Casey Thomas Explained

Casey Thomas
Birth Date:14 November 1990[1]
Birth Place:Port Talbot, Wales
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Port Talbot Town
Youthclubs1:Afan Lido
Youthclubs2:Swansea City
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:Swansea City
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2009
Clubs2:Newport County (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Port Talbot Town (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Colchester United (loan)
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:2012–13
Clubs5:Carmarthen Town
Caps5:13
Goals5:2
Years6:2013–14
Clubs6:Afan Lido
Caps6:22
Goals6:0
Years7:2014–2015
Clubs7:Port Talbot Town
Caps7:13
Goals7:0
Years8:2015–
Clubs8:Moreland City
Caps8:10
Goals8:4
Club-Update:14:45, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Nationalteam1:Wales U17
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Wales U19
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2009
Nationalteam3:Wales U21
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:0
Ntupdate:16:46, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Casey Elliot Thomas (born 14 November 1990) is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 international who plays as a winger for Moreland City FC.

Club career

Thomas made his professional debut for Swansea City in a Championship match against Middlesbrough in the 3–0 loss on 15 August 2009, replacing Mark Gower as a substitute in the 62nd minute.[2] [3] In October 2009, Thomas joined Conference South side Newport County on a one-month loan deal.[4] He made one appearance as a substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Staines Town on 27 October, after which he returned to Swansea City. In January 2011, Thomas moved to Port Talbot Town on loan. On 4 November 2011, he joined League One club Colchester United on loan until 2 January 2012. Thomas was released in May 2012 and joined Carmarthen Town of the Welsh Premier League.[5] In September 2013, Thomas signed for fellow Welsh Premier League club Afan Lido.[6] Following Afan Lido's relegation from the Welsh Premier in 2014, Thomas joined rival club Port Talbot Town.[7]

In February 2015, Thomas moved with his brother Corey to Australia to join Moreland City FC.[8]

International career

Thomas has represented Wales under-17 and Wales under-19, where he played twice scoring one goal. He was called up to the under-21 squad, to face Luxembourg under-21 in March 2009.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Team . Swansea City A.F.C. . 2009-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090726123540/http://www.swanseacity.net/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10354~47553%2C00.html . 26 July 2009 .
  2. News: Swansea 0 – 3 Middlesbrough. BBC Sport. 2009-08-15. 2009-08-20.
  3. Web site: Fixtures/results: Middlesbrough 3 – 0 Swansea. Soccerbase. 2009-08-20.
  4. Web site: Casey Thomas joins Newport on loan . swanseacity.net . 2009-10-15 . 2009-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091020212559/http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10354~1827466%2C00.html . 20 October 2009 . dead .
  5. Web site: Casey Thomas signs for Town . carmarthentownafc . 2012-08-15 . 2014-05-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515135856/http://www.carmarthentownafc.com/news_caseythomas.html . 15 May 2014 .
  6. Web site: Former Swansea City player Casey Thomas could make first Afan Lido start against Bangor. South Wales Evening Post. 2013-09-06 . 2014-05-14.
  7. Web site: Two more new arrivals for the Steelmen. South Wales Evening Post. 2014-05-13. 2014-05-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514190024/http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/latest-news/6365-two-more-new-arrivals-for-the-steelmen. 14 May 2014. dead.
  8. Web site: Port Talbot Town pair Casey Thomas and Corey Thomas agree moves to Australia. South Wales Evening Post. 2015-01-27 . 2015-06-05.
  9. Web site: International Teams – Casey Thomas . https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20090212010544/http://www.faw.org.uk/teams/player/283 . dead . 2009-02-12 . The Football Association of Wales . 2009-08-20 .