Fast Facts: Projected to start at the holding midfielder position as a freshman…At 6-foot-0, a strong, physical player with excellent field vision, and good skill, that has demonstrated the potential to be an excellent collegiate player with a very strong preseason camp…Capable of adding to the offensive totals of the team from the midfield.
High School: A June 25, 2004 graduate of Linden High School in Linden, NJ with a 3.5 GPA…Played varsity soccer for head Coach Mike Walters, the 2003 Union County Coach of the Year…Tabbed Second-Team All-State in the Central Jersey I Sectional by the Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey while playing for the Tigers…Scored eight goals as a senior in 2003 as Linden, which went just 5-9-2 in 2002, finished 11-6-1 and captured the school’s first Union County Tournament championship when it defeated state powerhouse Scotch Plains, then 19-1-1 and ranked No. 3 in the state, by a 1-0 score on November 9, 2003…Scotch Plains was the three-time defending county champions…The Star-Ledger named that win by Linden over its Watchung Conference rival as the Union County game of the year…Represented the North Jersey Section 2 in the 2003 All-State Senior Showcase All-Star game, and assisted on the lone goal for his squad in a 2-1 loss to North Section 1…Attempted two shots in the exhibition game on December 13.
Personal: Born November 10, 1984 in Haiti…Full name is Patrick Thomas…Nickname is Pat…Mother is Marie Thomas Josette…Has two younger brothers, Richardson Thomas, 17, and Jamar Thomas, 5…Major at NJCU is undeclared.
