Andrew Thomas

Andrew Delmos Thomas (born September 1, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Born in Russia and raised in England, he was called up to the United States under-23s.

Early life Thomas was born in Moscow, Russia, to an American father and a Russian mother, but his family moved to London at a young age; as such, he holds citizenship for Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Thomas attended the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood.

Alongside football, Thomas was a keen cricketer, who played for the Middlesex County Cricket Club youth team from 10 years old, as well as representing the England cricket team at under-17s level. Thomas opted to leave the club following this season to move to the United States.

College and amateur In 2017, Thomas moved to the United States to study and play college soccer at Stanford University. He redshirted his freshman season, but went on to make 55 appearances for the Cardinal over three seasons, helping the team become Pac-12 Champions in 2018 and 2020. During his time at Stanford, Thomas also earned accolades including three-time United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region, three-time All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Academic First Team in 2018, United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team in 2019, and the NCAA Elite 90 Award in 2019.

Professional Due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the college soccer season, Thomas wasn't eligible for the 2021 MLS SuperDraft in January 2021. However, on May 20, 2021 it was announced that Thomas, Jacob Montes and Spencer Glass would all be made available to MLS clubs via the waiver process. The following day, Seattle Sounders FC acquired the top spot in the waivers process from Chicago Fire in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money, and subsequently selected Thomas.

In June 2021, Thomas joined Seattle's USL Championship affiliate side Tacoma Defiance on loan, starting for the club during a 2–0 win over LA Galaxy II. He had three shutouts in his first seven matches, but was unable to finish the season after the discovery of a fractured vertebra. Thomas played 12 matches with the Defiance during the 2022 season before he underwent surgery to address another back injury. He made his full return on March 26, 2023, and played 15 matches for Tacoma in MLS Next Pro.

Thomas was loaned to New Mexico United of the USL Championship on September 1, 2023, for the remainder of the USL season. He played eight matches for New Mexico United as they qualified for the playoffs. Thomas earned his first MLS shutout on March 2 at home against Austin FC in a scoreless draw. He finished the 2024 season with 15 appearances across all competitions. Thomas retained his starting spot for the entirety of the 2025 Leagues Cup, where he won the Best Goalkeeper Award and had four shutouts as the Sounders won the tournament title. Frei returned as starter in regular season play. Thomas was substituted for Frei in the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs just prior to a penalty shootout to decide the winner of the third match against Minnesota United FC. Thomas dislocated a finger during the first kick of the shootout, but received treatment and made several saves; in the final round, he missed his kick, which eliminated the Sounders from the playoffs.

Thomas became the starting goalkeeper for the Sounders at the beginning of the 2026 season in regular season matches, while Frei would start in cup competitions. In the first seven matches of the season, played primarily on the road, he had five clean sheets and a save percentage of 88.5%.

International Thomas is eligible to represent England, the United States, and Russia. In 2019, he was twice called up to United States under-23 training camp but never appeared for the team.

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Honours Seattle Sounders FC Leagues Cup: 2025

Individual Leagues Cup Best Goalkeeper: 2025