Ryan Thomas (footballer)

Ryan Thomas

Thomas playing for New Zealand at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Jared Thomas[1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Te Puke, New Zealand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Mount Maunganui Junior FC
	Tauranga City AFC
	Melville United
	Waikato FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Melville United
2011–2013	Waikato FC	18	(4)
2013	Western Suburbs	11	(7)
2013–2018	PEC Zwolle	123	(8)
2018–2022	PSV	33	(4)
2022–	PEC Zwolle	25	(0)
International career‡
2013	New Zealand U20	11	(2)
2014–	New Zealand	19	(3)
Medal record Representing  New Zealand OFC U-20 Championship Winner 2011 New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2019

Ryan Jared Thomas (born 20 December 1994) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle and the New Zealand national team.

Thomas played for various clubs across the Waikato region of New Zealand, before signing professional terms with Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle in 2013. Since then, Thomas has spent his footballing career in the Netherlands, signing for reigning champions PSV Eindhoven in 2018. Thomas is additionally a regular for the New Zealand national team, featuring in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.