Joël Fabrice ThomasJoël Fabrice Thomas (born 30 June 1987 in Caen

Caen

Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

) is a French professional footballer. He currently plays as a striker. Thomas is currently playing at Ionikos F.C..

Club career

Thomas joined French side Bordeaux in 2005 and spent two years with them before moving to Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 with Kaiserslautern. Playing for the reserve side, Thomas was released at the end of 2007. In April 2008, Thomas had a ten-day trial with Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 side Dundee United

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...

, with a trial at Premier League club Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic F.C.

Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...

 in August. Shortly after that, Thomas joined Hamilton Accies. He scored once in his first spell at Hamilton, his goal coming in a League Cup tie against Clyde.

He signed for Colchester for a reported fee of £125,000, on 21 July 2009 from Hamilton Academical

Hamilton Academical F.C.

Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...

He rejoined Hamilton Accies on loan in January 2010.

His contact with Colchester United

Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....

 was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2010.

On 12 August 2010, Hamilton have signed French striker Joel Thomas for a third time ahead of the new SPL season. The club have confirmed that free agent Thomas has signed a six-month contract at New Douglas Park.
http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/hamilton/191375-hamilton-sign-joel-thomas-for-third-time/

Joel Thomas signed a contract of six month in Greece for Ionikos FC the 27 January 2011.

International career

Thomas is eligible to play for France through birth, Guadeloupe through lineage, and was coveted by the Mali team

Mali national football team

The Mali national football team, nicknamed Les Aigles , is the national team of Mali and is controlled by the Fédération Malienne de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...

 while he was playing for Colchester.

External links

• Official personal website (French)