Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 April 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998 | Miami Fusion | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roger Thomas (born 17 April 1973) is a Jamaican retired footballer.
At the age of 13, a teacher asked Thomas "what he was going to do with his life besides play soccer", which inspired him to do well in school. [1] As a result, Thomas left Jamaica after high school to attend college in the United States. [1]
After training with Chilean side Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, he signed for Miami Fusion in the American top flight. [1]
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