Jay Aston Emmanuel-Thomas (born 27 December 1990) is an English professional footballer who last played for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton.

Born in London to a St. Lucian mother and a Dominican father,[2] Emmanuel-Thomas is a midfielder who has also played as left-back, left winger and centre-forward.

Arsenal beat Liverpool 6–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final, with Emmanuel-Thomas captaining the side and also scoring in the 4–1 first leg win at the Emirates Stadium.

[11] Emmanuel-Thomas was an unused substitute for the Premier League games against Burnley on 16 December and Hull City three days later as well as Everton on 9 January 2010.

"[15][16] The following day he made his professional debut as a 57th-minute substitute, replacing David Vaughan in a 0–0 home draw with Derby County.

"[18] He then scored on his full debut on 21 August in a 2–2 draw with Watford at Vicarage Road, when his powerful header in the 56th minute went past Hornets goalkeeper Scott Loach.

Despite notching his first goal for the club, it was clear that Emmanuel-Thomas was still someway from his best, and was only showing glimpses of the trickery he had displayed in the Arsenal reserves.

After a number of long range efforts that had stung various keepers' fingertips and rattled the woodwork, Emmanuel-Thomas picked up his second and third goals for Town, as they pulled out one of the most surprising results of the season by hammering league leaders West Ham United 5–1.

On 8 July 2013, Emmanuel-Thomas signed for Bristol City on a two-year contract in a straight player-swap deal with winger Paul Anderson moving to Ipswich.

He scored his first professional hat trick on 26 October against Carlisle United to take his tally to ten goals for the season.

[citation needed] To start the 2014–15 season, Emmanuel-Thomas was used sparingly as new signings Kieran Agard and Aaron Wilbraham flourished in attack for City.

He then went 11 league games without scoring a goal, but finally broke his duck against Yeovil Town in a 2–1 home win on Boxing Day.

[33] On 12 June 2015, it was announced that Emmanuel-Thomas would join Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer when his contract at Bristol City expired in the summer.

[34][35] Thomas made his competitive QPR debut in the first game of the 2015–16 Championship season which resulted in a 2–0 defeat against Charlton Athletic, he came on as a substitute replacing Tjaronn Chery in the 71st minute.

[37] On 3 October 2015, Emmanuel-Thomas scored his first league goals for Queens Park Rangers, in a double which helped his side to a 4–3 win over Bolton Wanderers.

[46] On 18 May 2021, it was announced that Emmanuel-Thomas would join fellow Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen on a two-year deal after his contract with Livingston expired.

[47] He scored his first and what turned out to be only goal for the club on 15 August 2021 in a Scottish League Cup tie against Raith Rovers.

[51] Following an unsuccessful trial with Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle in October 2023, Emmanuel-Thomas returned to England with National League club Kidderminster Harriers on 23 February 2024, .

[52][53] After being released by Kidderminster, Emmanuel-Thomas trained with Scottish side Greenock Morton in July 2024,[54] and subsequently signed a six-month contract with the club.