Yobou Jean Noel Thome (born 10 October 1995) is an Ivorian former footballer who is last known to have played as a defender for Gällivare.

Jean Thome
Personal information
Full name Yobou Jean Noel Thome
Date of birth (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Divo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Kruoja 15 (1)
2014–2015 FC Vestsjælland 7 (0)
2016 Al-Ahli Tripoli
2016 DCMP
2017 Gällivare 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club career

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As a youth player, Thome joined the Qatari Aspire Academy.[1] At the age of 15, he almost joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona.[2] Before the 2014 season, he signed for Kruoja in Lithuania. In 2014, Thome signed for Danish top flight club FC Vestsjælland, where he made 8 appearances and scored 0 goals and suffered relegation to the Danish second tier.[3] On 17 August 2014, he debuted for FC Vestsjælland during a 2-0 win over Silkeborg.[3] Before the second half of 2015–16, Thome signed for Al-Ahli Tripoli in Libya. In 2016, he signed for Congolese top flight club DCMP.[4] Before the 2017 season, he signed for Gällivare in the Swedish fourth tier.[5]

International career

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Thome represented Ivory Coast at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Four African nations target glory at Under-17 World Cup". bbc.com.
  2. ^ "Thome Yobou proche du Barca". news.abidjan.net.
  3. ^ a b Jean Thome at Soccerway
  4. ^ "DCMP-V.CLUB: Reprise Des Entrainements Chez Les Grands De Kinshasa". lemaximum.cd.
  5. ^ "Profile". playmakerstats.com.
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