{{Short description|Pakistani footballer (born 1998)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Joyann Thomas<br />جویان تھامس | fullname = Joyann Geraldine Thomas | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|09}} | birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | position = Defender | currentclub = Balochistan United | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Laurentian Football Club<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adil|first1=Hafsa|title=Christian footballer kicking down barriers in Pakistan|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/03/christian-footballer-kicking-barriers-pakistan-150330114222223.html|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=30 March 2015}}</ref> | years1 = | clubs1 = Balochistan United | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2014– | nationalteam1 = Pakistan | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 14:07, 13 February 2016 (UTC) | ntupdate = 14:07, 13 February 2016 (UTC) }} '''Joyann Geraldine Thomas''' (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|جویان جیرالڈائن تھامس}}; born 9 November 1998)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-04-02 |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.pff.com.pk/people.php?p=49560 |access-date=2022-02-24 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402203903/http://www.pff.com.pk/people.php?p=49560 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is a Pakistani footballer. She plays as a defender for the national team as well as for her club, Balochistan United.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-19 |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.pff.com.pk/national_team.php?t=21537 |access-date=2022-02-24 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219060425/http://www.pff.com.pk/national_team.php?t=21537 |archive-date=19 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She is the first female Christian to play football for Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adil|first=Hafsa|title=Christian footballer kicking down barriers in Pakistan|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2015/3/30/christian-footballer-kicking-down-barriers-in-pakistan|access-date=2022-02-24|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Thomas was born to Joyce Christina, who was a national gold medallist in the 1500 m event.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-11-12|title=National women’s team: Joyann first Christian to represent Pakistan|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/790231/national-womens-team-joyann-first-christian-to-represent-pakistan|access-date=2022-02-24|website=The Express Tribune|language=en}}</ref> Thomas is a Roman Catholic<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-05-30|title=Meet Joyann Thomas, Pakistan's first Christian football player|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2015/05/30/Meet-Joyann-Thomas-Pakistan-s-first-Christian-female-football-player|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Al Arabiya English|language=en}}</ref> and completed her schooling from St. Joseph's Convent School in Karachi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joyann Thomas : First Pakistani Christian Female Soccer Player|url=http://www.christiansinpakistan.com/joyann-thomas-first-pakistani-christian-soccer-player/|accessdate=13 February 2016|publisher=Christians in Pakistan|date=10 June 2015|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908050818/http://www.christiansinpakistan.com/joyann-thomas-first-pakistani-christian-soccer-player/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
==Career== Thomas started her youth career from Laurentian Football Club in Garden East neighbourhood of Karachi. There, she trained under coach Khayyam Juma. She represents Balochistan United at the domestic level.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joyyan Thomas - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/joyyan-thomas/49560/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
=== National team === Thomas made her debut for the national team at the 3rd SAFF Women's Championship held in Islamabad in November 2014,<ref>[http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22336 Team for 3rd SAFF Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422181936/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22336 |date=2016-04-22 }} goalnepal.com Retrieved 08 March 2015</ref> where she played in all three of Pakistan's games.<ref name=":0" />
==Honours== *'''National Women Football Championship:''' 2014
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Joy}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Pakistani women's footballers Category:Pakistan women's international footballers Category:Footballers from Karachi Category:Balochistan United W.F.C. players Category:Pakistani Roman Catholics Category:Women's association football defenders Category:St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi alumni Category:21st-century Pakistani sportswomen
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