Shaniel Thomas

Shaniel Thomas (born 14 September 2001) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for Cavalier Football Club and the Jamaica national football team.

Schoolboy career
Thomas attended traditional all-boys high school Jamaica College where he began his footballing journey playing at the schoolboy level in the Manning Cup. Thomas helped the school to their fifth consecutive Manning Cup title in 2017, scoring a goal in the finals.

Club career
Thomas is a one club man, making his Jamaica Premier League debut with Cavalier in the 2018–19 season. He won the league with the club in 2021 season.

Thomas bagged the first hat-trick of his career and the first in CONCACAF Caribbean Cup history in Cavalier's 3–0 win over Moca of the Dominican Republic, in the group stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup. Thomas scored a hat-trick again in the following fixture versus Golden Lion of Martinique, setting another historic milestone as the first and only player to have ever scored back-to-back hat-tricks in the competition. Thomas ended the tournament as top goal scorer with 8 goals. Thomas was praised by head coach, Rudolph Speid, for his performance in the competition.

International career
As a reward of for his impressive form at the 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, Thomas earned his first call-up to the Jamaica national team to face Guatemala in an international friendly at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey. Thomas came on as a substitute replacing Tyreek Magee in the 83rd minute.

Club

 * Cavalier
 * Jamaica Premier League: 2021, runner-up 2022–23
 * JFF Champions Cup runner-up: 2023
 * CONCACAF Caribbean Cup runner-up: 2023

Individual

 * 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Golden Boot
 * 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Best XI
 * 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Semifinal Best XI
 * 2023 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup Group Stage Best XI