Joël Fabrice Goho Bah Thomas (born 30 June 1987) is a French

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who last played for Andorran

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side

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Club career

Thomas joined Bordeaux in 2005, and spent two years with them, before moving to Germany with Kaiserslautern. In August 2008, he had a trial with

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club

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in August. Shortly after that, Thomas joined Hamilton Accies. He scored in the League Cup tie against Clyde. He signed for Colchester for a fee of £125,000, on 21 July 2009 from

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. He rejoined Hamilton Accies on loan in January 2010. His contract with

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was terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2010. On 12 August 2010, Hamilton signed free agent Thomas for a third time ahead of the new SPL season. Thomas signed a contract of six-month in Greece for Ionikos on 27 January 2011. In June 2013, Thomas signed a contract for three years with

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. His first goals for Dinamo were scored in a

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game, against Chindia Târgoviște. He was released in December 2015. On 1 March 2016, it was confirmed that Thomas had signed for Raith Rovers. In February 2019, he joined

International career

Thomas is eligible to play for France through birth, Ivory Coast through lineage, and was coveted by

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, while he was playing for Colchester.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Joel 1987 births Footballers from Caen Living people French men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Girondins de Bordeaux players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Ionikos F.C. players CS Turnu Severin players FC Dinamo București players Raith Rovers F.C. players FC Dordrecht players TOP Oss players UE Engordany players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players Liga I players Eerste Divisie players Primera Divisió players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland French expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania 21st-century French sportsmen