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Joël Thomas
Personal information
Full name Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas
Date of birth (1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Caen, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Dordrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Bordeaux B 21 (9)
2007 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 4 (2)
2008–2009 Hamilton Academical 26 (2)
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 (8)
2013–2014 Dinamo București 15 (2)
2015 CA Bastia 1 (0)
2016– Raith Rovers 8 (1)
2016– FC Dordrecht
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2016

Joël Thomas (born 30 June 1987) is a French footballer of Ivorian descent currently playing for Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht.

Club career

Thomas joined French side Bordeaux in 2005 and spent two years with them before moving to Germany with Kaiserslautern. In August 2008, Thomas had a trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic in August.[1] Shortly after that, Thomas joined Hamilton Accies.[2] He scored in the League Cup tie against Clyde.[3]

He signed for Colchester for a fee of £225,000, on 21 July 2009 from Hamilton Academical.[4]

He rejoined Hamilton Accies on loan in January 2010.[5]

His contact with Colchester United was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2010.[6]

On 12 August 2010, Hamilton have signed French striker Joel Thomas for a third time ahead of the new SPL season. The club have confirmed that free agent Thomas has signed a contract at New Douglas Park.[7] Joel Thomas signed a contract of six-month in Greece for Ionikos FC the 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.[8] He was released in December 2014.

On 1 March 2016 it was confirmed that Thomas had signed for Raith Rovers.[9]

International career

Thomas is eligible to play for France through birth, Côte d'Ivoire through lineage, and was coveted by the Mali team while he was playing for Colchester.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Latics look at Frenchman". skysports.com website. 6 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Hamilton land Thomas". Sky Sports. 11 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Hamilton Academical 3–1 Clyde". BBC. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  4. ^ Lindsay, Clive (21 July 2009). "Colchester secure Accies' Thomas". BBC Sport website.
  5. ^ Barnes, John (28 January 2010). "Joel Thomas to rejoin Hamilton as Marvin Andrews exits". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  6. ^ "U's Flash: Club Cancels Thomas' Contract". Colchester United. 31 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Hamilton sign Joel Thomas for third time | Hamilton | Sport | STV". Sport. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Thomas, Durimel şi Lazăr au marcat primele goluri pentru Dinamo în meciul de cupă contra Chindiei". OriceSport.ro. 31 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Thomas, Durimel şi Lazăr au marcat primele goluri pentru Dinamo în meciul de cupă contra Chindiei". OriceSport.ro. 31 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Thomas Coveted by Mali National team". Colchester Gazette. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "McKinnon Adds Further Striking Option". raithrovers.net. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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