Kadell Thomas

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Kadell Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sigma FC
Youth career
Brampton Youth SC
Brampton East SC
2012–2014 Sigma FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Cloud County Thunderbirds 19 (2)
2016 Broward Seahawks 6 (8)
2022– Humber Hawks 10 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Sigma FC 44+ (21+)
2019–2020 Forge FC 22 (3)
2021–2022 Sigma FC 5 (0)
2023 North Mississauga SC 3 (0)
2023– Sigma FC 29 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2024

Kadell Thomas (born November 26, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.

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Early life

A native of Brampton, Ontario, Thomas began playing soccer with Brampton Youth SC before later joining Brampton East SC. [1] At age 15, he joined the Sigma FC youth program. [1]

College career

In 2014, Thomas attended Cloud County Community College, playing for the men's soccer team, where he recorded two goals and five assists in 19 appearances. [2]

In 2016, he attended Broward College, recording eight goals and four assists in six appearances, [2] earning second team all-star honours. [3]

In 2017, he was set to transfer to California State University, Fullerton to play for the Cal State Fullerton Titans, [4] but did not eventually join.

In 2022, he began attending Humber College, where he will play for the men's soccer team. [5] [6] On September 17, 2022, he scored his first goal for Humber against St. Clair College. [7] On October 5, he scored a hat-trick against the Conestoga Condors. [8] He finished second on the team with nine goals in 2022, being named an OCAA First Team All-Star. [9]

Club career

He made his senior debut with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario in 2014. [1] [10] In 2017, Thomas scored a career-high seventeen goals in eighteen appearances, tied for second among league top scorers, and was subsequently named to the league First All-Star Team. [11] [12] In 2018, Thomas made fourteen league appearances, scoring four goals and added another four goals in three playoff appearances. [13] He was subsequently named to the league First All-Star Team for the second year in a row. [14]

On March 2, 2019, Thomas signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC, joining former coach Bobby Smyrniotis. [15] On April 27, 2019, Thomas made his professional debut as a substitute in the inaugural match of the Canadian Premier League and scored the first goal in Forge FC history in the 78th minute. [16] [17] Later in 2019, he suffered a head injury during a collision, requiring oral surgery, which caused him to miss much of the remainder of the season, returning in the league final. [18] [19] [20]

In 2021, he returned to Sigma FC. [21] [22]

In 2023, he began playing with North Mississauga SC, [23] before returning to Sigma FC during the season. [24]

Career statistics

As of August 28, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC 2016 [25] [26] League1 Ontario 120——00—120
2017 [11] [27] 1817——10—1917
2018 [13] [28] 14434—34—2012
Total4421340044005129
Forge FC 2019 [29] Canadian Premier League 1431010—30183
2020 [29] Canadian Premier League 801000—40130
Total22320100070323
Sigma FC 2021 [30] League1 Ontario 40————40
2022 [31] 10————10
Total500000000050
North Mississauga SC 2023 [23] [24] League1 Ontario 30————30
Sigma FC 93————93
2024 League1 Ontario Premier202——21—223
Total29500002100316
Career total103295410657012238

Honours

Club

Forge FC

Individual

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Former All-Stars Roberts, Thomas Join Mohsen As Latest L1O Signings At Forge FC". League1 Ontario . March 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2016 Men's Soccer Awards". Florida College System Activities Association .
  4. ↑ "Fullerton Men's Soccer Welcomes 13 in 2017 Recruiting Class". Cal State Fullerton Titans . March 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ Jacques, John (September 7, 2022). "Kadell Thomas Joins Humber Hawks". Northern Tribune.
  6. ↑ Gerardi, Stefan (September 6, 2022). "Former CPL champion Kadell Thomas signs with Humber Soccer". Humber Hawks .
  7. ↑ "No. 1 Men's Soccer end road swing with six points". Humber Hawks . September 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ Gerardi, Stefan (October 6, 2022). "No. 1 Humber dominates No. 10 Conestoga in battle for top spot". Humber Hawks .
  9. ↑ "Luca Uccello headlines OCAA award winners". Humber Hawks . October 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ Tankovic, Armin (August 1, 2014). "Sigma FC 2 - Vaughan Azzurri 2". League1 Ontario . Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Kadell Thomas 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario . Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  12. ↑ "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  13. 1 2 "Kadell Thomas 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario . Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Men's And Women's 2018 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Forge FC adds four players to roster". Forge FC. March 2, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Kadell Thomas scores 1st goal for Forge FC to force draw against York9 FC". CBC Sports . April 27, 2019.
  17. ↑ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Canadian Premier League opener delivers entertainment in Hamilton". National Post .
  18. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 17, 2020). "Forge FC's Kadell Thomas: CPL clubs shouldn't discount Sigma core". League1 Ontario .
  19. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 17, 2020). "Kadell Thomas warns against overlooking Forge FC: 'It's important to realize we're still here'". Canadian Premier League .
  20. ↑ "Forge FC forward Kadell Thomas recovering from nasty collision in CPL game". Global News . September 18, 2019.
  21. ↑ Jacques, John (July 11, 2021). "Kadell Thomas Lands With Sigma FC".
  22. ↑ Jacques, John (August 1, 2021). "Canadian Premier League Athletes To Watch In League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
  23. 1 2 "Kadell Thomas 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  24. 1 2 "Kadell Thomas 2023 L1O Stats Sigma". League1 Ontario .
  25. ↑ "Kadell Thomas 2016". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  26. ↑ "Kadell Thomas 2016 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  27. ↑ "Kadell Thomas 2017 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  28. ↑ "Kadell Thomas 2018 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  29. 1 2 Kadell Thomas at Soccerway
  30. ↑ "Kadell Thomas 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  31. ↑ "Kadell Thomas 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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