| Joël Thomas | |
| Fullname: | Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Caen, France |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2005–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Bordeaux |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs4: | Colchester United |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs5: | → Hamilton Academical (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011 |
| Clubs7: | Ionikos |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs8: | Turnu Severin |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs9: | Dinamo București |
| Caps9: | 15 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2015 |
| Clubs10: | CA Bastia |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2016 |
| Clubs11: | Raith Rovers |
| Caps11: | 8 |
| Goals11: | 3 |
| Years12: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs12: | FC Dordrecht |
| Caps12: | 32 |
| Goals12: | 7 |
| Years13: | 2017 |
| Clubs13: | FC Oss |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs14: | FC Eindhoven |
| Caps14: | 17 |
| Goals14: | 5 |
| Years15: | 2019 |
| Clubs15: | UE Engordany |
| Caps15: | 0 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 March 2019 |
Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas (born 30 June 1987) is a French footballer who last played for Andorran Primera Divisió side UE Engordany.
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.[1] Shortly after that, Thomas joined Hamilton Accies.[2] He scored in the League Cup tie against Clyde.[3]
He signed for Colchester for a fee of £125,000, on 21 July 2009 from Hamilton Academical.[4]
He rejoined Hamilton Accies on loan in January 2010.[5]
His contract with Colchester United was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2010.[6]
On 12 August 2010, Hamilton signed free agent Thomas for a third time ahead of the new SPL season.[7]
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.[8] He was released in December 2015.
On 1 March 2016, it was confirmed that Thomas had signed for Raith Rovers.[9]
In February 2019, he joined UE Engordany.[10]
Thomas is eligible to play for France through birth, Ivory Coast through lineage, and was coveted by Mali, while he was playing for Colchester.[11] [12]