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Sorba Thomas

English footballer

Born
January 25, 1999
Age in 2026
27
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1999

About Sorba Thomas

Benjamin Sorba William Thomas (born 25 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Wales national team. After leaving the West Ham United Academy at 16, Thomas played for National League side Boreham Wood until he was signed by Championship side Huddersfield Town in January 2021. Thomas helped the Terriers reach the 2022 EFL Championship play-off final, losing to Nottingham Forest. He spent time out on loan at Blackburn Rovers and French Ligue 1 side Nantes before joining Stoke City in June 2025. Thomas made his debut in the first team in September 2017 and came on as a substitute in the 2018 National League play-off final as Boreham Wood lost 2–1 to Tranmere Rovers. In the first Championship game of the 2021–22 season, a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 7 August 2021, Thomas got his first assist, supplying a cross from a free kick which was headed in by Naby Sarr. On 10 September 2021, Thomas was awarded EFL Championship Player of the Month for August 2021.

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Sorba Thomas timeline

  1. Thomas made his debut in the first team in September 2017 and came on as a substitute in the 2018 National League play-off final as Boreham Wood lost 2–1 to Tranmere Rovers.
  2. In the first Championship game of the 2021–22 season, a 1–1 draw with Derby County on 7 August 2021, Thomas got his first assist, supplying a cross from a free kick which was headed in by Naby Sarr.
  3. On 10 September 2021, Thomas was awarded EFL Championship Player of the Month for August 2021.

The world when Sorba Thomas was born

Sorba Thomas was born in 1999. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1999

  • #1 song"Believe" – Cher
  • Top movieAmerican Beauty
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUS Women's Soccer team wins World Cup on Brandi Chastain's penalty kick
  • Top headlineY2K fears grip the world as the millennium approaches
  • Technology milestoneNapster launches — music sharing revolution
  • Defining fadY2K panic
  • Notable inventionNapster (peer-to-peer file sharing)
  • World population6.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonSan Antonio Spurs (NBA)
  • U.S. population272.7M

1999 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Sorba Thomas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19992026
Gas$1.17$3.45/gal
Average home$133,300$435,000
Average income$50,641$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.08$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population272.7M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

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