Adam Thomas (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Suburbs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melville United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | Central United | ||
| 2009–2011 | Auckland City | ||
| 2011–2012 | Waikato | 14 | (3) |
| 2013 | Team Wellington | ||
| 2018 | Western Suburbs | ||
| 2018–2021 | Eastern Suburbs | 27 | (0) |
| 2021 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | Shelbourne | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Galway United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Eastern Suburbs | 33 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | New Zealand U-17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | New Zealand U-20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | New Zealand U-23 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 10 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:26, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Adam Thomas (born 1 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eastern Suburbs. He represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Club career
[edit]During his early career, he represented New Zealand on U-17, U-20 and U-23 level. He became captain of Waikato FC at the age of 19.[2] For Auckland City FC, he played in the first leg of the 2011 OFC Champions League final.
Thomas joined Team Wellington in January 2013.[3] He transferred mid-season from Waikato FC where he had been stood down for giving them late notice of his intentions to move to Wellington.[4] Thomas missed six years of his career between 2013 and 2018 due to several injuries which required surgery.[5]
Reteurning to football with Eastern Suburbs AFC, he contested the 2020 OFC Champions League.[6]
On 15 February 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne under new manager Damien Duff.[7] On 28 July 2022, Thomas signed for League of Ireland First Division side Galway United until the end of the season.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Adam Thomas at Olympedia (archive)
- ^ Burgess, Michael (6 May 2012). "Waikato football talents the next big thing By". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Team Wellington January Transfer Activity". Team Wellington F.C. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Adam Thomas stood down by Waikato FC". NZ Herald. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (6 September 2018). "Former Olympian Adam Thomas back from six-year injury layoff for Chatham Cup final". Stuff.
- ^ "Thomas raring to go". OFC. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Shelbourne signs Kiwi defender Adam Thomas". shelbournefc.ie. 15 February 2022.
- ^ Higgins, Jonathan (28 July 2022). "Adam Thomas Signs for Galway United". Galway United.
External links
[edit]- Adam Thomas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- NZ Football profile
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- League of Ireland players
- Team Wellington FC players
- Auckland City FC players
- WaiBOP United players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Galway United F.C. players
- Eastern Suburbs AFC players
- New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers
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