Jason Thomas (footballer)

Jason Thomas (born 20 January 1997) is a Vanuatuan footballer who plays[1] as a defender for Hekari United[2] and the Vanuatu national team.[3][4] He made his debut for the national team in November 2015 in their 1–1 draw with Fiji.[1] Besides Vanuatu, he has played in Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Cambodia.[5]

Jason Thomas
Personal information
Full name Jason Thomas
Date of birth (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997
Place of birth Vanuatu
Height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Hekari United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Erakor Golden Star
2013 Nayland College
2013–2015 Erakor Golden Star
2015 Phnom Penh Crown 6 (1)
2016–2017 Erakor Golden Star
2017–2018 Solomon Warriors
2018 Erakor Golden Star
2019– Hekari United
International career‡
2013 Vanuatu U17 5 (2)
2014–2017 Vanuatu U20 9 (1)
2015– Vanuatu 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2019

Club career

In 2013, he joined Nayland College.[6]

In 2015, he signed for Phnom Penh Crown.[7]

In 2017, he signed for Solomon Warriors.[8][9]

In 2020, he signed for Lautoka after receiving interest from Ba.[10][11][12][13]

International career

Prior to his 2015 debut against Fiji for the senior national team, Thomas previously featured five times for the U-17 team at the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship where he scored twice, once salvaging a draw in their opening match against Papua New Guinea[14] and once in a 3–1 victory against New Caledonia in their final group match.[15]

He was later called up to the Vanuatu national under-20 football team for the 2014 OFC U-20 Championship, where he played in four matches: a 1–0 victory over New Caledonia,[16] a 0–0 draw with the Solomon Islands in the following group match,[17] a 4–0 victory over American Samoa, where he was named as captain[18] and a 2–2 draw with Fiji.[19]

2016

In 2016 Thomas participated with the Vanuatu under-20 team in the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship. Vanuatu reached a second place which meant they qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[20]

References
  1. "Vanuatu's composure of young talents proved strength". vanuafoot.vu/. Vanuatu Football Federation. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. Toti City win title in thriller, postcourier.com.pg, 5 June 2019
  3. "Thomas raring to go for Vanuatu". dailypost.vu.
  4. "Jason Thomas named Vanuatu captain". vff.vu.
  5. "The Asian journey of Jason Thomas". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
  6. "Rule threatens boys' big game". stuff.co.nz.
  7. "The latest new arrival to join the PPCFC Academy ahead of the new season is 18-year-old defender Jason Thomas".
  8. "Tafea calls PVFA to look into the Thomas case". dailypost.vu.
  9. "Thomas i go joenem Solomon Warriors".
  10. "Ba soccer team looks to acquire services of Totori from Solomon Islands and Vanuatu's Thomas". fijivillage.com.
  11. "Lautoka recruits Thomas". fijitimes.com.fj.
  12. "Ba: Jason Tomas ready for debut". oceaniafootballcenter.org.
  13. "Jason Thomas set to debut for Ba FC in Fiji for this season".
  14. "Papua New Guinea 1–1 Vanuatu" (PDF). 17 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  15. "New Caledonia 1–3 Vanuatu" (PDF). 25 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  16. "Vanuatu 1–0 New Caledonia". oceaniafootball.com/. Oceania Football Confederation. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  17. "Solomon Islands 0–0 Vanuatu". oceaniafootball.com/. Oceania Football Confederation. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  18. "American Samoa 0 Vanuatu 4". oceaniafootball.com/. Oceania Football Confederation. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  19. "Vanuatu 2–2 Fiji". oceaniafootball.com/. Oceania Football Confederation. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  20. "Into the unknown as duo make debut". oceaniafootball.com.
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