2024 Men's Soccer Roster

Seniors ACC Title
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Colin Thomas Headshot
Jersey Number 26

Colin Thomas

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Canton, Ga.
  • High School:
    Creekview HS

Career Honors

  • 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
  • 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2024 (Graduate) 
Appeared in 23 matches with 14 starts, recording three points from one goal and one assist … Played 1,059 minutes … Set career-high for appearances in a single season at 23 … Started the final 10 matches of the season … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over ETSU (Oct. 1) … Added an assist in a 4-1 victory over UNCW (Oct. 15).

2023 (Senior)
Appeared in 13 matches with 10 starts to record 592 minutes of action … Recorded an assist in a 4-0 victory over Gardner-Webb on Sept. 12 … Started five ACC matches, as the Deacs went 3-0-1 in those contests … The Demon Deacons outscored opponents 27-12 when he logged game minutes.

2022 (Junior)
Appeared in all 20 matches and earned 18 starts … Played a career-high 1,075 minutes … Collected eight points off of four assists and two goals … Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Virginia Tech on Sept 16 … Also notched a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over Boston College … Went on a three-match streak of a goal contribution in victories over Fairleigh Dickinson (Sept. 13), Virginia Tech (Sept. 16) and George Mason (Sept. 20) … Registered an assist against Winthrop (Sept. 6) as well.

2021 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 15 matches, making four starts and logging 515 minutes of action … Scored first career goal and provided two assists against Loyola Maryland (Oct. 19) … Started four consecutive games against Clemson (Oct. 1), William & Mary (Oct. 5), North Carolina (Oct. 8), and George Washington (Oct. 12).

2020-21 (Freshman)
Appeared in 12 matches with one start … Notched first-career assist in a 3-0 victory over UAB (Oct. 10) ... Made his first career start at Clemson on April 2. 

Background:
Rated as a three-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer, as well as the No. 23 prospect form the South Atlantic region ... Over his four years of club soccer, he scored 29 goals in 108 matches ... Selected Wake Forest over Air Force, Cornell, North Carolina and Notre Dame.

Personal:
Born on Feb. 7, 2002 ... Son of Jonathan and Melissa Thomas ... Member of the National Honor Society, Lamp of Knowledge and was a Superintendent Key Scholar in high school ... Graduated from Wake Forest with a degree in Communication and a minor in Marketing Communication & Film Studies ... Pursuing a Master's in Digital Marketing.
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