Tommy Thompson (soccer)

Tommy Thompson
Personal information
Full name Thomas Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995
Place of birth Loomis, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 San Jose Earthquakes
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2013 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Indiana Hoosiers 16 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– San Jose Earthquakes 47 (0)
2014−2016 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 15 (3)
National team‡
2014–2015 United States U20 21 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 14, 2015

Thomas Palmer "Tommy" Thompson (born August 15, 1995) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Career

Thompson played one year of college soccer at Indiana University where he scored five goals and one assist in 12 matches and was named Big Ten Freshman of the year [2] in 2013,[3] before signing a Homegrown Player contract with San Jose Earthquakes on March 14, 2014.[4]

Thompson made his professional debut on June 7, 2014 as an 89th-minute substitute in a 0-1 loss to Toronto FC.[5]

On June 26, 2014, Thompson signed on loan with San Jose's USL Pro affiliate club Sacramento Republic FC.[6]

Playing for Sacramento Republic 
Battling Beitashour for the ball 
Playing at Avaya Stadium 

Personal

Tommy is the son of former-United States international defender Gregg Thompson.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/111413aaa.html
  3. ↑ http://www.iuhoosiers.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/tommy_thompson_849126.html
  4. ↑ http://blog.sfgate.com/inthepeninsula/2014/03/14/tommy-thompson-san-jose-earthquakes/
  5. ↑ http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-06-07-toronto-fc-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/boxscore
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/SacRepublicFC/status/482287435288543232
  7. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/high-school/boys-soccer/post/_/id/3478/thompson-brothers-are-headed-to-indiana
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