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Olivia Thomas (soccer)

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Olivia Thomas
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Thomas with North Carolina in 2025
Personal information
Full name Olivia Hylton Thomas [1]
Date of birth (2005-04-16) April 16, 2005 (age 20) [1] [2]
Place of birth Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Denver Summit
Youth career
2016–2023 Michigan Hawks
2023 University Liggett Knights
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2025 North Carolina Tar Heels 49 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 North Carolina Courage U23 4 (2)
2026– Denver Summit 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olivia Hylton Thomas (born April 16, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Denver Summit FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the North Carolina Tar Heels, leading the team to the 2024 national championship as a sophomore and earning third-team All-American honors in 2025.

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Early life

Thomas was raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the fourth of five children born to LaShanda and Terence Thomas. Her father played college football at Albion College. [1] Thomas began playing soccer with the Michigan Hawks at age 11. She she earned ECNL All-American honors in 2021 and 2023 and helped lead the Hawks to the ECNL under-19 national title game in 2023. [3] [4] She attended University Liggett School, where she played two all-state seasons of field hockey and track and one season of soccer in her senior year. [1] She committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels as a junior. [5]

College career

Thomas played in 10 games and scored 1 goal for the North Carolina Tar Heels as a freshman in 2023, but missed much of the later part of the season due to a hamstring tear. [1] [3] In her sophomore season in 2024, she scored her first brace in a 4–3 win against Georgia. [6] She missed eight games that year due to a different hamstring strain, but recovered to finish the season ranking second on the team with 9 goals in 19 games. [1] [3] She had four goals in the NCAA tournament as North Carolina won its 23rd national title and first since 2012. In the semifinals, she scored the second goal in the 3–0 win against Duke, and in the title game, she scored the lone goal off a curling free kick in the 1–0 victory over Wake Forest. She was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. [1] [7]

Thomas led the Tar Heels with 13 goals in 20 games in her junior year in 2025. [1] Unseeded in the NCAA tournament, the team went to the third round before losing to TCU on penalties, with Thomas missing hers. [8] She was named first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American the end of her first injury-free season. [1] After three seasons at North Carolina, she decided to accept a professional offer and give up her remaining year of college eligibility. [9]

Club career

NWSL expansion team Denver Summit FC announced on January 20, 2026, that they had signed Thomas to her first professional contract on a three-year deal with the mutual option for another year. [10]

International career

Thomas was called into virtual training with the United States under-17 team in February 2021. [11] She was called into camp with the under-20 team in March 2025. [12]

Honors and awards

North Carolina Courage U23

North Carolina Tar Heels

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Olivia Thomas". North Carolina Tar Heels . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "ECNL announces 2018 id2 camp roster". Elite Clubs National League. July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  3. 1 2 3 Ramsey, Jared (December 17, 2024). "How Grosse Pointe native Olivia Thomas became a college soccer hero for North Carolina". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ Olorunfemi, Victor (June 30, 2023). "ECNL Girls: Slammers Win U19 Championship". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
    "ECNL Girls 2022-23 All-American Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 24, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  5. ↑ Clark, Travis (January 24, 2022). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: Jan. 24-30". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ Brantley, Beckett (August 23, 2024). "Olivia Thomas propels UNC women's soccer to 4–3 win over Georgia". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ Bynum, R.L. (December 9, 2024). "Queens of college soccer again: Thomas kicks in 23rd UNC national championship". Tar Heel Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ Koh, Michael (November 24, 2025). "UNC Women's Soccer's Season Ends in Penalty Shootout in NCAA Tournament Round of 16". Chapelboro.com . Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ oliviaaa [@olivia.thomas33]; (January 13, 2026). "forever bleeding carolina blue 🩵🩵" . Retrieved January 13, 2026– via Instagram.
  10. ↑ "Denver Summit FC Signs UNC Forward Olivia Thomas". Denver Summit FC. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  11. ↑ Eskilson, J.R. (February 4, 2021). "Call-ups for the U.S. U17 WNT Camp". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team Calls 24 Players to Training Camp in Kansas City, Missouri". United States Soccer Federation. March 28, 2026. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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