Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas (born 1 April 1992) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eastern Suburbs. He represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Club career During his early career, he represented New Zealand on U-17, U-20 and U-23 level. He became captain of Waikato FC at the age of 19. For Auckland City FC, he played in the first leg of the 2011 OFC Champions League final.

Thomas joined Team Wellington in January 2013. He transferred mid-season from Waikato FC where he had been stood down for giving them late notice of his intentions to move to Wellington. Thomas missed six years of his career between 2013 and 2018 due to several injuries which required surgery.

Reteurning to football with Eastern Suburbs AFC, he contested the 2020 OFC Champions League.

On 15 February 2022, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne under new manager Damien Duff. On 28 July 2022, Thomas signed for League of Ireland First Division side Galway United until the end of the season.