Joël Thomas

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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 36)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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