Andrew Thomas (footballer, born 1998)

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Andrew Thomas
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Thomas with the Seattle Sounders in 2025
Personal information
Full name Andrew Delmos Thomas
Date of birth (1998-09-01) September 1, 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Sounders FC
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2017 Watford
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Stanford Cardinal 55 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Watford 0 (0)
2016 → Wealdstone (loan) 1 (0)
2019 San Francisco City 2 (0)
2021– Seattle Sounders FC 15 (0)
2021–2023 → Tacoma Defiance (loan) 45 (0)
2023 → New Mexico United (loan) 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 8, 2025

Andrew Delmos Thomas (born September 1, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. He is eligible to represent England, the United States, and Russia. [1]

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Early life

Thomas was born in Moscow, Russia, to an American father and a Russian mother, but his family moved to London at a young age; as such, he holds citizenship for Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. [2] Thomas attended the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood. [3]

Alongside football, Thomas was a keen cricketer, who played for the Middlesex County Cricket Club youth team from 10 years old, as well as representing the England cricket team at under-17s level. [3]

Career

Youth

In 2008, Thomas joined the Watford academy aged 9 years old, going on to help their under-18's to the Professional Development League South Championship in 2016, keeping nine consecutive clean sheets. [3] On 21 October 2016, Thomas moved on a short-term emergency loan to Wealdstone, making a single appearance for the National League South club. [4] Thomas opted to leave the club following this season to move to the United States.

College and amateur

In 2017, Thomas moved to the United States to study and play college soccer at Stanford University. He redshirted his freshman season, but went on to make 55 appearances for the Cardinal over three seasons, helping the team become Pac-12 Champions in 2018 and 2020. During his time at Stanford, Thomas also earned accolades including three-time United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region, three-time All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Academic First Team in 2018, United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team in 2019, and the NCAA Elite 90 Award in 2019. [3]

During his 2019 season, Thomas also appeared for USL League Two side San Francisco City, making two appearances for the club. [5]

Professional

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the college soccer season, Thomas wasn't eligible for the 2021 MLS SuperDraft in January 2021. However, on 20 May 2021 it was announced that Thomas, Jacob Montes and Spencer Glass would all be made available to MLS clubs via the waiver process. [6] The following day, Seattle Sounders FC acquired the top spot in the waivers process from Chicago Fire in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, and subsequently selected Thomas. [7]

In June 2021, Thomas joined Seattle's USL Championship affiliate side Tacoma Defiance on loan, starting for the club during a 2–0 win over LA Galaxy II. [8] He had three shutouts in his first seven matches, but was unable to finish the season after the discovery of a fractured vertebra. Thomas played 12 matches with the Defiance during the 2022 season before he underwent surgery to address another back injury. [9] He made his full return on March 26, 2023, and played 15 matches for Tacoma in MLS Next Pro. [9] [10]

Thomas was loaned to New Mexico United of the USL Championship on September 1, 2023, for the remainder of the USL season. [11] He played eight matches for New Mexico United as they qualified for the playoffs. [9] Thomas returned to the Sounders for the 2024 season and made his MLS debut in the first match of the regular season against Los Angeles FC. He made four saves in the 2–1 loss; he had been a replacement for Stefan Frei, who missed the match with an injury. [12] Thomas earned his first MLS shutout on March 2 at home against Austin FC in a scoreless draw. [13] He finished the 2024 season with 15 appearances across all competitions. [14]

He made several starts during the 2025 regular season after Frei had a head collision with a Columbus Crew player in July 2025. [14] Thomas retained his starting spot for the entirety of the 2025 Leagues Cup, where he won the Best Goalkeeper Award and had four shutouts as the Sounders won the tournament title. [15] Frei returned as starter in regular season play. [16] Thomas was substituted for Frei in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs just prior to a penalty shootout to decide the winner of the third match against Minnesota United FC. Thomas dislocated a finger during the first kick of the shootout, but received treatment and made several saves; in the final round, he missed his kick, which eliminated the Sounders from the playoffs. [17]

International

Thomas is eligible to represent England, Russia and the United States at the international level. In 2019, he was twice called up to United States under-23 training camp but never appeared for the team. [18] [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 8, 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wealdstone (loan)2015–16 Football Conference 10———10
Seattle Sounders FC 2021 MLS 00——0000
2022 MLS000000—00
2023 MLS0000—0000
2024 MLS7040—40150
2025 MLS80201070180
Total1506010110330
Tacoma Defiance (loan) 2021 USL Championship 70——0070
2022 MLS Next Pro 120——00120
2023 MLS Next Pro15000——150
2024 MLS Next Pro20——0020
Total450——10460
New Mexico United (loan) 2023 USL Championship80——1 [a] 090
Career total6906010130760
  1. ↑ Includes appearance in USL Championship playoffs.

Honours

Seattle Sounders FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Thomas – Stanford Men's Soccer". GoStanford.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Signs With Seattle". Stanford University Athletics. May 24, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Andrew Thomas - Men's Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
  4. ↑ Barrett, Matt (October 21, 2016). "Stones bring in keeper from Watford". West London Sport. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ "San Francisco City FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ "MLS to conduct Waivers for 3 players following conclusion of NCAA season". MLSsoccer.com. May 20, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sounders FC selects Stanford goalkeeper Andrew Thomas off waivers following conclusion of NCAA season" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. May 21, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Serrano brace leads way for Tacoma in 2-0 home win over LA Galaxy II". Tacoma Defiance. June 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Oshan, Jeremiah (February 28, 2024). "Andrew Thomas will get second start after 'surreal' debut". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ Mondello, Joseph (March 28, 2023). "Andrew Thomas marks return from injury with stellar performance in Tacoma Defiance opener". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sounders FC Loans Goalkeeper Andrew Thomas to New Mexico United" (Press release). Seattle Sounders FC. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ Evans, Jayda (February 24, 2024). "Short-handed Sounders fall on road to LAFC in MLS season opener". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  13. ↑ Lazo, Jessica (March 6, 2024). "Andrew Thomas turns dreams into reality with first shutout at Lumen Field". SoundersFC.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  14. 1 2 Evans, Jayda (July 11, 2025). "Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas ready to step up in place of injured Stefan Frei". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  15. ↑ Evans, Jayda (August 31, 2025). "Sounders top Messi, Inter Miami for Leagues Cup title; brawl mars finish". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ Evans, Jayda (September 10, 2025). "Sounders' Obed Vargas talks Leagues Cup title, postgame brawl vs. Miami". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ Rule, Heather (November 8, 2025). "MLS playoffs: Sounders eliminated in Game 3 loss to Minnesota United". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Andrew Thomas' next pset: Stanford goalie discusses life on and off the field". The Stanford Daily. October 25, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Thomas Called Again by U.S. Soccer". Stanford University Athletics.
  20. ↑ Andrew Thomas at Soccerway. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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