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]

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

External links

• Jason Thomas at Soccerway