Kadell Thomas

Kadell Thomas (born 26 November 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC as a forward.

Kadell Thomas
Personal information
Full name Kadell Thomas
Date of birth (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996
Place of birth North York, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Forge FC
Number 17
Youth career
Brampton East
Brampton Youth
2012–2014 Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Cloud County Thunderbirds 19 (2)
2016 Broward Seahawks 6 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Sigma FC 44 (21)
2019– Forge FC 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 September 2019

Club career

Early career

A native of Brampton, Ontario, Thomas began playing soccer with Brampton YSC before later joining Brampton East.[1]

Sigma FC

Thomas joined Mississauga-based academy Sigma FC as a 15 year-old and made his senior debut for the club with the launch of League1 Ontario in 2014.[1][2] In 2016, Thomas made twelve league appearances for Sigma.[3]

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.[4][5] In 2018, Thomas made fourteen league appearances, scoring four goals and added another four goals in three playoff appearances.[6] He was subsequently named to the league First All-Star Team for the second year in a row.[7]

Forge FC

On 2 March 2019, Thomas signed his first professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC, joining former coach Bobby Smyrniotis.[8] On 27 April 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.[9]

Career statistics
As of 22 October 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sigma FC 2016[3][10] League1 Ontario 120——00————120
2017[4][11] 1817——10————1917
2018[6][12] 144——34——342012
Total 4421004400345129
Forge FC 2019[13] Canadian Premier League 14310——3000183
Career total 5824104430346932
A. ^ The "Other" column includes appearances and goals in the League1 Ontario Playoffs.

Honours

Club
Forge FC

Individual

References
  1. James Grossi (29 April 2019). "'It's been a journey': Forge's Kadell Thomas emerges under CPL spotlight". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. Armin Tankovic (1 August 2014). "Sigma FC 2 - Vaughan Azzurri 2". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. "Kadell Thomas 2016". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. "Kadell Thomas 2017". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. "League1 Ontario Announces 2017 Men's First, Second and Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. "Kadell Thomas 2018". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. "Men's And Women's 2018 First, Second And Third Team All-Stars". League1 Ontario. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  8. "Forge FC adds four players to roster". Forge FC. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. "Forge vs. York9 - 27 April 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. "Kadell Thomas 2016 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. "Kadell Thomas 2017 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  12. "Kadell Thomas 2018 Cup". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  13. "K. Thomas". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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