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Kevin Thomson
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| Kevin Thomson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Thomson | |
| Date of birth | October 14, 1984 (age 22) | |
| Place of birth | Peebles, Scotland | |
| Height | 180cm | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Rangers | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003-2007 2007-Present |
Hibernian Rangers |
79 (2) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kevin Thomson (born October 14, 1984 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a professional footballer who plays in a defensive midfield role for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
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His home town is Peebles, a town in the Scottish Borders. He attended Peebles High School. Other contemporary Hibernian youth players such as Steven Notman, Gerard Rossi and Ross Campbell also attended this school. Thomson's first club was Peebles Thistle, who play in the Eastern Region Youth League.
Thomson was part of a very promising group of young players who emerged at Easter Road during the 2000s. He established himself as a regular in 2003/04 and played in that season's Scottish League Cup final defeat by Livingston. He has also played for Scotland at the under-21 and 'B' (second team) levels.
Thomson suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during a game against Partick Thistle at the end of the 2003/04 season. This injury meant that he was out of football for almost a year. He consequently made only four league appearances in the 2004/05 season.
In season 2005-06 he made an impressive comeback from his injury, establishing himself as one of Hibernian's most important players. Thomson signed a long term contract (until 2010) in March 2006. Thomson was then appointed as club captain, by Tony Mowbray after the previous captain Gary Caldwell left the club to join Celtic.
Despite signing a long term contract with Hibs, speculation continued to circulate about Thomson's future. On 31 August 2006 (transfer deadline day), Premiership club Bolton made an offer (reportedly of £1.5M), which was rejected by Hibernian.
Speculation about Thomson's future increased after he (and Scott Brown) appointed Willie McKay as his agent. McKay demanded that Hibs offer Brown and Thomson wages commensurate with the transfer fees Hibs appear to be demanding for the players. Hibs would needed to have broken their current pay scale in order to offer such wages. Hibs refused to meet with McKay to discuss improved contracts, which resulted in Brown submitting a written transfer request.
On 20 December 2006, Charlton made a joint offer (reportedly of £3M) for Brown and Thomson, which was rejected by Hibernian. This sparked a further round of speculation, as Brown and Thomson demanded to know why they had not been informed of the offer before it was rejected.
Thomson was stripped of the captaincy on 2 January 2007 and was replaced by Rob Jones. Thomson was told by manager John Collins to concentrate on his game, as, in his opinion, his performance levels had dropped compared with the previous season.
Brown and Thomson's actions have been criticised by a number of third parties, including then Scotland manager Walter Smith.[1]
On the 30 January 2007 Thomson signed for Walter Smith's Rangers side, for a fee of £2million.[2][3] He made his debut on 11 February, in the 3-1 victory over Kilmarnock, although he was substituted at half-time after suffering a hamstring injury.
- ^ Smith backs Hibs in contract row BBC Sport, 3 December, 2006
- ^ Offer for Kevin Thomson Hibernian FC Official site, 30 January, 2007
- ^ Rangers pay Hibs £2m for Thomson BBC Sport website, 30 January 2007
| Rangers F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Klos | 2 Webster | 3 Weir | 4 Buffel | 5 Papac | 6 Ferguson | 7 Hemdani | 8 Thomson | 9 Pršo | 10 Novo | 11 Rae | 12 Ehiogu | 14 Sionko | 15 Boyd | 17 Burke | 18 Murray | 19 Svensson | 20 Hutton | 22 McGregor | 23 Šebo | 25 Adam | 26 Smith | 28 Ponroy | 30 N'Diaye | 34 Robinson | 41 Lowing | 42 Lennon | 45 Loy | 47 Furman | 49 McMillan | 59 Shinnie | 63 Perry | Manager: Smith |
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| NAME | Thomson, Kevin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Peebles, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |