Thierry Small (born 1 August 2004) is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL League One club Charlton Athletic.
[5] He made his first-team debut for Everton on 24 January 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday at Goodison Park.
[6] However, he feared not getting game-time under Carlo Ancelotti, with Lucas Digne and Niels Nkounkou ahead of him in the first-team pecking order, and subsequently rejected the opportunity to turn professional at Everton at the age of 17 and instead became a free agent.
[7][4] Everton coach David Unsworth said that "we made him an unbelievable offer... but when a player doesn't want to be at your club, it's very difficult to try and keep him".
[12] He made his first-team debut for the club in the FA Cup on 5 February 2022, in a 2–1 win over Coventry City at St Mary's.
[14] On 26 July 2022, Small joined EFL League One club Port Vale on a season-long loan deal.
[28] On 25 January 2025, Small scored the only goal of the game against Shrewsbury Town at The Valley, describing the feeling as "unbelievable".
[29] It was subsequently reported that Preston North End were closely monitoring his progress after he played well against them in the FA Cup.