Zephaniah Thomas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zephaniah Joseph Thomas[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ossett United | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | Rotherham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Ilkeston Town | ||
2009 | Emley | ||
2009–2010 | Harrogate Town | ||
2009 | → Harrogate Railway Athletic (loan) | ||
2010 | Garden City Broncbusters | ||
2010 | Parkgate | ||
2010–2011 | Rossington Main | 20 | (10) |
2011 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | ||
2011–2012 | Rossington Main | ||
2012 | Montegnée | 10 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Cowdenbeath | 5 | (0) |
2013 | Thunder Bay Chill | 12 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Sheffield | 24 | (19) |
2014 |
Mickleover Sports | 7 | (5) |
2014 | Scarborough Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2014 | Matlock Town | ||
2014 | Goole | ||
2014–2015 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Sheffield (dual registration) | 12 | (6) |
2015 | Frickley Athletic | 16 | (10) |
2015–2016 |
Mickleover Sports | 10 | (5) |
2016 | Rossington Main | 2 | (1) |
2016–2017 |
Mickleover Sports | 7 | (5) |
2017 | Shaw Lane | ||
2017 | Stafford Rangers | ||
2017 | Frickley Athletic | ||
2017 |
Mickleover Sports | 8 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Glossop North End | 15 | (5) |
2018 | Campion | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Eccleshill United | 7 | (1) |
2018 | Leek Town | 3 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Brighouse Town | 24 | (5) |
2019 | Belper Town | ||
2019–2020 | Rossington Main | 16 | (3) |
2020 | Frickley Athletic | ||
2020 | Selby Town | ||
2020–2023 | Brighouse Town | ||
2023– | Ossett United | 0 | |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2017 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[1][4] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[3] |
Zephaniah Joseph Thomas (born 14 November 1989) is a
He is a former
Club career
Early career
Thomas who was born in
Cowdenbeath
On 22 August 2012, Thomas joined Scottish First Division side Cowdenbeath.[15] He signed a one-year contract with the recently promoted side following a trial.[15] He made his first appearance for the club just three days later at home to Hamilton Academical, coming off the bench as a substitute.[16] After just a month with the club having made just three substitute appearances, he was selected by the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team.[17] His only start came against league leaders Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium, with Cowdenbeath suffering a 2–1 defeat.[18] Cowdenbeath boss Colin Cameron placed Thomas on the transfer list in early January 2013 and only a matter of days later he was released by club.[19][20] After leaving Cowdenbeath, Thomas started working in a call centre.[21]
Thunder Bay Chill
In March 2013, it was announced Thomas had agreed to join Canadian side
Sheffield
Thomas returned to England following the expiration of his contract with Thunder Bay Chill and trained with
Boston United
In October 2014, Thomas was offered a trial with
2016 onwards
In October 2016 he re-signed for
Prior to the 2018–19 Northern Premier League Division One West season, Leek Town announced his signature.[44] He come off the bench in the 71st minute as Leek Town won the season opener at Skelmersdale United on 18 August 2018.[45]
On 29 September 2018 he made another debut, for Brighouse Town of the Division One East, away at Glossop North End.[46] He spent the remainder of the season with Town, before moving south to Belper Town of the – after a division restructuring – neighbouring Division One South East in June 2019.[47] Later that year, he returned to Rossington Main. He joined Frickley Athletic for the third time in February 2020. Later on in the year he joined North Yorkshire side Selby Town.[48] In December 2020, he returned to former club Brighouse Town.[49]
In July 2023, Thomas signed for Ossett United who joined the club in the role of player-coach.[50]
International career
"I've gone from playing for Rossington Main to playing for Swinton WMC on Sundays then to Belgium then this pre-season struggling for a club but thankfully Cowdenbeath FC showed faith in me and now I am going on international duty respect everyone for the nice comments."
—Thomas speaking after receiving an international call-up.[17]
Thomas got in touch with the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association to make them aware of his eligibility through contact Des Hazel, a former St. Kitts international.[29] The FA reviewed some footage of Thomas and in September 2012, Thomas received an international call-up from Saint Kitts and Nevis to represent them in the Caribbean Cup.[29][51] Despite having been born in England, he was eligible for Saint Kitts and Nevis due to his grandfather.[15] He made his international début in a 2–0 victory over Anguilla.[52] He started again in the following match against group favourites Trinidad and Tobago with the match ending in a 1–0 defeat.[53]
Career statistics
International
Saint Kitts and Nevis goal tally first.[3]
International appearances and goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goals | Result | Competition |
2012 | ||||||
1 | 11 October | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Anguilla | 2–0 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
2 | 13 October | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
2014 | ||||||
3 | 3 September | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | 0–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
4 | 5 September | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Dominica | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification |
5 | 7 September | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Guyana | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification |
6 | 8 October | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Barbados | 2–3 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
7 | 10 October | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | French Guiana | 2–1 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
8 | 12 October | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Haiti | 0–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
2015 | ||||||
9 | 23 March | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6–2 | 2018 World Cup qualification | |
10 | 26 March | TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6–2 | 2018 World Cup qualification | |
11 | 11 June | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | El Salvador | 2–2 | 2018 World Cup qualification | |
12 | 16 June | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | El Salvador | 1–4 | 2018 World Cup qualification | |
13 | 12 November | Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Andorra | 1–0 | Friendly | |
14 | 17 November | Estonia | 0–3 | Friendly | ||
2016 | ||||||
15 | 29 March | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
16 | 1 June | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Suriname | 1–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
17 | 7 June | Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
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External links
- Boston United official profile
- Zephania Thomas at Soccerbase
- Zephaniah Thomas at National-Football-Teams.com