Andrew Thomas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022 (Seattle): Thomas did not appear in any matches for Sounders FC in 2022, but started 12 matches for Tacoma Defiance, recording 39 saves with a 1.08 goals against average before his season ended due to a lower back stress fracture.

2021 (Seattle): Thomas did not appear in any matches for Sounders FC in 2021, but started seven matches for Tacoma Defiance.

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

Thomas was a three-time All-Pac-12 First Team selection at Stanford after a youth career for English side Watford FC in the club’s academy system. Thomas won his third Pac-12 Championship with the Cardinal this spring, leading the conference with a 0.69 goals against average and recording four shutouts. The Moscow-born, Watford FC Academy product tallied 55 appearances over three seasons in Palo Alto, compiling a 34-10-11 record with 23 shutouts. Thomas has also spent time with the U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team.

ACQUIRED

Selected by Sounders FC off waivers on May 21, 2021