Adam Thomas (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]

Adam Thomas
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992
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)
*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)

Club career

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]

References
  1. "Olympic Results - Official Records". 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. "Team Wellington January Transfer Activity". Team Wellington F.C. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "Adam Thomas stood down by Waikato FC". NZ Herald. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. "Former Olympian Adam Thomas back from six-year injury layoff for Chatham Cup final". Stuff. 6 September 2018.
  5. "Shelbourne signs Kiwi defender Adam Thomas". 15 February 2022.
  6. Higgins, Jonathan (28 July 2022). "ADAM THOMAS SIGNS FOR GALWAY UNITED". Galway United.
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