Donell Thomas

Donell Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Donell Tyrell Arnold Thomas [1]
Date of birth	(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21) [2]
Place of birth	Hackney, London, England [1]
Height	6'1
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Folkestone Invicta
Youth career
	Colchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Colchester United	2	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bishop's Stortford (loan)	26	(3)
2024	Bowers & Pitsea	1	(0)
2024–2025	Cheshunt	19	(1)
2025–	Folkestone Invicta	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Donell Tyrell Arnold Thomas (born 4 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta.

Career

Thomas came through the Academy at Colchester United and made his first-team debut on 21 March 2022, when he came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu in a 1–0 defeat to Forest Green Rovers at Brunton Park. ^[3] Manager Wayne Brown said that "it's always tough asking a young lad to come on and make an impact but I thought he did that". ^[4] On 2 September 2022, he joined Bishop's Stortford of the Isthmian League Premier Division on loan until 4 January. ^[5]

In September 2024, Thomas joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Bowers & Pitsea. ^[6]

In July 2025, Thomas joined Folkestone Invicta. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of end of 2024–25 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colchester United	2021–22 [8]	EFL League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23 [9]	EFL League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [10]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	3	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
Bishop's Stortford (loan)	2022–23 [11]	Isthmian League Premier Division	26	3	1	0	—		2 [b]	0	29	3
Bowers & Pitsea	2024–25 [12]	Isthmian League Premier Division	1	0	0	0	—		2 [c]	0	3	0
Cheshunt	2024–25 [13]	Isthmian League Premier Division	19	1	0	0	—		2 [d]	0	21	1
Career total			48	4	1	0	0	0	8	0	57	4

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
3. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup

References

1. "Donell Thomas - Players - Colchester United". www.coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
2. "Donell Thomas - Midfielder - First Team Profiles - Colchester United". www.cu-fc.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
3. "Colchester United 0-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
4. Waldron, Jonathan (23 March 2022). "'Fantastic': U's teenager praised after senior debut in front of TV cameras". Gazette. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
5. "Welcome Donell Thomas!". Bishop's Stortford FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
6. @Bowerspitseafc (28 September 2024). "We are also delighted to welcome Donell Thomas to Bowers & Pitsea. The forward spent his youth career with Colchester United and has experience of this league when on loan at Bishops Stortford, where he played against us! #WelcomeDonell | #UpTheBowers" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2024– via Twitter.
7. "Welcome: Donell Thomas". folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
8. "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
9. "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
10. "Games played by Donell Thomas in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
11. "Bishop's Stortford | Appearances | Donell Thomas | | 2022–2023 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
12. "Bowers & Pitsea – Appearances – Donell Thomas – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
13. "Cheshunt – Appearances – Donell Thomas – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2025.