Matthew Thomas (born December 11, 1995) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Saint Louis FC in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Thomas | ||
| Date of birth | December 11, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Salt Lake AZ | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | RMC Battlin' Bears | 77 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Las Vegas Lights | 26 | (3) |
| 2019 | Saint Louis FC | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 24, 2019 | |||
Career
editYouth and college
editThomas played four years of college soccer at Rocky Mountain College between 2014 and 2017, where he made 77 appearances, scoring 16 goals and tallying 10 assists.[1]
Professional
editThomas signed with his hometown team, the United Soccer League side Las Vegas Lights, ahead of their inaugural 2018 season.[2] In the Lights' first match on March 17 against fellow expansion team Fresno FC, Thomas scored the first league goal in club history, just two minutes into the match. The goal proved to be the difference in Las Vegas' 3–2 win.
On June 25, 2019, Thomas moved to USL side Saint Louis FC.[3]