Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elvis Thomas | ||
Date of birth | July 27, 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Neil McNeil Maroons | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1994 | Hartford Hawks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996 | Connecticut Wolves | 12 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Toronto Lynx | 50 | (12) |
1998 | Montreal Impact | 3 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Toronto Olympians | 31 | (30) |
2000–2001 | Toronto ThunderHawks (indoor) | 33 | (11) |
2002–2003 | Toronto Lynx | 37 | (4) |
2003 | Vaughan Sun Devils | 6 | (0) |
Total | 139 | (47) | |
International career‡ | |||
1999–2000 | Canada | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2009 |
Elvis Thomas (born July 27, 1972) is a former Canadian soccer player.
He spent the majority of his soccer career in North America, primarily playing for clubs in Canada. Thomas' greatest achievements were spent with the Toronto Lynx, and the Toronto Olympians, where he won a league title and two Open Canada Cups with the Olympians; he was also awarded the Canadian Professional Soccer League MVP Award.
Internationally, Thomas has represented Canada at the senior level, by being capped a total of three times. He is first CPSL player to be called up for the national team, while playing in the league.[1]