Jean Thome


Yobou Jean Noel Thome is an Ivorian former footballer who is last known to have played as a defender for Gällivare.

Club career

As a youth player, Thome joined the Qatari Aspire Academy. At the age of 15, he almost joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona. Before the 2014 season, he signed for Kruoja in Lithuania. In 2014, Thome signed for Danish top flight club FC Vestsjælland, where he made eight appearances and suffered relegation to the Danish second tier. On 17 August 2014, he debuted for FC Vestsjælland during a 2–0 win over Silkeborg. 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. Before the 2017 season, he signed for Gällivare in the Swedish fourth tier.

International career

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