Adam_Thomas_(footballer)
Adam Thomas (footballer)
New Zealand footballer
Adam Thomas (born 1 April 1992) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for Irish club Galway United, on loan from Shelbourne. He represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galway United (on loan from Shelbourne) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Melville United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2009 | Central United | ||
| 2009–2011 | Auckland City | ||
| 2011–2012 | Waikato | 14 | (3) |
| 2013 | Team Wellington | ||
| 2018 | Western Suburbs | ||
| 2018–2021 | Eastern Suburbs | 27 | (0) |
| 2021 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Shelbourne | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Galway United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | New Zealand U-17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | New Zealand U-20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | New Zealand U-23 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:16, 27 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:26, 15 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Thomas joined Team Wellington in January 2013.[2] He transferred mid-season from Waikato FC where he had been stood down for giving them late notice of his intentions to move to Wellington.[3] Thomas missed 6 years of his career between 2013 and 2018 due to several injuries which required surgery.[4]
On 15 February 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne under new manager Damien Duff.[5] On 28 July 2022, Thomas signed for League of Ireland First Division side Galway United until the end of the season.[6]
- "Olympic Results - Official Records". 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "Team Wellington January Transfer Activity". Team Wellington F.C. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- "Adam Thomas stood down by Waikato FC". NZ Herald. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- "Former Olympian Adam Thomas back from six-year injury layoff for Chatham Cup final". Stuff. 6 September 2018.
- "Shelbourne signs Kiwi defender Adam Thomas". 15 February 2022.
- Higgins, Jonathan (28 July 2022). "ADAM THOMAS SIGNS FOR GALWAY UNITED". Galway United.
- Adam Thomas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- NZ Football profile
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