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Shaniel Thomas

Shaniel Thomas
Personal information
Full name Shaniel Malik Michel Thomas
Date of birth (2001-09-14) September 14, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Jamaica
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cavalier
Number 17
Youth career
Jamaica College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Cavalier 59 (15)
International career‡
2023– Jamaica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Shaniel Thomas (born 14 September 2001) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for Cavalier Football Club and the Jamaica national football team.[1]

Career

Schoolboy career

Thomas attended traditional all-boys high school Jamaica College where he began his footballing journey playing at the schoolboy level in the Manning Cup.[2] Thomas helped the school to their fifth consecutive Manning Cup title in 2017, scoring a goal in the finals.[3][4]

Club career

Thomas is a one club man, making his Jamaica Premier League debut with Cavalier in the 2018–19 season. He won the league with the club in 2021 season.

Thomas bagged the first hat-trick of his career and the first in CONCACAF Caribbean Cup history in Cavalier's 3–0 win over Moca of the Dominican Republic, in the group stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup.[5][6] Thomas scored a hat-trick again in the following fixture versus Golden Lion of Martinique, setting another historic milestone as the first and only player to have ever scored back-to-back hat-tricks in the competition.[7][8][9] Thomas ended the tournament as top goal scorer with 8 goals.[10] Thomas was praised by head coach, Rudolph Speid, for his performance in the competition.[11]

International career

As a reward of for his impressive form at the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, Thomas earned his first call-up to the Jamaica national team to face Guatemala in an international friendly at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey.[12] Thomas came on as a substitute replacing Tyreek Magee in the 83rd minute.[13][14]

Honors

Club

Cavalier

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Shaniel Thomas - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ^ "JC in quarter-finals after fixture confusion". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  3. ^ "Coley hails special Manning Cup title". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ^ "JC rule again". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ^ "Hats off to Thomas as Cavalier motor past Moca". Concacaf. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ^ "Shaniel Thomas begins to deliver on promise". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ^ "Thomas scores hat-trick in big Cavalier win". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ^ Desk, Sports. "Cavalier's Thomas grabs second hat-trick; combines with Calvin in 5-2 win over Martinique's Golden Lion". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 2023-12-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "2023 Caribbean Cup Game-Changer: Shaniel Thomas of Cavalier". Concacaf. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  10. ^ "Cavalier fall to Suriname's Robinhood in Caribbean Cup final | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  11. ^ "Speid bellows praise on Thomas, Calvin". jamaica-star.com. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  12. ^ "In-form striker Thomas earns first national call-up". jamaica-star.com. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  13. ^ "Guatemala vs. Jamaica - 12 November 2023 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  14. ^ "New Boyz Thomas, Bradford revel in recent experience". Jamaica Observer. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  15. ^ "JPL | Cavalier are JPL champions!". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  16. ^ Roberts, Nia (2023-12-08). "Shaniel Thomas wins Golden Boot for Concacaf Caribbean Cup 2023 - Writeups 24". Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  17. ^ "Cairo, Thomas, Adipi star in Caribbean Cup Best XI". Concacaf. 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  18. ^ "Adipi, Calvin lead way in Caribbean Cup semifinal Best XI". Concacaf. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  19. ^ Cowan, Sherdon. "Thomas, Cairo headline Caribbean Cup group stage Best XI". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
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