James Thomas (footballer, born 1997)

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James Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Woking, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 One Knoxville
Number 16
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Young Harris Mountain Lions 50 (0)
2019 New Hampshire Wildcats 17 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Farnham Town
2017 Peachtree City MOBA 12 (0)
2019–2021 Des Moines Menace 18 (4)
2022– One Knoxville 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:37, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

James Thomas (born 5 June 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for One Knoxville in USL League One.

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Career

Early career & college

Thomas played with non-league side Farnham Town from 2015, until receiving a scholarship to play college soccer in the United States in the summer of 2016. [1] In 2016, he arrived at Young Harris College, going on to make 50 appearances for the Mountain Lions over three seasons. He finished with eleven assists to his name and was named All-Peach Belt Conference second team in 2018. [2] In 2019, Thomas transferred to the University of New Hampshire. He played one final season of college soccer with the Wildcats, making 17 appearances. [3]

During his 2017 season, Thomas also appeared in the USL PDL with Peachtree City MOBA. [4] [5]

Following college, Thomas remained in the PDL, now named USL League Two, with spells at Des Moines Menace between 2019 [6] and 2021. [7] In 2021, he helped lead the club to winning the title. [8]

2022 saw Thomas remain in USL League Two with new side One Knoxville ahead of their planned expansion to the USL League One in 2023. He made ten appearances for the club in 2022. [9]

Professional

On 27 January 2023, Thomas was signed to One Knox's USL League One roster. [10] He made his professional debut on 18 March 2023, starting in a 2–1 win over Lexington SC. [11]

Honors

Club

Des Moines Menace

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References

  1. ↑ "Farnham Town player wins US scholarship". Farnham Herald. 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "James Thomas - Men's Soccer". Young Harris College Athletics.
  3. ↑ "James Thomas - 2019 - Men's Soccer". University of New Hampshire Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Peachtree City MOBA - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - James Thomas -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ Patel, Anant (9 May 2017). "PTC MOBA Signs James Thomas". MOBA Soccer Academy.
  6. ↑ "Des Moines Menace | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  7. ↑ "Des Moines Menace | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (3 August 2021). "Des Moines Menace Clinch a Title-Winning Season in the 2021 League Two Final". USL League Two.
  9. ↑ "One Knoxville SC - 2022 Regular Season - Roster". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. ↑ "Signed: James Thomas".
  11. ↑ "Match Center | USLLeagueOne.com". www.uslleagueone.com.


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