S. Thomas

Thomas's current-season form is down 12% on last season (Season 50→44), while his Rating held around 63. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stoke City · 7th	3	0	0	6.5	63	44
2026/27	Hull City · 8th	3	0	0	6.35	58	0
2025/26	Stoke City · 17th	45	10	11	7.01	63	50
2024/25	NantesLoan · 13th	29	1	3	6.74	68	23
2023/24	Huddersfield · 23rd	41	4	8	7.18	67	40
2022/23	Huddersfield · 18th	40	0	4	6.64	67	19
2022/23	BlackburnLoan	17	0	2	6.64	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	30	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Key starterCreative Central midfielder

S. Thomas is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Stoke City, rated 63.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (94.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thomas.

On the season, Thomas graded 58 for current form (age-blind), on 10 goals, 11 assists and 1.1 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 44). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 27 Thomas is in his prime years, and a market index of 44.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Thomas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25

63.2

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

57.7

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

94.9%

Minutes

near ever-present

1.1

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.1

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 10 goals and 11 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.48 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.1 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

Rated 63.2 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %94.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.229

Assists / 900.252

Goal contribution / 900.481

Defensive actions / 901.1

Player flow

Goal involvements21

Cards / 900.206

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~44), then tapers with age. At 27, Thomas sits on 44.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Thomas's projected Rating — 63.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals10

Passing

Assists11

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions19

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

Stoke CityJun 2025 – now

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Jun 2025

Nantes(on loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2025

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

Blackburn(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

HuddersfieldJan 2021 – Jan 2023

BBoreham Wooduntil Jan 2021

About S. Thomas

Benjamin Sorba William Thomas is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for Stoke City, born on January 25, 1999 in London, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Wales.

This season

In the current season, S. Thomas has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.34 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

September 19, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Newcastle (63 minutes, 5.9 rating)
September 12, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Chelsea (30 minutes, 6.56 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Aston Villa (27 minutes, 6.56 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Thomas at 63.2 with a Season form score of 57.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, S. Thomas has totalled 313 club appearances with 26 goals and 40 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 46 appearances for Huddersfield.

S. Thomas's career has also included time at Huddersfield, Nantes, Blackburn and BBoreham Wood.

On the international stage, S. Thomas has represented Wales — 30 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points