Kadell Thomas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | Sigma FC | ||
| 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 | 29 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2024 | |||
Kadell Thomas (born November 26, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of August 28, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma FC | 2016[25][26] | League1 Ontario | 12 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017[11][27] | 18 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 17 | |||||
| 2018[13][28] | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 20 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 29 | ||
| Forge FC | 2019[29] | Canadian Premier League | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2020[29] | Canadian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Sigma FC | 2021[30] | League1 Ontario | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022[31] | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| North Mississauga SC | 2023[23][24] | League1 Ontario | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Sigma FC | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 2024 | League1 Ontario Premier | 20 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 122 | 38 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Forge FC
Individual
- League1 Ontario First Team All-Star: 2017, 2018
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Grossi, James (April 29, 2019). "'It's been a journey': Forge's Kadell Thomas emerges under CPL spotlight". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ a b "Former All-Stars Roberts, Thomas Join Mohsen As Latest L1O Signings At Forge FC". League1 Ontario. March 2, 2019.
- ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Awards". Florida College System Activities Association.
- ^ "Fullerton Men's Soccer Welcomes 13 in 2017 Recruiting Class". Cal State Fullerton Titans. March 8, 2017.
- ^ Jacques, John (September 7, 2022). "Kadell Thomas Joins Humber Hawks". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Gerardi, Stefan (September 6, 2022). "Former CPL champion Kadell Thomas signs with Humber Soccer". Humber Hawks.
- ^ "No. 1 Men's Soccer end road swing with six points". Humber Hawks. September 18, 2022.
- ^ Gerardi, Stefan (October 6, 2022). "No. 1 Humber dominates No. 10 Conestoga in battle for top spot". Humber Hawks.
- ^ "Luca Uccello headlines OCAA award winners". Humber Hawks. October 27, 2022.
- ^ Tankovic, Armin (August 1, 2014). "Sigma FC 2 - Vaughan Azzurri 2". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kadell Thomas 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Kadell Thomas 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Men's And Women's 2018 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. November 13, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Forge FC adds four players to roster". Forge FC. March 2, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- ^ "Kadell Thomas scores 1st goal for Forge FC to force draw against York9 FC". CBC Sports. April 27, 2019.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Canadian Premier League opener delivers entertainment in Hamilton". National Post.
- ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 17, 2020). "Forge FC's Kadell Thomas: CPL clubs shouldn't discount Sigma core". League1 Ontario.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Forge FC forward Kadell Thomas recovering from nasty collision in CPL game". Global News. September 18, 2019.
- ^ Jacques, John (July 11, 2021). "Kadell Thomas Lands With Sigma FC".
- ^ Jacques, John (August 1, 2021). "Canadian Premier League Athletes To Watch In League1 Ontario". Northern Tribune.
- ^ a b "Kadell Thomas 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ a b "Kadell Thomas 2023 L1O Stats Sigma". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Kadell Thomas 2016". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Kadell Thomas 2016 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Kadell Thomas 2017 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ "Kadell Thomas 2018 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
- ^ a b Kadell Thomas at Soccerway
- ^ "Kadell Thomas 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Kadell Thomas 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
External links
[edit]- Kadell Thomas at Soccerway