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Joël Thomas
Thomas playing for Hamilton Academical
Personal information
Full name Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 (age 37)
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

  1. ^ "Joël Thomas". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Latics look at Frenchman". skysports.com website. 6 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Hamilton land Thomas". Sky Sports. 11 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Academical 3–1 Clyde". BBC. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. ^ Lindsay, Clive (21 July 2009). "Colchester secure Accies' Thomas". BBC Sport website.
  6. ^ Barnes, John (28 January 2010). "Joel Thomas to rejoin Hamilton as Marvin Andrews exits". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  7. ^ "U's Flash: Club Cancels Thomas' Contract". Colchester United. 31 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Hamilton sign Joel Thomas for third time | Hamilton | Sport | STV". Sport. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "THOMAS, JOELFABRICE". federacio andorrana de futbol. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Thomas Coveted by Mali National team". Colchester Gazette.
  13. ^ "McKinnon Adds Further Striking Option". raithrovers.net. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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