Soccerway has him born in Canada.
https://us.soccerway.com/players/thomas-raimbault/534301/
Whilst this article says his family moved from NZ to Vancouver.
https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/thomas-raimbault/
Importantly with that surname Raimbault, he perhaps has a Euro/French passport, making signing for Caen a bit easier??
Good luck to him. A young 20-21 yr old Tuiloma struggled to get much game time for Strasbourg in National 1 (French 3rd tier).
Whatever happens this A League season with the Nix, hopefully once the NZ National League is finished some of Weenix kids can somehow train regularly with the 1st team squad. Two full seasons of that not happening, wouldn't be good for the club.
https://us.soccerway.com/players/thomas-raimbault/534301/
Whilst this article says his family moved from NZ to Vancouver.
https://www.whitecapsfc.com/players/thomas-raimbault/
Importantly with that surname Raimbault, he perhaps has a Euro/French passport, making signing for Caen a bit easier??
Good luck to him. A young 20-21 yr old Tuiloma struggled to get much game time for Strasbourg in National 1 (French 3rd tier).
Whatever happens this A League season with the Nix, hopefully once the NZ National League is finished some of Weenix kids can somehow train regularly with the 1st team squad. Two full seasons of that not happening, wouldn't be good for the club.
Yeah he’s a Kiwi with a French father, hence the name. Went to Canada in 2017 after a season of Central League with Wellington United - 16 games, 3 goals. Definitely one of the better Weenix players as of 2020/21.
Only signed for the reserve team as of now, but still an awesome move!
Here's an article about his trial back in July - played for the reserves in a game vs. US Avranches: https://actu.fr/normandie/caen_14118/sm-caen-yad-lochereau-et-thomas-raimbault-a-l-essai-avec-l-equipe-reserve_43603378.html