| Kadell Thomas | |
| Birth Date: | November 26, 1996 |
| Birth Place: | North York, Ontario, Canada |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Sigma FC |
| Youthclubs1: | Brampton Youth SC |
| Youthclubs2: | Brampton East SC |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Sigma FC |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014 |
| College1: | Cloud County Thunderbirds |
| Collegecaps1: | 19 |
| Collegegoals1: | 2 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2016 |
| College2: | Broward Seahawks |
| Collegecaps2: | 6 |
| Collegegoals2: | 8 |
| Collegeyears3: | 2022– |
| College3: | Humber Hawks |
| Collegecaps3: | 10 |
| Collegegoals3: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Sigma FC |
| Caps1: | 44+ |
| Goals1: | 21+ |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Forge FC |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Sigma FC |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | North Mississauga SC |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Sigma FC |
| Caps5: | 29 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | August 28, 2024 |
Kadell Thomas (born November 26, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.
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]
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, 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]
He made his senior debut with Sigma FC in League1 Ontario in 2014.[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]
| 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[27] | 18 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 17 | ||||||
| 2018[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 | Canadian Premier League | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 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[29] | League1 Ontario | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2022[30] | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| North Mississauga SC | 2023 | 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 | |||
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