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Matt Thomas (soccer)

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Matt Thomas
Personal information
Full name Matthew Thomas
Date of birth (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 28)
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

Matthew Thomas (born December 11, 1995) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Saint Louis FC in the USL Championship.

Career

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Youth and college

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Thomas 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

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Thomas 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Matthew Thomas - Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ "Lights FC announces signing of five local players to 2018 preseason roster".
  3. ^ "Lights FC Statement on Matt Thomas".
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