Joe Thomson, born in Paisley on 14 January 1997 (age 29), came through at Celtic as a trainee before his senior career took shape elsewhere. A central midfielder, he left Celtic in July 2018 for Dunfermline Athletic, a sensible enough move for a player needing regular football rather than another year on the fringes.
From there his career moved through Dunfermline, Larne, Glentoran and Coleraine, with his more settled senior period coming at Derry City. His best league return came at Larne in 2023-24, when he scored eight goals in 30 appearances – a useful output from midfield rather than anything needing dressed up as more than it was.
In 2026-27, Thomson made four league appearances for Glentoran and one for Coleraine. His career has been that of a Scottish midfielder who started at Celtic, moved on at the right age, and built a professional path across Scotland, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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