the album of the same name released in September 2007.