Thomas Som

Thomas Som
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Fabrice Som
Date of birth	5 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Edéa, Cameroon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Borgo San Donnino
Youth career
	Crociati Il Cervo Collecchio
2005–2008	Parma
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Parma
2008–2009	→ Carpenedolo (loan)
2009–2011	Pro Patria
2010	→ Pergocrema (loan)
2011–2012	Como
2012–2013	Grosseto
2013–2016	Benevento
2016	Casertana
2017	Taranto
2017	Lentigione Calcio
2018	Dro Alto Garda Calcio
2019–2020	Cattolica SM
2020–2021	Borgo San Donnino
2021	Lynx
2021–	Borgo San Donnino
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023

Thomas Fabrice Som (born 5 August 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Borgo San Donnino.

Career

Som started his career at Italy for Crociati Noceto, located at Noceto, the Province of Parma.^[1] In January 2005, he signed a youth contract with Parma, where he started to play as a forward.^[2] He was awarded no.27 shirt of the first team in 2007–08 season.^[3] In July 2008, he left Parma's Primavera under-20 team and joined Lega Pro Seconda Divisione side Carpenedolo along with Fabio Virgili,^[4] where he made 28 league appearances. In July 2009, he joined Pro Patria in a co-ownership deal for a peppercorn of €500.^[5]^[6] But after a few appearances at Prima Divisione, he joined fellow third division club and league struggler Pergocrema on loan.^[7]

In September 2011, Som was signed by Como as free agent.^[8] In June 2012, he joined Serie B club Grosseto.

^ "2004–05 Winter Transfer List" (PDF). Lega Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ "PRIMAVERA". Parma FC (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 January 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
^ COMUNICATO STAMPA N. 54 DEL 26 gennaio 2008
^ "QUATTRO NUOVI ACQUISTI PER L´AC CARPENEDOLO". AC Carpenedolo (in Italian). 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
^ Parma FC SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2010 (in Italian)
^ "UFFICIALE: Som e Calà alla Pro Patria". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). 10 July 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
^ "Ultimi colpi del Pergo al calcio mercato". US Pergocrema 1932 (in Italian). 1 February 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
^ "Due nuovi colpi di mercato" (in Italian). Calcio Como. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2012.