Ryan Thomas
Personal information
Full name Ryan Patrick Thomas
Date of birth (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989
Place of birth Claremont, California, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2007–2010 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2011

Ryan Thomas (born March 20, 1989 in Claremont, California) is an American soccer player who most recently played for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Career

College and Amateur

Thomas played his college soccer career at Stanford University. Thomas had two goals and 12 assists in his four years with the Cardinal, helping them reach the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament as a junior in 2009. A three-time UYSA national champion with Arsenal FC where he was teammate of Héctor Jiménez, Thomas had three assists in each of his four years at Stanford and was named Second Team All-Pac-10 as a senior in 2010 after being an Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honoree as a junior when he played in and started a career-high 20 games.[1]

Professional

On January 18, 2011, Thomas was drafted in the first round (16th overall) in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft by Los Angeles Galaxy.[2]

Los Angeles released Thomas on February 13, 2012.[3]

Honors

Los Angeles Galaxy

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Thomas | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25.
  2. ↑ "2011 MLS Supplemental Draft tracker | Major League Soccer". Archived from the original on 2011-01-21.
  3. ↑ "GALAXY: Arena drops three from camp". 14 February 2012.


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