Ciarán Thompson (born 1994/5) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Naomh Conaill and the Donegal county team.
[2] Thompson played in the 2015 Donegal Senior Football Championship final, which his club won, and scored a point.
[14] He made a substitute appearance in the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park.
[25] Under the management of Declan Bonner, Thompson made a substitute appearance in the opening fixture of the 2018 National Football League against Kerry in Killarney.
[32] Thompson started the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, scoring 0–3 (including one free) as Donegal defeated Fermanagh.
[40][41][42] Thompson started the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, and scored two points as Donegal defeated Cavan.
[52][53] Thompson then started the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship victory against Tyrone, scoring seven points (five of which were frees).
[56] Thompson sustained an injury during training ahead of the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship final and could only make a substitute appearance in the game.
[59][60][61][62] In the 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship, he started each of Donegal's three fixtures, scoring a point each against Down in the opening round and against Tyrone in the semi-final but was held scoreless against Derry in the quarter-final.
[63][64][65] Thompson started Donegal's opening fixture of the 2022 National Football League, against Mayo but was substituted for Jason McGee after ten minutes.
[71][72] In the 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship, Thompson started both of Donegal's first two fixtures, the quarter-final against Armagh and the semi-final against Cavan, scoring a point against each opponent.