Personal information | |||
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Full name | Skylar Rutherford Thomas | ||
Date of birth | July 27, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Memphis 901 | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
Pickering SC | |||
2012 | Toronto FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Syracuse Orange | 56 | (8) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Reading United | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Toronto FC II | 47 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Charleston Battery | 49 | (1) |
2019 | Valour FC | 22 | (0) |
2020 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 16 | (1) |
2021– | Memphis 901 | 28 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Canada U23 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:53, May 20, 2016 (UTC) |
Skylar Rutherford Thomas (born July 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Memphis 901 in the USL Championship.
Thomas began playing soccer at age six with Pickering SC. [1]
Thomas attended Syracuse University for four years, playing for the Orange. [2] During his senior year at Syracuse in 2014, he was named All-ACC Second Team and NSCAA All-South Region Second Team. [3] In 2012, he played with TFC Academy in the Canadian Soccer League. [4]
Thomas was drafted in the first round, 11th overall, in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC on January 15, 2015. [5] On March 12 it was announced that he had signed with Toronto's affiliate team, Toronto FC II in the USL ahead of their inaugural season. [6] He made his debut on April 19 against Whitecaps FC 2 as a substitute for Daniel Fabrizi.
Thomas would sign with Charleston Battery for the 2017 season, and would appear in 8 of the team's 13 clean sheets. Upon completion of the 2017 season, Thomas would have his option with the club exercised for the 2018 season. [7]
Thomas signed for Canadian Premier League club Valour FC in November 2018, having played previously for head coach Rob Gale with the Canadian U-23 national team. [8] Upon signing with Valour, Thomas indicated he wanted to be a part of building the league. [9]
On February 25, 2020, Thomas joined Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC ahead of the 2020 season. [10]
On March 22, 2021, Thomas moved to USL Championship side Memphis 901. [11]
Thomas has represented Canada at the U18 and U20 level, appearing in camps for both in 2011 and 2012, respectively. [12] [13] [14]
In May 2016, Thomas was called to Canada's U23 national team for a pair of friendlies against Guyana and Grenada. [15] He saw action in both matches. [16]
Thomas was born in Scarborough, Ontario, to a Canadian mother and a Trinidadian father. [1] When he was five, his family moved to Pickering. [1]
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