Kadell Thomas

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

Kadell Thomas
Personal information
Full name Kadell Thomas
Date of birth (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 North Mississauga SC
Youth career
Brampton Youth SC
Brampton East SC
2012–2014 Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Cloud County Thunderbirds 19 (2)
2016 Broward Seahawks 6 (8)
2022– Humber Hawks 10 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 19, 2023

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 19, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC 2016[25][26] League1 Ontario 120——00—120
2017[11][27] 1817——10—1917
2018[13][28] 14434—34—2012
Total 4421340044005129
Forge FC 2019[29] Canadian Premier League 1431010—30183
2020[29] Canadian Premier League 801000—40130
Total 22320100070323
Sigma FC 2021[30] League1 Ontario 40————40
2022[31] 10————10
Total 500000000050
North Mississauga SC 2023[23][24] League1 Ontario 30————30
Sigma FC 93————93
Career total 83275410447010035

Honours

Club
Forge FC

Individual

References
  1. Grossi, James (April 29, 2019). "'It's been a journey': Forge's Kadell Thomas emerges under CPL spotlight". Canadian Premier League.
  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. "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. "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. "Kadell Thomas 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  24. "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. Kadell Thomas at Soccerway
  30. "Kadell Thomas 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  31. "Kadell Thomas 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
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