Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leicester.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 43 | 1 | 6 | 3556 | 6.73 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 6.55 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
Scout report
L. Thomas is a 25-year-old full-back at Leicester, rated 66.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 90th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (87.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thomas.
Judged on this season alone, Thomas graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 5 clean sheets and 3.569 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 19% of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 25 Thomas is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 43 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 87.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 66.9, Thomas carries the 14th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship (top 19%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Leicester finished 23rd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
