Charles Thom (footballer)

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Charles Thom
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Malawi
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Silver Strikers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Silver Strikers
International career‡
2022– Malawi 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Charles Thom [1] [2] [3] (born 24 January 1999), also known as Charles Thomu, [4] [5] is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Malawian club Silver Strikers, and the Malawi national team.

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Career

Thom began his senior career with Silver Strikers on 13 March 2019, signing a professional contract with the club for 3 years. [1]

International career

Thom was part of the Malawi squad the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. [2] He debuted with Malawi in the tournament in a 0–0 tie with Senegal on 18 January 2022, where he was named the man of the match. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Silver's Charles Thom signs new contract". Malawi24.com. March 13, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Malawi defeat Comoros in a friendly, unveil final TotalEnergies AFCON squad". Confederation of African Football. 1 January 2022. Charles Thom
  3. 1 2 Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du (18 January 2022). "Senegal squeeze through to knockout phase after draw with Malawi". CAFOnline.com. Charles Thom
  4. ↑ "Senegal, Guinea advance despite shock results at African Cup". usatoday.com. 18 January 2022 – via AP. Charles Thomu
  5. ↑ "Malawi obtain important point following scoreless draw with Senegal". panafricafootball.com. 18 January 2022. Charles Thomu


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