Elliot Thorpe

Elliot Thorpe
Personal information
Full name Elliot Morgan Thorpe[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000
Place of birth Hinchingbrooke, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Braintree Town
Number 39
Youth career
Cambridge United
2013–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Luton Town 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Burton Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2023 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 0 (0)
2024 Wealdstone 10 (0)
2025 Solihull Moors 6 (1)
2025– Braintree Town 27 (0)
International career
Wales U16
2016 Wales U17 3 (1)
2017–2018 Wales U19 6 (0)
2022 Wales U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:02, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Elliot Morgan Thorpe (born 9 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a wing-back and midfielder for National League South club Braintree Town. He represented Wales at under-21 level.

Club career

Born in Hinchingbrooke,[3] Thorpe began his career with Cambridge United and Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

He signed for Luton Town in September 2021.[5][6] He initially played for Luton's development squad.[7] He made his first-team debut on 5 February 2022, in the FA Cup.[8][9]

On 1 September 2022 he moved on loan to Burton Albion.[10][11][12] Thorpe was recalled by Luton in January 2023.[13]

On 12 July 2023, Thorpe signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[14] The loan ended in December 2023 due to injury.[15][16]

He was released by Luton at the end of the 2023–24 season.[17]

On 14 September 2024, Thorpe joined National League side Wealdstone.[18] He was released by the club on 31 December 2024.[19]

In April 2025 he signed for National League club Solihull Moors.[20]

In August 2025, he joined newly National League club Braintree Town.[21]

International career

Thorpe qualifies for Wales through his mother.[4] He has represented Wales at youth levels, starting at under-16 team,[4] and including the under-21 team.[5][22][23]

Career statistics

As of 8 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19[24] ———1[a]010
2019–20 — — — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 — — — 0 0 0 0
Total — — — 1 0 1 0
Luton Town 2021–22[25] Championship 0010000010
2022–23[26] Championship 3010100050
2023–24[27] Premier League 000000—00
Total 3020100060
Burton Albion (loan) 2022–23[26] League One 5000002[a]080
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2023–24[27] League One 0010001[a]020
Wealdstone 2024–25[2] National League 10010—3[b]1141
Solihull Moors 2024–25[2] National League 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
Braintree Town 2025–26[2] National League 26 0 1 0 — 3[c] 0 30 0
2026–27 National League South 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 27 0 1 0 — 3 0 31 0
Career total 5115010101672
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in National League Cup; one appearance in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in National League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 23. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Elliot Thorpe at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Getting to know Elliot Thorpe!". Luton Town F.C. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Coleman, Tom (4 June 2021). "Meet Elliot Thorpe, the Wales youngster backed for big things by Mourinho". WalesOnline.
  5. 1 2 "Luton sign Wales U21 midfielder Thorpe". BBC Sport.
  6. ↑ "New signing | Elliot Thorpe is a Hatter!". lutontown.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "'Elliot Thorpe will get opportunities to step up,' says Jones after Luton's quiet transfer window". 3 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Former Spurs youngster Thorpe could get his chance for Luton in FA Cup trip to Cambridge". lutontoday.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Team News | Elliot Thorpe makes Luton debut". lutontown.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Elliot Thorpe heads to Burton Albion on loan". lutontown.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Hasselbaink tips Luton midfielder Thorpe to be a 'great asset' for Burton". lutontoday.co.uk. 1 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Burton sign Luton midfielder Thorpe on loan". BBC Sport.
  13. ↑ "Elliot Thorpe recalled from Burton Albion". lutontown.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Salop snap up Elliot Thorpe". shrewsburytown.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Westbury, Ollie (27 December 2023). "Exclusive: Elliot Thorpe set for Luton return after injury ravaged Shrewsbury loan spell". www.shropshirestar.com.
  16. ↑ "Loanee Elliot Thorpe Returns to Luton". www.shrewsburytown.com.
  17. ↑ "Luton Town Retained and Released list 2024". www.lutontown.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  18. ↑ "ELLIOT THORPE SIGNS FOR THE STONES". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  19. ↑ Beaman, Will (31 December 2024). "ELLIOT THORPE LEAVES WEALDSTONE". Wealdstone FC.
  20. ↑ "Elliot Thorpe pen's short-term deal! | Solihull Moors FC". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk.
  21. ↑ @braintreetownfc (8 August 2025). "📝 THORPE SIGNS We're delighted to welcome the addition of midfielder Elliot Thorpe after his departure from fellow National League side @SolihullMoors #WelcomeElliot #IronArmy | Forged in 1898" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  22. ↑ Elliot Thorpe at WorldFootball.net
  23. ↑ "Luton midfielder Thorpe called up to Wales U21 squad for Euro qualifier double header". lutontoday.co.uk. 26 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Thorpe in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Elliot Thorpe in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Elliot Thorpe in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Elliot Thorpe in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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