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Haley Thomas
Personal information
Full name Haley Marie Thomas[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth La Grande, Oregon, U.S.[3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4]
Position(s) Center back,[4] left back[5][6]
Team information
Current team
 Spokane Zephyr
Number 18
Youth career
Three Rivers SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Weber State Wildcats 58 (2)
2021 Boston College Eagles 18 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 ÍBV 39 (0)
2024 MSV Duisburg 11 (0)
2024– Spokane Zephyr 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 27, 2025

Haley Marie Thomas (born February 18, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back or left back for Spokane Zephyr FC of the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the Weber State Wildcats and Boston College Eagles before starting her professional career with European clubs ÍBV and MSV Duisburg.

Early life

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Thomas was born in La Grande, Oregon,[3] as one of 5 children born to Marlow and Tyler Thomas.[2] She grew up in Kennewick, Washington, and played youth club soccer for Three Rivers SC.[7] Thomas originally did not plan to play in high school, but she later changed her mind and was a four-year starter at center back for Southridge High School.[2][7][8] She played a role in multiple playoff runs with Southridge,[9] including a second-place state title run in 2014.[10] Thomas won multiple All-League and All-State honors in her youth career.[2]

College career

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Weber State Wildcats

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Although she had formerly tabbed Eastern Washington University as her top university choice, Thomas ended up at Weber State.[9] In her first season with the Wildcats, she was a Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention after playing in 14 games.[2] She scored her first collegiate goal on August 25, 2017, netting a long-range strike that proved to be the game-winner over North Dakota State.[11][12] As a sophomore, Thomas started all 18 games and recorded 1 assist.[2] She was named to the All-Conference Second Team, an achievement which was trumped the following year when she was named to the 2019 First Team. In her final year at Weber State, Thomas was once again named to the Big Sky first team and received Co-defensive Big Sky MVP honors.[2] She finished her Wildcat career with 58 appearances (all starts) and as the team leader in minutes in all seasons but one.[4]

Boston College Eagles

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After her four seasons at Weber State, Thomas took advantage of the extra year of NCAA eligibility offered to players due to the COVID-19 pandemic and played a fifth season with the Boston College Eagles. She started all 18 of Boston College's matches and played the second-highest minutes on the team.[13]

Club career

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ÍBV

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On February 2, 2022, Thomas signed her first professional contract with Icelandic club ÍBV.[14] She quickly rose to prominence on the team and was named club captain.[15] Thomas scored her first professional goal on June 10, 2022, in a domestic cup defeat to Stjarnan.[16] She ended the season as team MVP after having played every minute of the Besta deild kvenna.[17] Thomas subsequently re-signed with ÍBV, returning to the club for a second season.[17] She built upon her success, playing in 21 games and starting each one.[18] At the end of 2023, Thomas departed from ÍBV.[19]

MSV Duisburg

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Thomas joined MSV Duisburg of the Frauen-Bundesliga on January 18, 2024, signing a contract through the second half of the 2023–24 campaign.[20] She made her club debut ten days later, playing 90 minutes in a 2–1 defeat to 1. FC Nürnberg.[18] At the end of the season, Duisburg were relegated to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, but instead dropped from the professional ranks and joined the Regionalliga due to financial difficulties.[21]

Spokane Zephyr

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On June 20, 2024, Thomas signed with Spokane Zephyr FC ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[22] Thomas's move both reunited her with Duisburg teammate Taryn Ries and brought her back to her home state.[8] On September 22, 2024, she scored a game-winning diving header that helped Spokane beat DC Power FC and earn the club's first-ever victory.[23] She also contributed throughout the season defensively and was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month in March 2025 after registering 22 clearances and winning 15 duels.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of April 27, 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍBV 2022 Besta deild kvenna 18 0 2 1 — 20 1
2023 21 0 2 0 — 23 0
Total 39 0 4 1 0 0 43 1
MSV Duisburg 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Spokane Zephyr FC 2024–25 USL Super League 22 2 — — 22 2
Career total 72 2 4 1 0 0 76 3
  1. ^ Includes the Icelandic Women's Football Cup and DFB-Pokal

References

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  1. ^ Stickradt, Don (March 21, 2025). "USL SUPER LEAGUE: Cook's late-game heroics lift Spokane past Tampa Bay". National Soccer Network. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Haley Thomas - Women's Soccer". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Presseabteilung, MSV Duisburg- (April 27, 2025). "Robust & Kopfballstark: Thomas kommt für die Verteidigung". MSV Duisburg (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Zephyr FC Brings a Pair of Washingtonians Home". USL Spokane. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Super League Power Rankings – Week 25". USL Super League. March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Morrissey, John (November 19, 2024). "Super League Tactical Takeaways, Week 14". USL Tactics. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Millikin, Jack (November 18, 2015). "Southridge girls soccer team closes in on ultimate goal". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ a b Teneyck, Alexa (July 26, 2024). "Kid from Kennewick: Haley Thomas makes her way back home, joining Spokane Zephyr during inaugural season". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Millikin, Jack (December 9, 2015). "Southridge's Thomas headlines All-Area girls soccer team". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  10. ^ "Edmonds-Woodway soccer wins first state title over Southridge". King 5. November 22, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  11. ^ "Thomas' late goal lifts Wildcats past Bison". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  12. ^ "Weber State blanks North Dakota State 1-0". InForum. August 26, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ^ "Haley Thomas - Women's Soccer". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  14. ^ "Haley Thomas til ÍBV". ibvsport.is. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  15. ^ Kárason, Einar (May 23, 2022). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: ÍBV - Þór/KA 5-4 | Markasúpa í Eyjum - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  16. ^ Guðjónsson, Hjörtur Leó (October 6, 2022). "Stjarnan fyrsta liðið í undanúrslit - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Haley Thomas áfram með ÍBV". tigull.is (in Icelandic). January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  18. ^ a b c Haley Thomas at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Konur: Félagaskiptin í íslenska fótboltanum - lokadagur". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  20. ^ Presseabteilung, MSV Duisburg- (April 27, 2025). "MSV-Frauen | Robust & Kopfballstark: Thomas kommt für die Verteidigung". MSV Duisburg (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  21. ^ "WDR-Sport: Warum der MSV Duisburg seine Frauen-Mannschaft zurückzieht". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  22. ^ "Zephyr FC Brings a Pair of Washingtonians Home". USL Spokane. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  23. ^ "Haley Thomas scores diving header to clinch Spokane Zephyr's first win, 1-0 over DC Power". Spokesman.com. September 22, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  24. ^ "USL Super League Team of the Month - March". USL Super League. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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