Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas (born 30 June 1987) is a French footballer who last played for Andorran Primera Divisió side UE Engordany.
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Thomas playing for Hamilton Academical | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Caen, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caen | |||
| Bordeaux | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Bordeaux | 28 | (9) |
| 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Hamilton Academical | 26 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Colchester United | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Hamilton Academical (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2010 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Ionikos | 9 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Turnu Severin | 27 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Dinamo București | 15 | (2) |
| 2015 | CA Bastia | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Raith Rovers | 8 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Dordrecht | 32 | (7) |
| 2017 | FC Oss | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Eindhoven | 17 | (5) |
| 2019 | UE Engordany | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2019 | |||
Thomas joined Bordeaux in 2005, and spent two years with them, before moving to Germany with Kaiserslautern. In August 2008, he had a trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic in August.[2] Shortly after that, Thomas joined Hamilton Accies.[3] He scored in the League Cup tie against Clyde.[4]
He signed for Colchester for a fee of £125,000, on 21 July 2009 from Hamilton Academical.[5]
He rejoined Hamilton Accies on loan in January 2010.[6]
His contract with Colchester United was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2010.[7]
On 12 August 2010, Hamilton signed free agent Thomas for a third time ahead of the new SPL season.[8]
Thomas signed a contract of six-month in Greece for Ionikos on 27 January 2011.
In June 2013, Thomas signed a contract for three years with Dinamo București. His first goals for Dinamo were scored in a Romanian Cup game, against Chindia Târgoviște.[9] He was released in December 2015.
On 1 March 2016, it was confirmed that Thomas had signed for Raith Rovers.[10]
In February 2019, he joined UE Engordany.[11]
Thomas is eligible to play for France through birth, Ivory Coast through lineage, and was coveted by Mali, while he was playing for Colchester.[12][13]