Joël Thomas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Caen, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Caen | |||
Bordeaux | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Bordeaux | 28 | (9) |
2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Colchester United | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2010 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
2011 | Ionikos | 9 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Turnu Severin | 27 | (6) |
2013–2014 | Dinamo București | 15 | (2) |
2015 | CA Bastia | 1 | (0) |
2016 | Raith Rovers | 8 | (3) |
2016–2017 | FC Dordrecht | 32 | (7) |
2017 | FC Oss | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | FC Eindhoven | 17 | (5) |
2019 | UE Engordany | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2019 |
Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas (born 30 June 1987) is a French footballer who last played for Andorran Primera Divisió side UE Engordany.
Club career
Thomas joined Bordeaux in 2005, and spent two years with them, before moving to Germany with Kaiserslautern. In August 2008, he had a trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic in August.[2] Shortly after that, Thomas joined Hamilton Accies.[3] He scored in the League Cup tie against Clyde.[4]
He signed for Colchester for a fee of £125,000, on 21 July 2009 from Hamilton Academical.[5]
He rejoined Hamilton Accies on loan in January 2010.[6]
His contract with Colchester United was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2010.[7]
On 12 August 2010, Hamilton signed free agent Thomas for a third time ahead of the new SPL season.[8]
Thomas signed a contract of six-month in Greece for Ionikos on 27 January 2011.
In June 2013, Thomas signed a contract for three years with Dinamo București. His first goals for Dinamo were scored in a Romanian Cup game, against Chindia Târgoviște.[9] He was released in December 2015.
On 1 March 2016, it was confirmed that Thomas had signed for Raith Rovers.[10]
In February 2019, he joined UE Engordany.[11]
International career
Thomas is eligible to play for France through birth, Ivory Coast through lineage, and was coveted by Mali, while he was playing for Colchester.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Joël Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Latics look at Frenchman". skysports.com website. 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Hamilton land Thomas". Sky Sports. 11 August 2008.
- ^ "Hamilton Academical 3–1 Clyde". BBC. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (21 July 2009). "Colchester secure Accies' Thomas". BBC Sport website.
- ^ Barnes, John (28 January 2010). "Joel Thomas to rejoin Hamilton as Marvin Andrews exits". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "U's Flash: Club Cancels Thomas' Contract". Colchester United. 31 July 2010.
- ^ "Hamilton sign Joel Thomas for third time | Hamilton | Sport | STV". Sport. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Thomas, Durimel şi Lazăr au marcat primele goluri pentru Dinamo în meciul de cupă contra Chindiei". OriceSport.ro. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Thomas, Durimel şi Lazăr au marcat primele goluri pentru Dinamo în meciul de cupă contra Chindiei". OriceSport.ro. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "THOMAS, JOELFABRICE". federacio andorrana de futbol. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Coveted by Mali National team". Colchester Gazette.
- ^ "McKinnon Adds Further Striking Option". raithrovers.net. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
External links
- Joël Thomas at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Official website
- Joël Thomas at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Joël Thomas at Soccerway
- Joël Thomas at WorldFootball.net
- 1987 births
- Footballers from Caen
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Ionikos F.C. players
- CS Turnu Severin players
- FC Dinamo București players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- FC Dordrecht players
- TOP Oss players
- UE Engordany players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Liga I players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Primera Divisió players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- 21st-century French sportsmen