Casey Thomas

Casey "Baller" Thomas
Personal information
Full name Casey Elliot Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990[2]
Place of birth Port Talbot, Wales
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Port Talbot Town
Youth career
Afan Lido
Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Swansea City 1 (0)
2009 → Newport County (loan) 1 (0)
2011 → Port Talbot Town (loan) 10 (0)
2011 → Colchester United (loan) 2 (2)
2012–13 Carmarthen Town 13 (2)
2013–14 Afan Lido 22 (0)
2014–2015 Port Talbot Town 13 (0)
2015– Moreland City FC 10 (4)
National team‡
Wales U17
2008 Wales U19 2 (1)
2009 Wales U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:45, 23 May 2015 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:46, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Casey Elliot Thomas (born 14 November 1990) is a Welsh footballer and Wales under-21 international who plays as a striker for Moreland City FC.

Club career

Thomas made his professional debut for Swansea City in a Championship match against Middlesbrough in the 3–0 loss on 15 August 2009, replacing Mark Gower as a substitute in the 62nd minute.[3][4] In October 2009, Thomas joined Conference South side Newport County on a one-month loan deal.[5] He made one appearance as a substitute during a 1–0 defeat to Staines Town on 27 October, after which he returned to Swansea City. In January 2011, Thomas moved to Port Talbot Town on loan. On 4 November 2011, he joined League One club Colchester United on loan until 2 January 2012. Thomas was released in May 2012 and joined Carmarthen Town of the Welsh Premier League.[6] In September 2013, Thomas signed for fellow Welsh Premier League club Afan Lido.[7] Following Afan Lido's relegation from the Welsh Premier in 2014, Thomas joined rival club Port Talbot Town.[8]

In February 2015, Thomas moved with his brother Corey to Australia to join Moreland City FC.[9]

International career

Thomas has represented Wales under-17 and Wales under-19, where he played twice scoring one goal.[2] He was called up to the under-21 squad, to face Luxembourg under-21 in March 2009.[2][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "First Team". Swansea City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Swansea 0 – 3 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Fixtures/results: Middlesbrough 3 – 0 Swansea". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Casey Thomas joins Newport on loan". swanseacity.net. 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  6. ↑ "Casey Thomas signs for Town". carmarthentownafc. 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  7. ↑ "Former Swansea City player Casey Thomas could make first Afan Lido start against Bangor". South Wales Evening Post. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  8. ↑ "Two more new arrivals for the Steelmen". South Wales Evening Post. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  9. ↑ "Port Talbot Town pair Casey Thomas and Corey Thomas agree moves to Australia". South Wales Evening Post. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  10. ↑ "International Teams – Casey Thomas". The Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
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